Research Computing and Data Professional

The University of North Carolina
Gaithersburg, MD, United States
15 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$91,500.0 - $105,766.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Computer Programming Linux Fortran (Programming Language) Github Job Scheduling Python (Programming Language) Unix Shell User Environment Management Parallel Computation Gpu Programming Slurm
+2 more
Docker Programming Languages

Requirements

  • Master of Science in a computational or natural sciences discipline and at least two years’ of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years’ of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
  • Experience with shared memory parallel programming.
  • Experience with Python or R, particularly working in multi-user environment.
  • Proficiency with a high-level programming language such as Python, Fortran, or C++.
  • Proficiency using github and compiling software from source code.
  • Proficiency using a Linux shell environment.
  • Proficiency using a job scheduling system (such as Slurm or LSF).

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

  • PhD in computational or natural sciences discipline preferred.
  • Two years of experience using shared HPC resources and experience assisting or training others. (Experience may include time while doing graduate studies.)
  • Experience with GPU programming for scientific/engineering computations.
  • Experience using containerization software (such as docker or apptainer)
  • Two or more years of administrative experience on a Linux platform.
  • Two or more years of software programming experience.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience working independently with minimal day to day management.
  • Experience working collaboratively with researchers (faculty members and students).
  • Experience working collaboratively with other university stakeholders.

Benefits & conditions

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session. As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

About the company

The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Marine Science (CMS) is recognized both nationally and internationally for conducting research that contributes to the understanding of environmental processes and problems. CMS strives to engage communities to address societal issues and promote use-inspired innovations.

Research, education, and outreach at CMS includes a variety of fields such as genomics and bioinformatics, physical oceanographic modeling; natural products chemistry and structural analyses; marine geology; marine technology; aquaculture; environmental sciences, marine policy, human health, and sociology. Currently there are more than 100 active research programs supported by CMS and over 140 scientists, staff and students broadly associated with the unit.

The teaching and research facility located on the Intracoastal Waterway in southeastern North Carolina features state of the art core facilities in spectrometry and spectroscopy, light stable isotopes, biotechnology, aquaculture, DNA and water quality analysis as well as running seawater systems, a coastal workboat fleet and a wide range of oceanographic equipment that are available to all CMS researchers.

CMS supports educational programs related to marine science, including the Applied Coastal and Ocean Science Ph.D. program and MS Marine Science degree as well as courses and students from various marine-science related academic departments across the breadth of UNCW. It also supports several outreach entities, including NC Sea Grant, the NC National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Marine Quest, among others., The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

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