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8 months ago
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Our client combines research and industrial innovation to transform businesses and society. As part of a global R&D network, the business operates a multidisciplinary center focused on advancing research and innovation with dedicated professionals achieving meaningful, human-centered outcomes. We are currently seeking a Researcher / Senior Researcher to join a Research Group working on high-performance computing projects that accelerate applications at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Genomics.


Researcher / Senior Researcher


Slough

£50-55K plus bonus and excellent benefits package.


To be successful in this role:

You will be a confident, proactive Researcher or Senior Researcher with expertise in High Performance Computing, including techniques like MPI, OpenMP, and Intel TBB, along with proficiency in one or more programming languages. You will be someone who thrives on using a research mindset to explore and drive innovation.

Other essential qualifications include:

  • A proven track record of writing academic publications
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Additional, desirable qualifications for this role include:
  • Experience with graph-based algorithms, such as Graph Neural Networks
  • Familiarity with knowledge graphs and graph databases
  • Background in healthcare-related fields, such as cell simulation, bioinformatics, or genomics


Job role and responsibilities:

  • Analyse and profile code to identify performance bottlenecks
  • Utilise parallel and distributed computing techniques to enhance algorithm performance, particularly for large-scale graph computations
  • Optimise applications for heterogeneous (CPU + GPU) architectures or 64-bit ARM architectures designed for supercomputing


Benefits:

Medical Insurance (subsidised)

Pension Plan

Life insurance

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