Job · Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers
Scientist (f/m/d) Scientific software development and user support in the field of materials research
- Type
- Job
- Organisation
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers
- Location
- DE
- Posted
- 15 October 2026
About this listing
Research Software Engineer The Scientific Computing Center (SCC) is a central scientific institution at KIT that supports research, teaching, and innovation, and provides cross-functional services within KIT and to external parties. You will be involved in research software engineering (RSE) in the context of high-performance computing in the field of materials research. An important focus of your work is the development of domain-specific languages and supporting tools as interfaces to improve the usability of the codes, models, and data, as well as the productivity of end users, the reusability of code and data, and thus to avoid unnecessary calculations. You will conduct methodological research and actively participate in the planning, implementation, and testing of new features, as well as in bug fixes. Another task is the continuous maintenance of software repositories and databases.
Last checked 20 October 2026. The official page opens for members.