Dear all, The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology seeks to fill two vacancies for full-time Research Programmers. The function of the Research Programmers is to bolster the development of the Center’s biomolecular modeling, simulation, visualization, and analysis programs VMD (Visual Molecular Dynamics) and NAMD (Nanoscale Molecular Dynamics).
Duties and Responsibilities: Identify and design features needed by the user community Collaborate with members of the programming team to develop new features Implement simulation, analysis, and visualization methods and algorithms Improve performance (e.g., through tuning the code and GPU acceleration) Document, test, and debug new revisions of the software for release Respond to questions and bug reports from users Assist with workshops and other training activities Contribute to reports, publications, presentations, and proposals Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a physical or mathematical discipline or computer science Relevant training and/or experience in scientific computing Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work both independently and in close collaboration with researchers of diverse backgrounds Preferred Qualifications: Relevant training and/or experience in biomolecular simulation, computational chemistry or other scientific computing, including software development and distribution Experience in implementing users’ requested features Experience in developing and implementing automated workflows commonly used in computational chemistry research Experience in graphical user interface (GUI) development Experience in high-performance parallel or distributed computing Knowledge of C, C++, CUDA, OpenCL, Tcl, Tk, Python, MPI and/or Charm++ This is a full-time, benefits-eligible Academic Professional position. Salary is commensurate with skills and experience. In order to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by April 2, 2019. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. The expected start is as soon as possible after the closing date. To apply, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references as a single PDF file by April 2, 2019. All requested information must be entered for your application to be considered. For further information, please contact Beckman Institute Human Resources at h...@beckman.illinois.edu. For more information, please visit: https://jobs.illinois.edu/academic-job-board/job-details?jobID=110896&job=research-programmer-beckman-institute-110896 -- ……………………………………………………... João Vieira Ribeiro Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group Beckman Institute, University of Illinois http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~jribeiro/ jribe...@ks.uiuc.edu +1 (217) 3005851 -- Gromacs Users mailing list * Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/GMX-Users_List before posting! * Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists * For (un)subscribe requests visit https://maillist.sys.kth.se/mailman/listinfo/gromacs.org_gmx-users or send a mail to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org.