HPCwire Job Bank

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

The ANU School of Computer Science seeks to appoint a research fellow with expertise in the area of high performance computing to join a team working to develop novel software for medical image analysis. The position is in part funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) with support from Microsoft Research. The primary high performance computing platforms of interest are clusters of graphics processing units (GPUs), although other novel architectures are expected to be available through our industry partners. The position is open to early career candidates with post-doctoral experience and/or recent PhD graduates in Engineering and Computer Science who have significant experience in some aspect of high performance computing. Students who are close to completion of their PhD will also be considered. The position will provide the appointee with the opportunity to work closely with a major global IT company, including spending time embedded with their researchers. The appointee will have the opportunity to build a significant research and publication portfolio, and to engage in supervison of higher degree research students. Please provide your CV and claims against the selection criteria or your application may not be accepted. For more details about the position and to apply online go to this website: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1524

Information Technology Analyst 2, 3, or Consultant

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANALYST 2, 3, OR CONSULTANT Department of Biological Science Responsibilities: helps the Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, and Computational Biology Core (BBC) of the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN); works with LBRN Project PIs and supports their computational needs; helps define and build cyberinfrastructure to further Computational Biology research as part of the LBRN, working with LONI and LSU HPC; develops distributed cyberinfrastructure to effectively utilize LONI & TeraGrid/XD resources for Computational Biology research (as defined by the needs of LBRN); consults/advises researchers as part of LBRN on computational best practices, tools and methods to employ for scientific advances; performs research in Distributed Cyberfinfrastructure, including SAGA, Gateways and distributed data management; prepares manuscripts and grant proposals for future advancement of this program. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is September 10, 2010 or until a candidate is selected. Apply online at: www.lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu. Position #035689. LSU SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER Quick link to ad URL: https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52276

OS Software Developer

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

Cray is looking for a Software Developer who will develop and support software features for and related to the operating systems that Cray will use on its line of high-performance computers. This team player requires strong technical skills, and the ability to work and communicate effectively with others on the team. This engineer will help define new architectural extensions for resource allocation, virtual memory, internal security features, I/O, and/or RAS interfaces, as well as implementing significant portions of the OS work. Review high performance computing architectures - Collect OS requirements and propose OS design alternatives - Model and evaluate different design candidates - Write appropriate project documentation and give technical presentations - Design, plan, and implement innovative solutions for OS subsystems - Assist in system level integration and debug of the hardware and OS

Group Leader - High Performance Computing Operations Group -NICS

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) High Performance Computing Facility The University of Tennessee (UT seeks an outstanding scientist with exceptional leadership experience and skills to serve as the Group Leader of the High Performance Computing Operations Group in the National Institute for Computational Sciences High Performance Computing Facility. Pre-eminence in high performance computing is increasingly critical to maintaining U.S. scientific and technological leadership. NICS provides high performance computing (HPC) systems to enable the National Science Foundations science and engineering communities the capability to address some of their most computationally challenging research needs. The position reports to the Project Director of the National Institute for Computational Sciences. Kraken, the lead NICS system, is the world?s most powerful academic supercomputer and is currently being upgraded to over 1 Petaflop peak performance.

HPC System Administrator-NICS

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

The University of Tennessee (UT) is seeking an individual with a proven track record as a HPC System Administrator for the National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) High Performance Computing (HPC) Facility. Pre-eminence in high performance computing is increasingly critical to maintaining U.S. scientific and technological leadership. NICS is planning the acquisition and deployment of a high performance computing system to enable the National Science Foundation?s (NSF) science and engineering communities the capability to address some of their most computationally challenging research needs. The position reports to the Group Leader, High Performance Computing Operations Group in the NICS HPC Facility.

