We are seeking a full-time mathematical researcher and developer at TU Kaiserslautern to work with Prof. Wolfram Decker on the Singular contribution to the OpenDreamKit project.
Deadline
Deadline for applications: Sept 23 2015.
Location
The developer will work at TU Kaiserslautern in the city of Kaiserslautern Germany. Kaiserslautern is next to one of the largest contiguous forests in Europe.
Mission
To work as part of the OpenDreamKit collaboration, to do research on and implement improvements via parallelisation of components of Singular.
Activities
To research and implement parallel algorithms in Singular in C/C++.
Depending on the skills of the applicant, the developer may also wish to contribute to other aspects of the Singular project and mathematical research in Kaiserslautern.
Skills requirements
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C/C++ programming experience
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Experience in computer algebra
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Fluency in English
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Must have an graduate degree in Mathematics.
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Experience in Open Source development and tooling
Context
The position will be funded by
OpenDreamKit, a Horizon 2020 European Research Infrastructure project that will run for four years, starting from September
- This project brings together the open-source computational mathematics ecosystem – and in particular LinBox, MPIR, SageMath, GAP, PARI/GP, LMFDB, Singular, MathHub, and the IPython/Jupyter interactive computing environment. – toward building a flexible toolkit for Virtual Research Environments for mathematics. Lead by Université Paris-Sud, this project involves about 50 people spread over 15 sites in Europe, with a total budget of about 7.6 million euros.
Expressions of interest
Interested candidates should send an email to decker {at} mathematik dot uni-kl dot de for further information about the position.