research positionS at CNR-IMATI, PAVIA

Applications are invited for two non-permanent research positions at CNR-IMATI, Pavia (Italy), on the following topics:

1. Numerical methods for PDEs and UQ for hydraulic and geophysical models;

2. HPC applications for scientific computing and engineering.

Full details are provided below.

IMATI is an institute of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and has three sections (Pavia, Genova and Milano). The section in Pavia is located in the campus of the University of Pavia and has strong interactions with the nearby Departments of Mathematics and Civil Engineering of the University of Pavia. 

These and other calls on a broader spectrum of topics are available on the official website of CNR-IMATI here. 

TOPIC 1: NUMERICAL METHODS FOR PDES AND UQ FOR HYDRAULIC AND GEOPHYSICAL MODELS

• Type of position:  Research grant ("Assegno di ricerca")

• Funding: This position is funded by PRIN 2022 PNRR project "Uncertainty Quantification of coupled models for water flow and contaminant transport" (P2022LXLYY), financed by the European Union - NextGenerationEU

• Mentors: Lorenzo Tamellini, Andrea Bressan

• Description: Numerical methods for PDEs and UQ for hydraulic and geophysical models, in particular:

  • rainfall-runoff models coupled with groundwater flows and contaminant transport

  • land subsidence

• Application deadline: May 7, 2024, at 23:59pm CEST

• Date of interview: selected candidates will be interviewed on May 23, 2024, at 10:30am CEST (online interview)

• Expected starting date: no later than mid-September 2024

• Duration: 14 months

• Teaching load: none

• Salary: ~19.000 EUR gross annual salary (~1400 EUR net per month)

• Call number: IMATI-002-2024-PV 

• Prerequisites: 

  • Master degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Geology, Statistics, Environmental Sciences or similar (see the link to the official call for full details). 

  • Experience in coding for scientific applications with either C/C++, Fortran, Python, Matlab, Julia

• Working conditions: remote working is allowed, but in-person work in Pavia is encouraged. Get in touch with us for more info 

• Official call (Italian only): available here (CNR-IMATI webpage) and here (direct link to pdf) 

• How to apply (guidelines in English): see here 

• Info: Lorenzo Tamellini (tamellini@imati.cnr.it), Andrea Bressan (andrea.bressan@imati.cnr.it)

TOPIC 2: HPC APPLICATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING

• Type of position: non-permanent research position (Ricercatore a tempo determinato)

• Funding: This position is funded by the ICSC - Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Quantum Computing funded by European Union - NextGenerationEU, and specifically by the Spoke 6 "Multiscale Modelling & Engineering Applications"

• Description: Physics-based and data-driven applications for computational science and engineering in an HPC environment, such as numerical methods for PDEs/ODEs, computational geometry, function approximation, machine learning, computational statistics, uncertainty quantification

• Application deadline: April 17, 2024, at 6:00pm CEST

• Date of interview: to be communicated

• Expected starting date: no later than September 1, 2024

• Duration: 12 months

• Teaching load: none

• Salary: ~31.500 EUR gross annual salary (~1900 EUR net per month)

• Call number: 400.22.IMATI.PNRR

• Prerequisites: 

  • master degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Geology or similar (see the link to the call below for full details). Important: titles obtained abroad must be formally validated by the Italian Department of Education and Research (on the contrary, the call above on Topic 1 does not require formal validation) 

  • 3 years of experience in numerical methods for computational sciences and engineering, as well as in coding with either C++, Fortran, Python, or Matlab, or a PhD title in the topics mentioned in the description above

• Working conditions: the position requires in-person presence in Pavia for the first month. After that, 10 days per month of home-working are allowed, and 30 vacation days. Get in touch with us for more info 

• Official call (Italian only): available here 

• How to apply: through this website 

• Info: Lorenzo Tamellini (tamellini@imati.cnr.it), Micol Pennacchio (micol@imati.cnr.it)