Your responsibilities

The Global Event Processor (GEP) is part of the ATLAS Trigger and Data Acquisition (TDAQ) ATLAS plans to deploy a hard real-time data filtering and processing system that uses fine granularity full event information to construct high resolution pattern recognition algorithms. These algorithms will be implemented on state-of-the-art field programmable gate array (FPGA) systems which employ novel system-on-chip architectures capable of high-speed machine learning inference. This position is part of the Next Generation Trigger program (https://cern.ch/nextgen-proposal).

The selected candidate will be part of the CERN DAQ & Trigger Group. They will take an active role in developing algorithms and infrastructure for delivering FPGA-based pipelines that enable calorimeter-based, muon spectrometer-based, and global event reconstruction algorithms utilizing all of the available information on the GEP system.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience with modern C++ programming techniques, Python
• Experience with writing and testing algorithm for data processing and filtering purposes.
• Knowledge of hardware description language (HDL) or high-level synthesis (HLS) tools and concepts is highly desirable.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State. 
  A limited number of positions are also available to candidates from Non-Member States. 
• You have a professional background in Particle physics / computer science (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Job closing date: 11.04.2024 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CEST.

Job reference: EP-ADT-2024-53-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-May-2024

This position requires:

• Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.
• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

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