HPC Technician

The Core Unit High Performance Computing (HPC) at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology is the central support unit and technical partner for researchers. We help scientists translate scientific questions into efficient, reproducible HPC workflows by providing HPC environments, user support, training, documentation, and in-house software development. We work closely with researchers and provide support grounded in real scientific needs., * Support researchers in using HPC environments, e.g. with Linux basics, SSH, file system operations, job submission, debugging

• Onboarding of new users
• Maintenance and administration of Linux servers/cluster nodes
• Provide and continuously improve user documentation, FAQs, and other training materials
• Deliver hands-on workshops on all topics relevant to researchers who want to use HPC systems

Completed vocational training as IT specialist or degree in computer science, computational science, engineering, physics, mathematics or comparable practical experience with a focus on high-performance computing environments.

Strong proficiency in Linux, including command line usage, troubleshooting, and system administration as well as familiarity with batch systems like Slurm and the internal workings of high-performance computing environments.

Excellent communication skills in English (B2) and a service-oriented mindset; the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-experts. The ability to deliver trainings, workshops, or training materials for researchers.

Desired

Basic scripting skills (e.g. in Bash or Python) as well as knowledge of documentation tooling and ticket systems. Experience with server/enterprise hardware.

• Opportunity to contribute to foundational research in the new field of Geoanthropology
• Work with leading scientists in human-Earth system science
• Access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure

We offer you a full-time or part-time employment (at least 24 hours/week) contract and an attractive salary in accordance with TVöD (Bund) in line with the specific job description and your personal requirements up to EG 11, as well as an additional annual bonus. You are entitled to a 30 days' holiday and time off on 24th and 31st December. We also offer attractive and family-friendly flexitime and remote working arrangements. A company pension scheme (VBL), an employer subsidy for a job ticket, the opportunity for further training, and language and health courses round off our offer. The Max Planck Society is committed to the compatibility of family and career and is certified according to the "berufundfamilie" audit.

The Max Planck Society has set itself to employ more people with disabilities. Applications from people with disabilities are expressly encouraged.

We are committed to promoting diversity and actively combating prejudice based on gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and other components of identity. The MPI-GEA received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for this commitment to diversity and equality.

Understanding climate and its change is one of mankind’s most important challenges. The advent of exascale computing in the near future gives new exciting insights from storm-resolving climate modeling on the global scale. The pace at which data are generated by such scientific experiments and large simulations poses new challenges in terms of the capability of efficiently and effectively analyzing the massive datasets generated. Improving the knowledge retrieval process from such analysis reveals many demanding tasks for all its components.

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) is a multidisciplinary center for climate and Earth system research located in Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the premier climate science research institutes in the world. Located in the heart of one of Europe’s most livable and vibrant cities, it provides a highly international and interdisciplinary environment to conduct scientific research as well as access to state-of-the-art scientific facilities. You can also have a virtual tour to our campus.