System Programmer--National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

The University of Tennessee (UT) is seeking an individual with a proven track record as a System Programmer for the High Performance Computing (HPC) Facility. Pre-eminence in high performance computing is increasingly critical to maintaining U.S. scientific and technological leadership. NICS is planning the acquisition and deployment of a high performance computing system to enable the National Science Foundation?s (NSF) science and engineering communities the capability to address some of their most computationally challenging research needs. The position reports to the Group Leader, Technology Integration Group in the NICS HPC Facility and works with the Technology Integration Group to develop a long-term strategy, address gaps in existing systems, and integrate emerging technologies with the NICS systems. The successful candidate will support supercomputers and other key systems by integrating emerging technologies and developing tools to improve the usability and productivity of the large systems. The successful candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter with initiative and consistent follow-through, the ability to think strategically and problem solve, and the ability to work in an extremely fast-paced team environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously. Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to: - Evaluating, testing and deploying next generation file systems, storage systems, and networks - Integrating TeraGrid and Globus software stacks with NICS HPC platforms - Developing processes to evaluate and test new hardware and software prior to deployment of production platforms - Working with the HPC Operations Group to transition emerging technology into production - Working with the user and application support groups to identify and address specific needs of NICS users - Developing tools and libraries to facilitate scientists employing the large systems - Presenting and publishing results from evaluations and development activities to the broader HPC community and helping to maintain a leadership presence for NICS

User Support Specialist-NICS, Remote Data Analysis Visualization

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:47:44 EST

The University of Tennessee (UT) and the National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) is seeking an individual with experience supporting users and developing materials to support users in a computational research environment. Scientific support is provided for local, national, and international users to assist them in using the NICS high-performance computing resources effectively and efficiently. The RDAV User Support Specialist will provide technical support to users of RDAV resources and will provide front-line support for a wide variety of user interactions. Typical duties include: -Account management -Data management using scratch and archival file systems -Support software -Write and maintain documentation -Contribute to design and content of the RDAV website -Coordinate with the NICS and RDAV teams to develop and implement effective operational policies -Help users of RDAV resources identify which software and other technologies should be used for the users? datasets - Triage complex opportunities and connect users with other RDAV professionals who have specific in-depth skills

HPC User Support Specialist

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides the worlds most powerful computing tools to researchers nationwide. With the fastest computer in the world operating at the petaflop level, High-Performance Computing (HPC) User Support Specialists at ORNL provide scientists with training, documentation, and day-to-day assistance to enable their uccessful use of these resources. Currently, the Center at ORNL has more than 600 users and this number will grow as the Center expands. NCCS computers are typically first and largest of their kind; applicants for the HPC User Support Specialist position must have strong problem-solving skills, strong communication skills, a commitment to excellent service, and a willingness to learn. Major Duties/Responsibilities Take technical ownership of user problems.Compile and debug large science and engineering applications. Identify and resolve system-level bugs in conjunction with other technical staff. Work with vendors to resolve and implement systems or operational changes (eg queue policy) identified through the user interface. Install third party applications and provide documentation for usage. Proactively ensure that users have up-to-date information about the system, including any changes and their impact on the users. HPC User Support staff are very involved in researching and developing documentation and reference material during system early-use and upgrade phases, as well as maintaining them throughout system operation. Participate in the development and maintenance of training materials for users. Respond to general administrative questions (system status, requests for access or special accommodation, etc). Implement special projects as requested (eg metrics, cyber security, policy discussions).

Open Faculty Positions-CSSR at SARI,CAS

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Center for Supercomputing and Storage Research (CSSR) is an innovative computing center at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute(SARI) which was jointly founded by Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and Shanghai Municipal Government. CSSR is designed as an international research center and information exchange hub, technology development center in China, incubator development center in Shanghai, and computing support center within SARI. CSSRs state-of-the-art resources are offered to faculty, students, staff throughout SARI, and available to any academic and industry partners. CSSR seeks qualified Chinese applicants for a few academic positions at all levels to conduct research in Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Large-scale Storage. The successful candidates will work on a cloud project whose goal is to develop infra- and middle-ware to support cloud computing. This is an inter-disciplinary project and will involve collaboration with several other departments at SARI. These positions also offer excellent opportunities for interaction with collaborators within CAS and researchers outside China.

