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Associate Coordination Officer (MHPC, part-time 50%)

UNESCOTrieste, Italy
Category | Grade:Professional | P-1Deadline:5 Aug 2026Job ID:1367385857Posted on:22 Jul 2026
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Overview

Advances ICTP’s Master in High-Performance Computing in Trieste by updating curricula, organising and teaching specialised courses, advising programme strategy, supporting scientific-computing initiatives and infrastructure users, and mentoring students and visiting researchers.

Languages

Required: English

Desired: Italian, Another UNESCO language

Job Areas

  1. Education, Training & Capacity Building
  2. Software Engineering & Development

Minimum Experience

1 year

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Update the Master in High-Performance Computing curriculum
  • Organise and teach specialised courses such as advanced C++
  • Recommend strategic programme improvements
  • Support HPC programmes, staff and infrastructure users
  • Mentor students and visiting researchers

Requirements

  • PhD or equivalent in physics, computer science, mathematics or related field
  • One year of HPC and advanced parallel-programming experience
  • Large-scale computing familiarity
  • Excellent spoken and written English

Skills

High-performance computingAdvanced parallel programmingScientific computingCurriculum developmentTechnical teachingStudent mentoring

Additional info

Not available