Wednesday, March 28, 2012

[Comp-neuro] Scientific programmer position

The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt am Main,
Germany, seeks to hire a full-time Scientific Programmer for its
Scientific Computing Facility to support our international team of
biologists, computer scientists, engineers, and physicists.

In your cover letter, please address the following requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:
- exceptional programming skills in C or C++
- excellent programming skills in MATLAB
- excellent programming skills in PYTHON or JAVA
- experience with LABVIEW desirable
- experience with Windows, Mac, and Linux software development tools
- experience designing complex, extendable, cross-platform software
- experience working in a collaborative environment (software development teams)
- able to communicate clearly
- English language proficiency (German is a plus)
- self-motivated personality with excellent problem solving skills
- solid organizational, documentation, and multitasking skills
- at least MS degree in a quantitative field in science or engineering
(or equivalent)

Practical experience in GPU programming, FPGA programming,
computational neuroscience, bioinformatics, and neural network
modeling will be an advantage.

We offer an interesting, responsible and varied job in a young,
international and interdisciplinary team. Payment follows German TVöD
(Collective Wage Agreement for Government Service Workers - Federal
Government) depending on qualifications and professional experience as
well as various fringe benefits in accordance with public service
provisions. The position is available effective immediately and comes
with an initial, fixed-term contract of two years, with the
possibility of conversion to a permanent position afterwards.

The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and is
striving to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are
under-represented. It therefore expressly encourages female
applicants. The Max Planck Society is striving to employ more
individuals with disabilities. It therefore expressly encourages
applicants with disabilities.

Please submit your complete application as a single Pdf until April
30, 2012 to: HR@brain.mpg.de. Or by mail to: Max Planck Institute for
Brain Research - Human Resources, Deutschordenstraße 46, 60528
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

About the Institute:
The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt am
Main/Germany is an innovative and growing research facility of the Max
Planck Society for the Advancement of Science. The Institute is a
fundamental research and scientific training institution focused on
understanding the brain. It is located in the heart of the
interdisciplinary natural sciences campus of the Goethe University in
Frankfurt am Main (Riedberg).
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