Systems Administrator- HPC Support Specialist

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

NYU?s Information Technology Services (ITS) is looking for a research support specialist (Systems Administrator) for its HPC infrastructure. This position will work as part of a team to provide technical support, training and computational expertise for the development of HPC and data intensive applications to users of the research clusters.

Information Technology Specialist to support Gov't Agency Mission

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Candidate will be responsible for implementing technical changes to the suite of numerical applications running on supercomputer. Candidate is also responsible for integration testing of proposed changes and is expected to interface directly with the numerical modelers when troubleshooting during the initial testing phase. Candidate must respond to and resolves problems with software, hardware and systems management in real time. Candidate must have ability to troubleshoot large systems of computer applications executed by complex UNIX scripts and implement planned upgrades; skill in developing test plans for complex systems with numerous interdependencies between components; ability to design a suite of applications to maximize memory, disk and supercomputer resources efficiently and ability to communicate orally and in writing.

Visiting Senior Database Administrator

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

CyberEnvironments and Technologies Dark Energy Survey Visiting Senior Database Administrator (A1000593) The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has one Visiting Senior Database Administrator position available on our Dark Energy Survey Data Management System (DESDM) project. The Dark Energy Survey is an optical astronomical survey which will make precision measurements of the nature of dark energy, the proposed cause of accelerating expansion of the universe. The DESDM will process the survey?s data on shared national high performance computing resources, manage the image repository and associated image and astronomical object catalogs, and serve results to the international DES collaboration and the general astronomical community. Over its 5 year operational period, DESDM will accumulate and provide community access to petabytes of raw and processed images and a 100 terabyte database characterizing the observed stars and galaxies. When it enters operations in 2012, the DESDM will be one of the, if not the, most scalable and powerful systems in existence for processing telescope images, creating co-added deep images, and generating detailed object catalogs. This successful candidate will work as part of the development team and be responsible for operating and enhancing Oracle database services. Work includes ensuring reliable database operations; leading efforts to improve scalability and performance; migrating the database to more capable hardware, participating in periodic data challenges and operations; evolving the existing schema; providing efficient queries and ingest; and serving as liaison with collaborating institutions.

Development Engineer, HPC Team

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Reporting to the Director of Solvers Development, the Development Engineer?s will focus on maintenance and enhancement of numerical algorithms and/or the Application I/O Layer used in MSC?s products. These products include Nastran, Marc and Adams in addition to OEM embedded libraries. Direct Reports: None Successful candidates will have demonstrated: ?Product Development ? Strong skills in code design and development of I/O and related database support tasks and successfully integrated the developed code into large scale commercial applications (CAE preferred) ?Technical Strategy? Experience in collaborating with product management to develop technical approaches to enhance all disk I/O and related operations. ?Architecture ? Experience working within and enhanced a highly sophisticated software architecture under a strict development process with minimal supervision ?Personnel development ? The ability to interface with clients and understand their present and desired applications of high performance computing ?Partners ? Experience with possible plug-in?s and tools that would strengthen the MSC HPC portfolio. ?Engineering/Development Tools ? Expert level knowledge of FORTRAN, C, C++, Python, and Shell programming

Engineering Manager

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Job Description: Plans, provides resources for and directs activities in engineering function to meet schedules, standards, and cost. Cultivates and reinforces appropriate group values, norms and behaviors. Identifies and analyzes problems, plans, tasks, and solutions. Provides guidance on employee development, performance, and productivity issues. Plans and schedules daily tasks uses judgment on a variety of problems requiring deviation from standard practices. Inadequacies and erroneous decisions would cause moderate inconvenience and expense. Responsibilities: In this position, you will be joining a fast paced Software Engineering team within the Software Solutions Group responsible for preparing Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to take advantage of next generation graphics on Intel desktop and mobile platforms and providing industry feedback back into the platform design teams. Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to: - Leading a team of software engineers including planning, resourcing, and directing activities to meet schedules, standards, and cost. The team has direct interaction with ISV customer base to identify and analyze opportunity, define plans, and solutions for delivering software applications in support of Intel platforms. - Providing guidance on employee development, performance, and productivity issues - Understanding the inner workings of architecture and relating that platform knowledge including CPU, Graphics, and subsystems to our customers to assist them in creating compelling software to support Intel? product messaging for sales and marketing forces. - Analyzing new opportunities in graphics, drive the creation and delivery of exploratory projects, and drive strategic decisions in SSG, Intel, and partners. Not only will you help set direction, but your strong software architecture, design and development skills will be applied to building and helping others build new technology to demonstrate and deliver required new usages, tools, and building blocks

