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JOB DESCRIPTION

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The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

 

Title: RESEARCH & MODELING SPECIALIST

Reports To: Designated Supervisor

UW Job Code: 3909

UW Job Family: 3E – Engineers/Research

SOC Code: 19-4099

FLSA: Exempt

Pay Grade: 25

Date: 2-1-12

JOB PURPOSE:

Plan, develop, and program High Performance Computing (HPC) research projects, perform code development and testing modeling, and project-related HPC support for faculty and students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist research group to scale their simulation codes from 100s to 10,000s of processors.

Assist researchers in developing highly parallel codes, in particular solutions to partial differential equations in a data intensive environment using finite-elements on an unstructured grid.

Identify suitable technologies, tools and algorithms relevant to the user activity and encourage adoption so as to improve productivity of the research community.

Develop case studies and papers demonstrating the results of development projects with researchers.

Assist in developing training materials covering gaps in researcher knowledge identified through development projects with researchers.

Assist in delivering advanced supercomputing instruction to research team members.

Provide assistance to other team members as required.

Provide leadership within the project team by supervising the work of post-doctoral research associates, graduate, and undergraduate students working on project-related tasks.

Perform routine system administration tasks and machine maintenance.

Tutor and train researchers, staff and students regarding technology related to research design and methodologies.

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Research and review current and new related developments, methods and techniques within the appropriate field and assist with determining the applicability of such developments including cost effectiveness.

COMPETENCIES:

• Attention to Detail

• Technical/Professional Knowledge

• Strategic Planning

• Developing Organizational Talent

• Quality Orientation

• Individual Leadership

• Work Prioritization & Management

• Innovation

. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

. Education: Ph.D. degree in computer science, engineering, or physical science

. Experience: 2 years work-related experience

. Required education, licensure, certification, registration or other requirements: None

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12 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

13 Knowledge of:

• Scientific analysis and statistical methods.

• Software development project management, methods, and techniques.

• Demonstrated understanding of parallelism, including programming models such as OpenMP and/or MPI.

• New software programming paradigms such as PGAS and CUDA/OpenCL.

• Extensive supercomputing application support, programming and debugging skills.

• Recent experience in developing parallel scalable code.

Skills and Abilities to:

• Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

• Work effectively with staff and students at all levels of expertise.

• Meet demanding and conflicting deadlines.

• Set work priorities for system usage.

• Work within project schedules to meet goals and objectives.

• Troubleshoot and resolves all problem issues in computational research facilities.

• Maintain complete and accurate research and laboratory records.

• Promote a cooperative teamwork environment.

• Coordinate project research activities with other cooperators off campus.

• Travel to meetings and conferences off campus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Computational research laboratory facilities; regularly exposed to computer and video terminal displays; regularly exposed to electrical and other safety hazards associated with facilities operations.

Authorized by Classification/Compensation, Human Resources                                               

 

Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Participating in the University’s hazardous waste minimization program is part of the job of each employee who uses (or may come in contact with) hazardous materials. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. University of Wyoming actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

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