Postdoctoral Position in FPGA Computing for Particle Physics

Université de Genève, Switzerland

Updated: 3 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 07 Feb 2025

3 Feb 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Université de Genève
Department

DPNC
Research Field

Physics » Applied physics
Engineering » Computer engineering
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

Undergraduate Positions
Country

Switzerland
Application Deadline

7 Feb 2025 - 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

HEPIA (Geneva School of Landscape, Engineering, and Architecture) is seeking aPostdoctoral Scientific Assistant (100%)to work on cutting-edge FPGA acceleration forparticle physics experiments.

Your Mission:

  • Contribute to an exciting research project in collaboration with the particle physics department (DPNC) of the University of Genevalink
  • Develop algorithms for high-speed signals from Cherenkov telescopes.
  • Explore Machine Learning techniques (CNNs, DBSCAN, Transformers, etc.).
  • Implement low-latency computing accelerators on FPGAs.
  • Contribute to open-source ML-on-FPGA tools (e.g., HLS4ML, FINN).
  • Publish scientific articles and draft funding applications.

Where to apply
E-mail

recrutement.hepia@hesge.ch

Requirements
Research Field
Physics » Applied physics
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • PhD in computer science, electronics, physics, or equivalent.
  • Experience in FPGA systems, resource-constrained algorithms, and ML for embedded systems.
  • Interest in physics and cutting-edge technologies.
  • Fluent in English, with strong teamwork and organizational skills.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good

Research Field
Physics » Applied physicsComputer science » Programming
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
HEPIA
Country
Switzerland
State/Province
Geneva
City
Geneva
Postal Code
1202
Geofield


Contact
State/Province

Geneva
City

Geneva
Website

https://www.unige.ch/dpnc/en/
Street

Quai Ernest Ansermet
Postal Code

1205
E-Mail

matthieu.heller@unige.ch
andres.upegui@hesge.ch

STATUS: EXPIRED

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