Temporary Computational Science Specialist

The primary purpose of this position is to assist researchers and faculty in the College of Sciences in using College, University, and external high-performance computing ( HPC) clusters and other scientific computing resources in collaboration with College faculty, including the Bioinformatics Research Center ( BRC).

This position will build and maintain bioinformatics infrastructure and databases on the campus high-performance computer; design and implement example Bioinformatics pipelines implemented on the campus high-performance computer to process and analyze large-scale genomics datasets; develop online asynchronous and in-person training materials for Bioinformatics graduate students, faculty, and staff to use the campus HPC and example pipelines in collaboration with the Bioinformatics Research Center; mentor and train graduate students and postdocs in Unix, Python, shell scripting, and high-performance computing for Bioinformatics based on shared resources for the College of Science.

The Computational Science Specialist plays a critical role in enabling researchers to migrate, implement, and optimize computational workloads on NC State's high-performance computing ( HPC) systems, as well as external resources, including national supercomputing centers and commercial cloud platforms. This position provides hands-on computational science and bioinformatics support to faculty, researchers, graduate students, and new investigators across the research community.

The position is part of the Sciences IT team and reports to the Assistant Director of Information Technology.

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What we offer:

Attain Work-life balance with our Childcare discounts, Wellness & Recreation Membership, and Wellness Programs that aim to build a thriving wolfpack community.

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Require post-baccalaureate credentials or a bachelor's degree plus alternative or equivalent professional training and experience may be substituted for the advanced degree on an exceptional basis; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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