VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava is searching for suitable candidates for Junior Researcher positions for work stays abroad.

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1 VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava is searching for suitable candidates for Junior Researcher positions for work stays abroad. VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava (hereinafter VŠB-TUO) is an institution of higher education offering education in technical and economic sciences based on free and internationally oriented research. It is an integral part of the higher education structure in the Czech Republic providing for the highest level of education in the area of its specialization. VŠB-TUO has the right of conferring academic and scientific degrees, as well as doctoral honorary degrees. The scientific and teaching staff collaborates with research and academic institutions and specialists at both national and international levels. VŠB-TUO ranks among the top technical universities in the Czech Republic. Its research & technology development potential represents an important component of the innovative process in the region and throughout the entire Czech Republic. The latest results of its R&D activities confirm the strength of the human and research potential that the University has at its disposal. The open call for the research positions is issued on behalf of IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center based at VŠB-TUO. This centre is the leading operator of supercomputing technologies and major provider of computational resources in the Czech Republic as well as a research and development (R&D) centre focused on the fields of study which find the use of this computing infrastructure for computationally demanding modelling, simulation, and data analysis. All R&D activities of the centre are organized within research laboratories (for more details about IT4Innovations, see We are currently offering 6 work stays abroad for junior researchers in the IT4Innovations researchrelated areas. These work stays are supported by Operational Programme Research, Development, and Education and the State Budget of the Czech Republic. Job position: Location: Expected date of the mobility: Participation in the mobility Nr.3 - Work-stays of Junior Researchers Abroad Italy - Università di Bologna, UNIBO 9/ /2018 3/2019 4/2019 8/2019 9/2019 Workload: 100% Field of research: The objective of the work-stay is a significant broadening of knowledge in the field of efficient use of electrical energy when

2 performing computations using supercomputers and overall monitoring of energy consumption as well as energy consumption control in supercomputing centres. Detailed description of the research: Basic information about the researcher s work (plan of research and development activities, job description and expected outputs): The research objective is to investigate approaches to reduce energy consumption of current and upcoming exascale supercomputers. Power consumption of the existing supercomputing centres is measured in MW. If we build an exascale supercomputer using today s technologies, its consumption will exceed 90 MW (in the case of the technology used in the Piz Daint supercomputer, which is the most efficient machine among the top supercomputers, see Power consumption of supercomputers is therefore one of the main limits in their development. Several projects, both implemented and prepared at IT4Innovations, are focused on this topic. At Università di Bologna, the researcher will be involved in the research and development in the field of a supercomputer s job scheduling while taking into account the current power consumption of the centre. The researcher will extend his expertise in the field of hardware and software development focused on monitoring HPC systems power consumption and evaluation of obtained data with the objective to control the final power consumption. In addition, the CINECA supercomputing centre and E4 company (HPC system integrator) are also involved in this research. The purpose of the work-stay is to increase competitiveness of a junior researcher in the given field as well as enhance collaboration within the European research area. The scope of work of the researcher will include more detailed familiarization with the infrastructure for monitoring the power consumption of the CINECA centre, which is being developed in collaboration with UNIBO. Simultaneously, the researcher will gain insight into power consumption control in new HPC architectures in order to be able to control hardware parameters during the runtime of HPC applications with respect to the maximum possible input power (power capping), minimum input power consumption, and other possible metrics. The researcher will then implement the acquired knowledge about new architectures in a set of tools designated for analysing energy efficiency while running HPC applications developed at IT4Innovations. Further, thorough benchmarking leading to evaluation of the results for publication activity will also be performed.

3 Length of the mobility: Requirements for the candidate: Conditions of the mobility: Selection criteria: 6 months The candidate must be a Junior Researcher 1. If it is a Ph.D. student, he/she must have the status of a Ph.D. student (in an institution based in the Czech Republic) During the mobility implementation, the candidate must be an employee of the Beneficiary, working for at least 0.5 of the working time The candidate must have a recommendation of the tutor (if it is a Ph.D student) Good knowledge of English language The researcher must work for 6 months as an employee of VŠB-TUO without undue delay after returning from mobility. The return phase also includes dissemination of mobility results to employees/students of the VŠB-TUO (at least one seminar, workshop, etc.) The researcher must participate in a conference / seminar / workshop etc., at least once every 6 months of the mobility duration. Any potential research output conceived during mobility performance must be published in an Open Access form. The researcher will have a mentor in host institution who should tend to the researcher 4 hours a week in average. The number and quality of publication outputs The way and scope of involvement in the research projects Language skills of the candidate for the mobility Contribution of candidate s mobility to the institution of the applicant (VŠB-TUO) Expected results of the mobility and their future use for the institution of the applicant (VŠB-TUO) Potential of the mobility to increase the quality of research at the institution of the applicant (VŠB-TUO) 1 Junior Researcher A Junior Researcher is a researcher, being a Ph.D. student or meeting the post-doc definition. The said period may be extended for the maternity and paternity leave period, long-term sickness (more than 90 days), care for a family member (more than 90 days), pre-attestation preparation and military training.

4 Documents required from the candidate: Salary conditions: Professional CV Diploma (or recognition, in the event of a Ph.D. Student, confirmation of studies.) Referral of the tutor in the event of a Ph.D. student A certificate proving level of knowledge of English language List of scientific or professional publication and other documents certifying scientific qualification Research plan relevant to the required field of research taking into account the selection criteria The salary conditions are set in accordance with the rules of the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education Approx CZK / month / gross wage Contact person: Ing. Barbora Cáblová, barbora.cablova@vsb.cz, ( IT4Innovations) The contractual relationship arising from this project with the chosen candidate will only be concluded once the primary legal act on the grant award is passed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MEYS CR) within the frame of the project under the OP RDE Call No. 02_16_027 for International Mobility of Researchers (MEYS CR). In case of potential prolongation of the process or other circumstances preventing the legal act to be passed, the chosen candidate is not entitled to conclusion of the agreement on the International Mobility for Researchers/ or any other form of contractual relationship arrangements associated with mobility. The process of mobility is subject to the Rules for Applicants and Beneficiaries, Specific Part, International Mobility of Researchers OP RDE Call No. 02_16_027). The researcher is obliged to submit Monthly Reports of activities for each performed activity unit and fulfil the Attendance (during mobility). After termination of the return phase, the researcher is further required to elaborate the Report of Activities during the Return Phase. The researchers must actively participate in a conference / seminar / workshop, etc., organized by the institutions of the Beneficiary, at least once every 6 months of the mobility duration. It may also include events organized by any other than the host institution, or in case of the event being organized by the host institution, this must be an international event. In the host institution, the researcher should have a mentor, who dedicates 4 hours a week on average to assist the researcher. The mentor's qualification is specified in the Rules for Applicants and Beneficiaries Specific Part, Page 19. Candidates for the work stays abroad are required to send the above-mentioned documents in the Czech or English language to barbora.cablova@vsb.cz by no later than 25 th April 2018.

5 In Ostrava on 9 th April 2018