Research on Algorithms and Architectures for Computational Biochemistry

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Extraordinarily gifted computer scientists, systems architects, electrical engineers, and systems software professionals are sought to join a rapidly growing New York?based interdisciplinary research group pursuing an ambitious, long-term project aimed at achieving major scientific advances in the field of biochemistry and fundamentally transforming the process of drug discovery. Among the group?s current research activities is a project aimed at developing a massively parallel special-purpose supercomputer and innovative mathematical and computational techniques to direct unprecedented computational power toward the solution of key scientific and technical problems in the fields of molecular simulation and molecular design. Successful candidates will be working closely with a number of the world?s leading computational chemists and biologists, and will have the opportunity to make fundamental contributions within the fields of biology, chemistry, and medicine. Serious candidates will have an exceptionally distinguished history of academic and/or industrial accomplishment in computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or a related area. Particularly relevant areas of expertise might include parallel computation, high-speed interconnection networks, scientific computing, numerical analysis, optimization, the analysis of algorithms, operating systems, digital systems simulation, reconfigurable computing, and ASIC design, but specific knowledge of any of these areas is less critical than exceptional intellectual ability and a demonstrated track record of achievement. Candidates will primarily be considered for opportunities in New York City and Silicon Valley. We are prepared to reward exceptionally well-qualified individuals with above-market compensation. To submit an application, please use the link provided below: http://www.deshawresearch.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/HPCWire/CS D. E. Shaw Research does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Scientific Software Development in Computational Biochemistry

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Extraordinarily gifted scientific research programmers and computational scientists are sought to join a New York?based interdisciplinary research group pursuing an ambitious, long-term project aimed at achieving major scientific advances in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. Among the group?s current research activities is the development of new algorithms and software for large-scale data analysis and simulation both on commodity clusters and on a massively parallel special-purpose supercomputer of our group?s design. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work closely with a number of the world?s leading computational chemists and biologists, and to make fundamental contributions within the fields of biology, chemistry, and medicine. Serious candidates will have an exceptionally distinguished history of academic and/or industrial accomplishment. Particularly relevant areas of expertise might include parallel computation, scientific computing, molecular dynamics, large-scale data management and analysis, and high performance data-parallel computing on multicore and GPU architectures, but specific knowledge of any of these areas is less critical than exceptional intellectual ability and a demonstrated track record of achievement. We are prepared to reward exceptionally well-qualified individuals with above-market compensation. To submit an application, please use the link provided below: http://www.deshawresearch.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/HPCWire/SP D. E. Shaw Research does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Systems Administrator: Servers, Clusters and Supercomputers for Computational Biochemistry

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Exceptional sysadmins sought to manage systems and network infrastructure for a New York?based interdisciplinary research project. Successful hires will be responsible for our servers and cluster environments, including: ? Massively parallel custom supercomputers ? Hundreds of terabytes of storage ? High-performance multi-gigabit networks ? Linux clusters ranging from hundreds to thousands of CPU cores Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of multiple Linux/UNIX operating systems, large installation systems administration experience, strong programming and scripting ability, and excellent communication skills. We are prepared to reward exceptionally well-qualified individuals with above-market compensation. Our research effort is aimed at achieving major scientific advances in the field of biochemistry and fundamentally transforming the process of drug discovery. To submit an application, please use the link provided below: http://www.deshawresearch.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/HPCWire/SysAd D. E. Shaw Research does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Development Manager, HPC

