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Thirteenth Call for application (see links for details and deadlines)

In the 13h Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

1 scholarship on the research line B1 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan “Numerical simulation of earthquake ground motion in three-dimensional models of the Earth's crust”, PI: P. Klin, OGS; info email: pklin@ogs.it
1 Research Fellowship on the topic “High Performance Data Science for Climate Change Research” (line E4 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan) by Department DISI of Univ. of Trento; PI: Prof. Sandro L. Fiore (info email: sandro.fiore@unitn.it)
1 Research Fellowship on the topic “HPC for climate modellization of terrestrial-type exoplanets with temperate conditions” (line D8 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan) by INAF-OATs; PI: Dr. Laura Silva (info email: laura.silva@inaf.it)
1 Research Fellowship on the topic “HPC for the modellization of the origin of the geochemical properties of Earth-like planets” (line D8 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan) by INAF-OATs; PI: Dr. Stavro L. Ivanovski (info email: stavro.ivanovski@inaf.it)

Twelfth Call for application (see links for details and deadlines)

In the 12h Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

1 fellowship on the topic “Numerical modelling of Antarctic ice-sheet/continental margin interactions in Antarctica during the Cenozoic” relative to research line C5 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan, PI: M. Rebesco, F. Colleoni, OGS; info email: mrebesco@ogs.it - fcolleoni@ogs.it

Eleventh Call for application (NEW DEADLINE! See links for details and deadlines)

In the 11h Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

1 fellowship on the topic “Study of the evolution of chlorophyll fronts through high resolution models, HF radars and data assimilation” relative to research line A8 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan, PI: C. Brandini LAMMA-CNR; info email: brandini@lamma.toscana.it

Tenth Call for application (see links for details and deadlines)

In the 10th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

1 fellowship on the topic “High Performance Computing (HPC) for Earth System” on the following research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan: “Detection of slow slip transients before strong earthquakes” (line B8, PI: A. Vuan CRS-OGS; info email: avuan@ogs.it)
2 fellowships for the Ph.D. program in "Earth science, fluid-dynamics and mathematics. Interactions and methods" (ESFM) at the University of Trieste, with projects: "Stochastic models for marine biogeochemistry and pollution" and "Big-data and machine learning in marine biogeochemical modeling". To apply, follow the official link: http://www2.units.it/dott/en/?file=DottBandi.inc and from the ESFM website: https://web.units.it/dottorato/esfm/en

HPC-TRES co-sponsored Call

The CMCC is taking into consideration the possibility to hire 2 talented, motivated and proactive Post Degrees to support CMCC research activities.

The contracts will be jointly funded by CMCC and the HPC Training Research for Earth Sciences (HPC-TRES) program. The location os CMCC Headquarters in Lecce, Italy.

Position 1: to explore and develop Machine/Deep Learning techniques applied to climate change applications
Position 2: to design and implement data science softwares libraries and applications for climate change.

For all details follow the links.

Ninth Call for application (see links for details and deadlines)

In the 9th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

2 scholarships on the topic “High Performance Computing (HPC) for Earth System” on the following research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

- “Development of a High Performance hydrological model” (line C7, PI: G. Bertoldi, EURAC; info email: giacomo.bertoldi@eurac.edu)
- "Imaging and numerical geophysics" (line B10, PI: E. Bonomi & D. Theis, CRS4; info email: ernesto@crs4.it & theis@crs4.it)

Eighth Call for application (see link for details - deadline 2 May 2019)

In the 8th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

4 fellowhips on the topic “High Performance Computing (HPC) for Earth System” on the following research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

- "Fast GPU-based tsunami simulations and its application to probabilistic tsunami hazard and forecast" (line B9, PI: A. Piatanesi, INGV-Roma1; info email: alessio.piatanesi@ingv.it)

- "Development of parallel CFD solvers on Graphic Processing Units (GPU) for the simulation of granular flows in volcanic environments" (line B7, PI: T. Esposti Ongaro, INGV-Pisa; info email: tomaso.espostiongaro@ingv.it)

- "High-resolution global climate simulations" (line D2, PI: J. Von Hardenberg, CNR-ISAC-Torino; info email: j.vonhardenberg@isac.cnr.it)

- "Development and optimization of a three-model chain (RegCM-CHyM-CA2D) to estimate the climate change impact on the flood hazard for the Euro-CORDEX region" (line C6, PI: F. Giorgi and E. Coppola, ICTP; info email: giorgi@ictp.it - coppolae@ictp.it)

Seventh Call for application (see links for details on deadlines)

In the 7th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

3 fellowhips on topic “High Performance Computing (HPC) and High Performance Data Analysis (HPDA) for Earth System” on the following research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

