at University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Research Software Developer - NCSAThe National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Job Summary
Contribute and create innovative research software, data analysis solutions, and applications for research collaborators and partners. Partner in NCSA's vision of being a home for addressing complex research problems in science and society, powered by the development and application of advanced and comprehensive digital environments. Collaborate with research teams and partners to address heterogeneous research questions and to ensure appropriate resources are available to deliver innovative research outcomes.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Research Software and Application Development:
• Engineer and develop software that addresses real world complex research problems with interfaces to powerful backend tools and interdisciplinary analyses such as
science, engineering, the humanities and social sciences.
• Apply scientific domain knowledge to architect and design software programs to help researchers define and solve heterogenous problems, provide consulting expertise to
researchers across a variety of domain sciences to leverage synergies across projects, and design and support shared cyberinfrastructure to support a broad range of
communities.
• Evaluate and integrate collaborative input and design new approaches and techniques to address project specific needs and critical technological challenges.
• Track research activity in relevant fields both programmatic and domain specific.
◦ Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses between varieties of novel approaches to research and scientific software development problems. - Research Communication: • Publish and present results of scientific software research and development at national and international conferences. • Contribute to publications, technical reports, and documentation. • Communicate findings from research development activities above with project colleagues, including primary investigators, to be used as needed in current programming
and design efforts. - System Architecture and Design: • Develop research-oriented code which supports an environment of secure systems, and design and develop security-oriented programs using established software
development methodologies (i.e. agile, lean, rapid application, etc.) which by nature defend against disruption or misdirection of services.
Bachelor's in Computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related. Three years of experience with or supporting one or more areas of software, high-performance computing, data analysis, computation, programming, programming languages, and general software development, data ingestion and integration. Domains may include geoscience, civil and environmental engineering, biology, materials science, agriculture, medicine, astronomy, and the humanities or experience collaborating with others, such as other software engineers, designers, researchers, and other stakeholders.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to clearly communicate results and their importance (verbally and in writing).Ability to provide input for reports, presentations, and grant proposals.
This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after 6/16/2024. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on August 7, 2024 . Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Upload a cover letter, resume/CV and academic credentials Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact jgoodly@illinois.edu For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.
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Requisition ID: 1025060
Job Category: Research
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