Senior Research Fellow

3 weeks ago

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States UMass Amherst Full time

About UMass Amherst

As a leading public research university, UMass Amherst is committed to advancing knowledge and innovation through cutting-edge research and education. Our research computing and data team is at the forefront of this effort, providing expertise and resources to support faculty, students, and staff in their research endeavors.

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Fellow to join our team in Research Computing and Data. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of innovative research computing solutions, collaborate with researchers across disciplines, and play a key role in shaping the future of research computing at UMass Amherst.

**Key Responsibilities**

  • Provide expert research computing consulting to UMass Amherst researchers, including guidance on high-performance computing workflows, research software optimization, and data management.
  • Collaborate with RCD staff and research computing personnel at Unity partner institutions to identify and solve cyberinfrastructure problems.
  • Contribute to RCD's user education initiatives and strategy, including research computing documentation, workshops, short courses, and asynchronous tutorials.
  • Work with the RCD leadership team to develop and implement a strategy for leveraging and contributing to open source cyberinfrastructure and research computing projects.
  • Mentor junior staff and students within the Research Computing & Data team.

**Requirements**

  • Ph.D. in a field with a significant research computing component, plus at least five years of post-PhD experience with research or software development in a field with a significant research computing component.
  • Proficiency with Linux or Unix operating systems and command line.
  • Proficiency in at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Python, R, C, C++, Julia, Matlab).
  • Ability to work well with the RCD team and the researchers we support.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including in verbal and written technical conversations.
  • Ability to organize and execute technical projects and manage participation of other RCD team members within the scope of that project.

**Preferred Qualifications**

  • Expertise in a computational field or method, including numerical methods, machine learning, or parallel and distributed computing.
  • Expertise in a parallelization method (e.g., CUDA or ROCm, MPI, OpenMP).
  • Experience with high-performance computing platforms and resource schedulers and managers (e.g., Slurm, PBS, HTCondor).
  • Skills in high-performance computing, research computing, or computational science.
  • Experience with facilitation or user support.
  • Proficiency using Slurm.
  • Expertise in a GPU parallelization method (e.g., CUDA or ROCm).
  • Experience in distributed computing for AI/ML workflows.
  • Experience with literate computing tools, such as Jupyter Notebooks or RStudio.
  • Informal or formal teaching experience, including peer tutoring or teaching assistantship.
  • Proficiency with version control, preferably git, and version control platforms like GitHub or GitLab.

**Additional Information**

Salary range: $100,000 - $120,000. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Initial appointment will be for three (3) years. Reappointment is contingent upon satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

**Application Instructions**

Along with the application, please submit a CV, cover letter, and the names and contract information for three (3) professional references.

UMass Amherst is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

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