- A6 “Multi-component operational modelling systems for Regional Environmental Protection” (PI: Dario Giaiotti, ARPA-FVG, email: dario.giaiotti@arpa.fvg.it)

- A5 “New algorithmic approaches for ocean models at exascale” (PI: Giovanni Aloisio, Univ. Salento & Fondazione CMCC, email: giovanni.aloisio@unisalento.it)

- E1 “Large scale data analysis for climate data” (PI: Giovanni Aloisio, Univ. Salento & Fondazione CMCC, email: giovanni.aloisio@unisalento.it)
2 scholarships for the Master in High Performance Computing on the following themes and related research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

- High Performance Computing for Oceanography and Biogeochemistry modelling - Line A1 “Biogeochemical forecast skill assessment for Operational Oceanography”

- High Performance Computing for Solid Earth modelling - Line B10 “Imaging and numerical geophysics”

For further information, candidates are encouraged to contact the PIs of the research lines A1 (G. Cossarini, OGS: gcossarini@ogs.it) and B10 (E. Bonomi, CRS4: ernesto@crs4.it)
1 junior fellowship in the field of “Numerical Modeling of Paleo Antarctic Ice-Sheets Dynamics and Interactions With Ocean and Seabed Morphology” (line C5 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 fellowship in the field of “Innovative tools for 3-D visualization of the biogeochemical properties of marine systems”, per la Sezione di Ricerca Scientifica “Oceanografia” (line A1 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)

Sixth Call for application (Deadline 5 October 2017)

In the 6th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor 4 scholarships professionalizing:

1 in the field of "Multi-component operational modelling systems for Regional Environmental Protection" (line A6 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 in the field of "Numerical simulation of earthquake ground motion in 3D models of the Earth's crust" (line B1 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 in the field of “Development of a global search inversion technique for studying moderate-to-great earthquakes” (line B9 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 in the field of “Ensemble simulations of paleoclimates, extreme climates and exoclimates” (line D6 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)

Details on research lines can be found on the HPC-TRES scientific plan (see below in the page).

Fifth Call for application (see links for details on deadlines)

In the 5th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor 4 scholarships for the Master in High Performance Computing on the following themes and related research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

High Performance Computing for Oceanography and Biogeochemistry modelling - Line A1 “Biogeochemical forecast skill assessment for Operational Oceanography”
High Performance Computing for Solid Earth modelling - Line B10 “Imaging and numerical geophysics”
High Performance Computing for hydrological modelling - Line C7 “Development of on High Performance hydrological model”
“BigData” in Earth Sciences - Line E5 “Analysis and modelling of large-scale datasets from seismology and geophysics”

Note: Certificates of pre-enrollment or enrollment to specialized post-graduated courses in HPC will be required among the evaluating titles.

Open call for undergraduate thesis

HPC-TRES offers a series of proposals for thesis to be carried out in collaboration with Italian Universities (for students in Physics, Mathematics, Engeneering, Computational Sciences) as strategic action to increase the awareness of undergraduate students about HPC topics and their applications to Earth Sciences. This initiative will support the technological and scientific education of those students who will be interested in starting a career in the framework of computational applications for Earth Sciences.

Fourth Call for application (see links for details on deadlines)

In the 4th Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor:

1 scolarship in the field of "Role and effects of air-sea coupling in the climate variability of the Mediterranean Sea" (line D4 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 scolarship in the field of "Numerical modeling of post-Last Glacial Maximum deglaciation of a marine-based paleo-ice cap" (line C5 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of"Non-equilibrium dynamics in magmatic systems" (line B6 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of "Fast evaluation of tsunami inundation scenarios for real-time and hazard analyses" (line B9 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of “Physical-biogeochemical online coupling for Mediterranean Sea” (line C3 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of “Development of a library of HPC tools for the parallel implementation of p-adaptive discontinuous finite element methods applied to geophysical flows” (line C4 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of “Development of coupled Atmosphere-Ocean-Hydrology regional earth system models” (line C6 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)
1 research fellowship professionalizing in the field of “Analysis and modelling of large-scale datasets from seismology and geophysics” (line E5 of the HPC-TRES scientific plan)

Third Call for application (see links for details on deadlines)

In the 3rd Call for applications, HPC-TRES will sponsor 2 scholarships (borse di studio) for the Master in High Performance Computing on the following themes and related research lines of the HPC-TRES scientific plan:

High Performance Computing for Oceanography and Biogeochemistry modelling - Line A1
High Performance Computing for Solid Earth modelling - Line B10
Note: Certificates of pre-enrollment or enrollment to specialized post-graduated courses in HPC will be required among the evaluating titles.