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Research Scientist - National Center for Supercomputing Applications (136108)

Employer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign, IL

Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Research Scientist

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) advances discovery and innovation through extreme-scale computing, science-enabling software, and the skills of our expert staff. The center is part of the flagship University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement—and is located in a micro-urban community that combines cultural vibrancy with affordability and quality of life.

For more than 30 years, NCSA has partnered with visionaries to discover solutions to grand challenges for the benefit of science and society. Our advanced digital resources and world-class staff push research beyond the unimaginable. Can you imagine? We can.

NCSA is currently seeking one or more Research Scientists in computational and data-intensive computing who will accelerate the development of an active program in high-performance computational, data storage, and other facilities, as well as intellectual resources, which enable computational science of unprecedented scale. The position will focus on research and development of models and tools, as well as provide publishing opportunities. The position will also work on various aspects of data-intensive science, including working with various programs and projects within NCSA and associated with faculty and other scientific departments.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Research and Development

Research and develop software for open source and/or community tools, such as yt, widgyts, tools in the yt-project ecosystem, and the nuclear engineering and data visualization communities. Conduct research in nuclear engineering, data visualization, applied mathematics and/or related areas of engineering, physics, and computational science. Ensure that research outputs include publishable and/or openly accessible deliverables (such as software). Develop models, tools, and policy for open access publications and data. Lead and assist in directing the development of the yt project, including new features and code development, code review, onboarding new team members, holding maintainer and triage meetings, participating as a member of the yt steering committee, as well as other community development work. Conduct outreach to groups outside of astronomy for the utilization of yt, including software groups at the national labs, open source nuclear engineering tools, and visualization tools.

Project Advancement and Outreach

Coordinate, collaborate, and develop new projects with faculty, postdocs, and students on campus, especially in the Nuclear Engineering, Computer Science, and ischool departments.
Engage with and supervise graduate students and postdocs in these departments. This will include task assignment and scheduling, performance monitoring/feedback, and mentorship.
Build collaborations between the Data Exploration Lab and non-astronomy domains (specifically those in the earth sciences, nuclear engineering, materials sciences and quantum monte carlo) to build data analysis and visualization tools, and conducting scientific research.

Development and Local Engagement

Work with Principal Investigators in developing grant applications and participating as senior investigator on appropriate proposals.
Disseminate research and technology through conference presentations, publications, and workshops.
Participate in appropriate NCSA activities and meetings.

Requirements and Qualifications

Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, physics, or related field required. Alternative degree fields will be considered if accompanied by equivalent experience (depending on nature and depth of experience as it relates to current NCSA projects and technologies). At least two years of parallel programming experience including development, porting, and evaluating the scalability of one or more parallel applications/libraries written in Python, Fortran, C, and/or C++.Experience with the yt project (yt-project.org). Experience with data sharing tools and platforms.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Advanced knowledge of engineering or physics disciplines, as well as simulation and analysis codes and tools in these disciplines.Strong understanding of the landscape of data sharing, data tools, and computational systems for deployment and maintenance of those tools. Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills/abilities. Ability to understand complex computational science applications. Ability to architect software applications and software systems. Ability to learn quickly and work with a wide variety of applications, system hardware, and system software. Ability to interact with both technical and non-technical personnel, and clearly communicate results and their importance in presentations and papers.

This is a regular academic professional position at NCSA and is an annually renewable, 12/12, 100%-time appointment with regular university benefits. Salary is commensurate with experience and start date will be as soon as possible after the close date of the search. Applicants must possess required education and experience by start date of position. Interviews and hires may occur before the closing date; however, all applications received by the closing date will receive full consideration. For further information regarding our application procedures, you may visit http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu or email wmmyers@illinois.edu.

To apply, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter and CV/resume as a single document by the close date (10/29/2020). Contact information for three references must be included in the application. For full consideration, candidates must complete the Hiretouch application process by the above date.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

College Name or Administrative Unit:Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Category:6-Research Title:Research Scientist - National Center for Supercomputing Applications (136108) Open Date:10/14/2020 Close Date:10/29/2020 Organization Name:Supercomputing Applications

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Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.

Faculty

A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.

Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

Academic Resources

Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.

Research

Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

Undergraduate Education

The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.

Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.

The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.

Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.

The Arts

A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture.

Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building, one of the largest recreational facilities of its kind on a university campus.

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As evidence of the University’s commitment to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.

How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?

Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.

Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.

Illinois is the place where consensus is forged by discourse and where everyone’s contributions are recognized: significant contributions that elevate us because they are informed and enhanced by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, physical ability, religion, class, and national origin. We are enriched by these perspectives, and we are united by the very discourse that brings these views together.

It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.

It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.

Learn more about how Inclusive Illinois promotes diversity here.

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The commitment of the University to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity requires that decisions involving students and employees be based on individual merit and be free from invidious discrimination in all its forms, whether or not specifically prohibited by law. Among the forms of invidious discrimination prohibited by the University policy but not law is discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of sexual orientation. Complaints of invidious discrimination in violation of University policy are to be resolved within existing University procedures. The policy of the University of Illinois is to comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations. The University will not engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. This nondiscrimination policy applies to admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs and activities

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