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Development Manager, HPC Santa Ana, CA. MSC Software, leaders in development and deployment of Finite Element Analysis based simulation tools, is a company in transition. To help drive this transformation we are seeking a technical leader with background in HPC for a new development effort. The HPC Manager will provide supervisory and technical leadership and business acumen in running the HPC Platforms Group. The incumbent will serve as the supervisor and senior technical expert for the group, acting as a bridge between the differing specialties of members of the group and liaison to the communities the group serves. Responsibilities: * Directly supports research by contributing in the areas of cyber infrastructure systems architecture and design. Is responsible for analyzing, specifying, designing, implementing and coordinating large HPC Simulation projects. Works with the Data Storage Manager to support and integrate the associated HPC local and wide-area, multi-hundred terabyte file systems with the HPC systems * Develop HPC architecture, conduct design and performs code reviews for team?s development. * Develop software programs/proof of concepts; identifies and implements opportunities to enhance customer solutions with software components. * Manages software projects, and author project documents. Provide technical oversight for multiple software projects * Ensure all deliverables meet established Product Quality Metrics and Guidelines. * Provide recommendations regarding: * Acquisition of hardware, software, and consulting services in support of Business projects and opportunities. * Capacity, upgrades, changes, enhancements to IT processes and systems * Assist QA and V&V teams with benchmarking and certification to ensure a successful and timely product release. * Define and govern software development standards and practices that best suit our company. * Provide second-line support to MSC application/support engineers. * Owns the execution of funded-development projects. * Works as a technical liaison with product management, marketing, sales and business development teams. * Works as a technical team leader and mentor for other members of the team, responsible for employee development (training, usage of software tools, coding techniques, etc.) * Researches competition practices and advances in the industry and software development. * Management may change this description at any time, according to business needs

Postdoc Computational and Computer Science

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Summary Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) addresses national security needs through cutting-edge experimental, theoretical, and computational science, and engineering research using the newest and most advanced experimental and computational facilities in the US and around the world. Under the Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) Program, computer simulation capabilities are developed to support the stockpile stewardship program together with broader national nuclear security needs. LANL seeks applications from outstanding candidates in the areas of computational and computer science, physics, and engineering to be considered for the Nicholas C. Metropolis Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational and Computer Sciences. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to use the most powerful supercomputers in the world to perform pioneering research in these disciplines: ? Research into complex, multiphysics, integrated numerical simulations and algorithms, including efficient use of advanced architectures for multiphysics codes. ? Development, validation, and incorporation of new physics and engineering models for integrated codes. These models include research into fluid mechanics, turbulence, microscopic and macroscopic models of material properties, warm dense matter, high explosives, plasma, nuclear, and atomic physics, and the transport of particles and x-rays. ? Development and application of fundamental physics codes to investigate relevant physics phenomena in these disciplines, including efficient use of advanced architectures. ? Verification and validation methodology and application, including development of a technically rigorous foundation to assess the confidence of simulation code results. ? Computer science and system development, including emerging technologies and investigation of advanced architectural concepts, , system software, programming models, advanced storage and networking technologies, system and application resiliency, and numerical algorithms; system and application co-design for emerging technologies.

Postdoc Computational and Computer Sciences

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Sr. Research Scientist

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have one Sr. Research Scientist position available. The primary functions of this position are to implement, analyze and integrate data related to genomics research; design and develop in-house bioinformatics tools; evaluate and integrate community-developed bioinformatics tools; and provide technical support and effective communication with users. IGB and NCSA are working together to develop state-of-the art compute infrastructures for genomic research and to leverage them in support of IGB research. NCSA has been tasked with providing computational resources for the Archon Genomics X-Prize (AGXP; genomics.xprize.org), setting the standard for human genome sequence validation for the next decade.

Sr. Lustre Engineer

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Whamcloud is a well-funded, energetic startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are building up a world-class team to vigorously attack the problem of data movement and storage in the most demanding environments. Whamcloud is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a proven ability to deliver. Transcending space and time, we measure our staff by the results they produce, not by where the live/work, nor the hours they keep.

