This is the web page for the FIS3 Advanced Grant “Exploring RNA Dynamics across Scales: From Base Pairs to Viral Genomes” (FIS-2024-01745). This is a ERC-scale project, funded by the Italian Minister of University and Research, with a funding of ~ 1.9 million Euros over a period of 5 years.

The funding of this project was announced on November 28, 2025. The project is expected to start on May 30, 2026. This page is still under construction.

Research Technologist (Scientific Software Engineer)

We will soon open a position for a research technologist (scientific software engineer). Please fill this form if you are interested.

The position will be offered as a SISSA technologist contract (“Tecnologo”), with full social-security and pension contributions. The gross annual salary is expected to be approximately 39 kEUR. The net salary will typically fall between 27 kEUR and 35 kEUR per year, depending on individual fiscal conditions. The upper end of this range is generally attainable for candidates who have spent the past few years working abroad and may therefore qualify for applicable tax exemptions. The position will primarily involve software development and scientific programming within the PLUMED project, a widely used open-source package for molecular simulations. Activities will include the implementation, optimization, testing, and maintenance of computational methods, with particular attention to performance, scalability, and software quality. Candidates are not expected to have expertise in all relevant areas. We welcome applications from individuals with backgrounds in molecular simulations, computational chemistry, biophysics, computational physics, scientific computing, or related fields who enjoy scientific programming and software development. Experience with C++, parallel programming, numerical methods, or high-performance computing is particularly welcome. This position is especially suitable for candidates interested in working at the interface between scientific research and software development, contributing tools that are used by a broad international community. The position is expected to last up to 5 years (subject to administrative constraints). Trieste offers a high quality of life and a relatively low cost of living compared to most European university cities, making the effective purchasing power of the salary particularly competitive.

Applications via this form will close on July 12, 2026.