Postdoctoral Scientific Assistant (100%)
- Employer
- HEPIA Genève
- Location
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Salary
- 90,000 CHF
- Posted
- Feb 04, 2025
- Posting live until
- Feb 07, 2025
- Job type
- Academic: postdoc
HEPIA (Geneva School of Landscape, Engineering, and Architecture) is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientific Assistant (100%) to work on cutting-edge FPGA acceleration for particle physics experiments.
Your Mission:
- Contribute to an exciting research project in collaboration with the particle physics department (DPNC) of the University of Geneva link;
- 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.
Your Profile:
- 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.
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Start Date: March 1, 2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
Why Join Us? Work with a passionate team, engage in high-impact research, and contribute to advancing technologies in particle physics.
How to Apply: Send your application (digital only) to recrutement.hepia@hesge.ch with the subject: RH_HEPIA_CS_PD_FPGA4CTAO_2025.
Your file must include:
- Motivation letter + CV (PDF format: your_name_Motivation_CV_CS_PD_FPGA4CTAO_2025.pdf).
- Supporting documents (diplomas, certificates, etc., in PDF: your_name_Annexes_CS_PD_FPGA4CTAO_2025.pdf).
For more information, contact Prof. Andres Upegui (andres.upegui@hesge.ch).
Link to the official job announcement (in french): here
Contact: Andres Upegui (andres.upegui@hesge.ch)
Letters of Reference should be sent to: andres.upegui@hesge.ch
More Information: https://www.unige.ch/sciences/astroparticle/projects/sst