[Source] [Consortium] VT ARC Hirings - candidates sought

[Nicholas F. Polys]

I forgot to mention, these position are NOT based on soft money-
they are pemanent FTE positions...

     and a third will open up this summer!

I hope to hear from you !

with br,

_n_polys


On 1/11/2012 12:24 PM, Nicholas F. Polys wrote:
>
> *We have two positions open to fill immediately and would like to 
> identify candidates asap!
> *
>
> *Please (informally) circulate this to any of your colleagues or 
> ex-students who may have an interest;
>     we are building back the team! :-)
> *
>
> *They can contact me for more information (npolys at vt.edu).
> *
>
> *
>
> *
>
> *Job Description for computational scientist at ARC/VT*
>
> _Major Duties and Responsibilities:_
>
> The Computational Scientist will:
>
> ·Provide technical support: debugging, supporting application 
> parallelization, performance tuning, effective use of high-performance 
> computing resources
>
> ·Install, maintain, and support for commercial and public domain software
>
> ·Develop HPC workshops and lecture series for VT faculty and students
>
> ·Support faculty and students to effectively implement 
> high-performance computing technologies such as performance tools, 
> data analysis tools, and GPU accelerator
>
> ·Collaborate with VT faculty and remote scientists at other 
> institutions and create opportunities for external grant
>
> _Requirements and Qualifications:_
>
> The position requires a Masters or equivalent experience in science or 
> engineering discipline. PhD is preferred. Other requirements include:
>
> ·Ability to understand the computational requirements of scientists 
> and engineers in the use of high performance computing solutions.
>
> ·Experience in deployment and technical troubleshooting on HPC resources.
>
> ·Experience in technical user support and parallel code development 
> using MPI and OpenMP in HPC environment.
>
> ·Experience or familiarity with new technologies such as accelerators 
> and next-generation languages. (CUDA programming is a plus)
>
> ·Experience in developing and providing HPC training and workshop to 
> staff, students, and faculty in academic setting
>
> ·Demonstrated experience in successfully developing and leading 
> research projects of HPC through collaboration with external groups in 
> various science domains.
>
> ·Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communications 
> skills, and organizational skills.
>
> ·Self-motivated, and proven capability to work effectively in team 
> environment.
>
> ·Experience in developing open source, scientific applications is a plus
>
> -- 
> Nicholas F. Polys Ph.D.
>
> Director of Visual Computing
> Virginia Tech Information Technology
>
> Affiliate Professor
> Virginia Tech Computer Science
>
>
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-- 
Nicholas F. Polys Ph.D.

Director of Visual Computing
Virginia Tech Information Technology

Affiliate Professor
Virginia Tech Computer Science

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