Computational Scientist/Application Developer – IRC221230 STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, Cheshire Salary £29,900 - £40,014, Band D/E (Dependent on qualifications and experience) About Us The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a publicly funded organisation that is responsible for supporting, co-ordinating and promoting research, innovation and skills development. Our uniqueness lies in the breadth of our remit and the sheer diversity of our portfolio, as we harness our world-leading expertise, facilities and resources to drive science and technology forward. About The Role You will join the DL_MESO project team in the Computational Chemistry Group, part of the Scientific Computing Department. You will support the activities and objectives of E-CAM – specifically Pilot Project 1 of Work Package 4 (Meso and Multi Scale Modelling) by developing a mesoscopic polar, soft water model and adding relevant functionality to DL_MESO. The model development work will involve intensive collaboration with world-renowned academic and industrial partners: the liquid state theory group at the University of Manchester led by Andrew Masters and the mesoscale modelling group at Unilever led by Massimo Noro and Patrick Warren. The water model will be implemented in the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) code of DL_MESO and used in specific projects indicated by Unilever. Computational work will be carried out on high-end computational facilities such as the Hartree Centre BG/Q and iDataPlex architectures as well as on the UK National Supercomputer ARCHER. You may be asked to help in identifying industrial problems suitable for the development and/or deployment of E-CAM software, particularly for industrial partners associated with STFC Hartree Centre and may provide industrial consultancy services. You will contribute to the production of E-CAM deliverables and reporting, and work in an environment that promotes individual initiative and active professional development. About You You will have a postgraduate degree in a physical science, engineering science, computational science or mathematics. You will be an adaptable and experienced computational scientist with an interest in model development and implementation that can be applied to challenging real-world problems as well as a proven track record of working with massively parallel, domain-decomposition codes. You will have expertise in the application of particle-based simulation methods. For example: dissipative particle dynamics, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo. You will have associated research track record of published work, patents and/or grants.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 You will have scientific programming experience and experience of working with high performance computing environments. You will have familiarity working in a Unix/Linux type environment and be flexible and independent at working and have the ability to organise and prioritise your own work. You will have good communication skills, both written and oral and have good presentation skills and ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences. Benefits An excellent index linked pension scheme, 30 days leave allowance and flexi-time are offered. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFC’s careers pages. Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Please also state where you saw this role advertised. Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please visit our job board at http://topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc221230_6333.aspx . Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 01793 867000. The closing date for applications is 25 April 2016; however, we encourage early applications as some candidates may be interviewed before this date.