University of Delaware Hiring for Research Software Engineer- IT- Research Cyberinfrastructure at Delaware, United States Full Time

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Job No: 498944
Work Type: Staff
Location: Newark
Categories: Information Technology, Full Time

Pay Grade: 31S

Context of the Job:

The Research Software Engineer is responsible for supporting the
research computing needs of the natural sciences in the College of
Arts and Sciences (CAS). This includes resources for faculty,
research faculty and staff, and also students. The natural science
program of CAS is a computer intensive research organization with
scientists conducting large-scale modeling of and analysis on
simulated and experimental data to study topics ranging across many
fields of the natural sciences. The Research Software Engineer will
assist this research by acting as a technical resource for
development of parallel simulation, modeling or data analysis
algorithms, assisting with implementation and optimization of
parallel applications, performance analysis, and participation in
the development of papers, reports, and the pursuit of external
funding sources. This position is part of the Information
Technology Research Cyberinfrastructure team, dedicated to
supporting high performance computing (HPC), and research computing
at UD. This position reports to the IT Director of Research
Cyberinfrastructure, with a dotted line to Director of CAS
Computing Operations.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide computing support for researchers. Using expertise in
  computational science and numerical methods, the Research Software
  Engineer will analyze user requirements and provide technical
  assistance in optimizing research computational programs for use
  with HPC resources.
• Provide technical assistance porting and running a wide variety
  of computational sciences software.
• Instruct users, including non-experts, on efficient uses of
  computing resources and subroutine libraries.
• Identify appropriate resources needed for projects and request
  them through management.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new technologies to benefit
  CAS goals. Envision and articulate technology trends and their
  impact on the department and college’s environment to management
  and IT. Assess departmental computing needs and make
  recommendations.
• Lead special projects, assign tasks, and monitor these tasks
  through completion.
• Consult with faculty and staff on computing related matters.
  Serve as a technical resource to assist in equipment and software
  specifications and assist in the preparation of budgets for
  proposals. Assist in the procurement of computers and related
  equipment and supplies from grants including bid solicitation and
  vendor negotiations. Consult on development of competitive
  proposals to secure external funding for projects.
• Keep abreast of emerging technology by reading periodicals,
  monitoring pertinent newsgroups and websites, and interfacing with
  peers. Promote and integrate new information technologies into
  research-related activities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• PhD degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of
  education and/or experience. Graduate degree in Science/Engineering
  discipline preferred.
• HPC related research experience in any field of natural
  science.
• Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows and Mac operating
  systems.
• Knowledge of MPI, OpenMP, POSIX Thread, and general parallel
  computing concepts, networks, networking protocols and data
  communications.
• Ability to adapt quickly to technology changes in equipment,
  software, or operating systems.
• Ability to work well with faculty, students and administrative
  staff in a diverse community and communicate technical issues to
  non-technical people, through effective interpersonal,
  communication, and customer service skills.
• Experience conducting small group and one-on-one training
  sessions.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team-based
  environment.
• Project management skills including: ability to prioritize,
  plan and organize work, analyze and solve problems, and make
  administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
• Experience with computer programming and code management.
• Direct experience with version control software (Git, svn)
  preferred.
• Experience with fundamental computing languages such as
  Fortran, C, and commonly used languages such as Python.
• Experience with scientific computing is preferred, whether
  using commercial packages (Gaussian, VASP, Orca, NAMD, VMD) or
  custom scientific simulation programs.

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Applications close:

PI192621977