Hi everyone, I wanted to pass on two job opportunities on my team, the Research Computing Services group at Boston University. Our work is a mix of scientific programming and teaching, and might be a good fit for some in this community.
The job descriptions and an abbreviated introduction are pasted below. You can find more information and links to the applications on our website here: http://www.bu.edu/tech/support/research/rcs/jobs/ Feel free to contact me if you'd like to chat informally about our group and the positions. Best, Keith Ma ------------------------------------------------------------ Keith Ma Scientific Programmer Analyst Boston University Research Computing Services Research Computing Services (RCS) at Boston University has two immediate openings for well qualified candidates. Research Computing provides specialized computing, storage and communication systems, software, training, and consulting services to support of all areas of computational research university-wide, encompassing both the Boston University Charles River and Medical Campuses. The computing facilities managed by the group include a shared Linux computing cluster with over 6,000 CPU cores, more than 100,000 Cuda cores and over 2 PB of disk, as well as the Northeast ATLAS Tier 2 center with an additional 3,000 CPU and 3 PB of storage. RCS serves over 1,000 researchers on over 300 projects from more than 50 departments at the University. The ATLAS cluster serves more than 3,000 researchers world-wide. For more information about the Research Computing Services group please visit http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/research/.<http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/research/> Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist (Job # 1203/C2714) The Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst is responsible for leading the technical aspects of RCS services and service components related to consulting, training, scientific application package support and software development for research computing with a focus on bioinformatics and life sciences. This position will be part of the Research Computing team sited at the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). The Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst is responsible for leading multiple technical projects and project teams and being a primary point of contact for BUMC researchers. The Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst is accountable for developing requirements, work plans, schedules and budgets and delivering products and services on-time and within budget. He/she works directly with faculty and other academic stakeholders to assess needs and recommend solutions as a representative of the Research Computing team. Requirements MA/MS or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. PhD preferred. Strong analytical skills required with an ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables. Extensive knowledge of numerical methods, computational methodologies, bioinformatics and statistical software packages. Experience with genetics/genomics analysis and analysis pipelines. Fluency in multiple programming languages (including R, Python and C), Linux and ability to quickly learn new programming languages and tools as required. Extensive experience with life sciences research including large scale genomic research is required. Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst (Job # 2840/L0915) Lead the technical aspects of Research Computing Services and its service components related to consulting, training, scientific application package support, and the development, porting, and optimization of research computing software focused on scalable and parallel computing workloads. Serve as the primary support contact for faculty and graduate students on complex projects and issues which require in depth knowledge of the multiple technical areas of Research Computing Services and related programming languages and tools. Work directly with faculty and other academic stakeholders to assess needs and recommend solutions as a representative of the Research Computing team Requirements Masters or an equivalent combination of education and experience required in a field heavily utilizing computational analysis such as Engineering, Neuroscience, Chemistry, or Physics. PhD preferred. Strong analytical skills required with an ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables. Extensive knowledge of numerical methods, computational methodologies, and high-performance parallel computing and algorithm development and optimization. Fluency in multiple programming languages and tools (Python, C, Fortran, R, MATLAB), using and scripting Linux, and ability to quickly learn new programming languages and tools as required. Experience with computing on large scale clusters and optimizing/parallelizing codes required. Experience with the following: MPI, OpenMP, OpenACC, GPU and Phi based technologies desirable. Good communication skills, and the ability to work well both independently as well as in a team. Five to eight years of related experience.
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