Application expert (System expert) at LUNARC - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace 

LUNARC is a center at Lund University that provides services for high-performance computing (HPC), visualization and storage. LUNARC collaborates with research groups and offers this expertise and courses in scientific computation, visualization, and efficient use of these resources. LUNARC currently operates several computing and visualization resources with associated storage. To increase the usability of these resources, an interactive HPC service (remote desktop environment) with hardware-accelerated graphics has been developed. This service can provide customized environments for different research groups.

LUNARC employees have expertise in many areas, enabling us to support our researchers in many ways, from hardware-, visualization-, storage- and development projects. We collaborate with several research groups and infrastructures, such as MAX IV and Bioinformatics. If you are passionate about creating cutting-edge HPC solutions for demanding scientific needs, LUNARC is the place to work! Keeping up to date with technology is essential and at LUNARC, employees are offered both internal and external training opportunities.

LUNARC currently has 13 employees consisting of systems engineers, application experts, and developers. LUNARC is a division within the Department of Construction Sciences at LTH but is a shared LU resource. Based on our needs to expand the organization, LUNARC will, at the turn of the year 2022/2023, move the office to newly renovated premises with a hardware/visualization lab, comfortable meeting and lounge areas, and staff spaces.

More information about LUNARC is available at www.lunarc.lu.se.

We offer 

Lund University is a state agency, which means you get unique benefits, generous holidays, and a favourable occupational pension.

We have a flexible time agreement that creates good conditions for balancing work and home life. We offer the university's remote work agreement, which gives the opportunity to work from home to a certain extent.

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Work duties 

The appointment is part of a more significant investment in high-performance computing, storage, and visualization around the new computing resource COSMOS, which will be installed in early 2023.

Application experts link researchers to the computing-, storage- and visualization resources that LUNARC provides. The service includes helping the researcher to use the resources in an efficient and straightforward way. This can, for example, mean installing and optimizing software that researchers need on the resources. The application expert can also help researchers develop the computational software as well as develop their workflows around LUNARC's resources.

The tasks include:

• Provide user support to researchers with different scientific backgrounds to ensure they use LUNARC's resources in an optimal way.
• Provide advice and development of the researchers' calculation software.
• Develop researchers' workflows around computation, visualization, and storage.
• Provide training for users in the form of courses, seminars, and workshops.
• Develop user documentation and web pages to make it easier to use LUNARC's resources.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications for the position are those who have completed a Ph.D (or similar degree). in numerical analysis, computer science, image analysis, physics, or a related discipline.

The applicants must be able to express themselves in English (in speech and writing). The ability to work both independently and as part of a team is of great importance for the position.

Required qualifications for the position are:

• Use of Linux / Unix-based systems.
• Installation and maintenance of scientific software.
• Scientific programming in one or more of the following languages Python, MATLAB, C/C++, Fortran.
• English presentation skills in speech and writing.
• Experience in education/teaching.
• Independent work on projects together with researchers and research groups.

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Image analysis and visualization.
• 3D image analysis.
• Parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP, CUDA)
• Knowledge of Swedish.

Consideration will also be given to how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department and how they stand to contribute to its future development. 

Further information 

The employment is permanent with the extent of 100 percent. Access as soon as possible or by agreement. Probationary employment may be applied. The job title will be system engineer.

How to apply 

Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a degree certificates or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)”  

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