High Performance Computing Data Center Facilities Manager

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in beautiful Golden, CO, is a leader in the U.S. Department of Energy?s effort to secure an energy future for the nation that is environmentally and economically sustainable. Our mission is to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advance related science and engineering and transfer knowledge and innovations to address the nation?s energy and environmental goals. High Performance Computing Data Center Facilities Manager Requisition #1470BR Job/Research Summary The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located in Golden, Colorado is the nation?s premier laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. NREL?s Computational Science Center has an immediate opening for a full-time mission critical facility manager overseeing NREL?s high performance computing (HPC) data center. The successful candidate will oversee the operation of all facility systems related to the operation of an existing HPC data center as well as be involved in the planning and the determination of both design specifications and performance requirements of a new state-of-the-art HPC data center that will serve the growing needs of the Laboratory for modeling and simulation. This new facility will also serve as a showcase for data center energy efficiency. The Computational Science Center hosts and supports NREL?s HPC systems with compute capability at the petascale and beyond. Job Duties

Responsible for the safe and energy efficient operation of NREL?s mission critical facility housing high performance computing systems including all data center related electrical and mechanical systems. Monitors operation of electrical and mechanical equipment supporting the facility and facility?s critical operations. Must be able to immediately respond to operational and emergency situations.
Responsible for critical facility physical infrastructure including mechanical, cooling, and electrical systems employing industry ?Best Practices.? Plans data center equipment staging and layout. Works with Center Director, IT system administrators, Site Operations, and Vendors to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize data center energy efficiency, safety, performance, and reliability.
Oversee both routine and emergency service on a variety of state of the art mission critical systems, e.g., switchgear, generators, UPS, power distribution equipment, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection/suppression; building monitoring systems; etc. ensuring that all work is performed according to established practices and procedures.
Prepares and analyzes monthly reports, including energy usage, energy efficiency, power usage effectiveness, and overall data center operation. Create, utilize and administer safe operating plans for all work on critical data center facility equipment. Schedule work activities, within specified change control management protocol. Perform other duties as required.
Oversee the planning and determination of both design specifications and performance requirements of a new state-of-the-art HPC data center. Future job duties will then include facilitating a smooth transition to this new HPC data center along with the associated operation, monitoring, maintenance, and upgrade duties that it will require.

MHPCC DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

MHPCC DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ? ID#UH10438. Maui High Performance Computing Center. Regular, Full-Time, RCUH Non-Civil Service position with the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), located at the Maui Research and Technology Park in Maui, Hawaii. Continuation of employment is dependent upon program/operational needs, satisfactory work performance, and availability of funds. MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARY: Salary commensurate with qualifications. DUTIES: Directs the technology groups of an advanced technology project site at the Maui Research and Technology Park. Principal technology manager responsible for technical execution of the Operations functions of MHPCC. Responsible for all Operations Directorate activities to include High Performance Computing systems, networking, user services, and technology infrastructure monitoring. Responsible for the conduct of Operations in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Plans, analyzes, and executes all High Performance Computing systems acquisitions. Develops and manages annual budgets for the Directorate and performs cost, productivity and trade analysis. Develops reports and briefings, as required on a regular basis, to present the status of the project. Supports all other MHPCC Directorates with technology and staff necessary for the conduct of operations.

Senior User Interface Developer

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Senior User Interface Developer Located in Newark California, Risk Management Solutions develops best in class risk management applications that leverage the latest advances in software engineering and risk modeling science. We keep growing and will address an even larger market by building our next generation of software suite of solutions. This takes developing a state of the art technology platform, leveraging the latest advances in database technology (in partnership with Informatica and Microstrategy), grid computing (in partnership with Microsofts High Performance Computing group), hardware-based acceleration techniques (in partnership with NVidia), and visualization (leveraging the latest mapping and user interface components from across the industry). We will be supporting both deployed and hosted applications as well as callable, embeddable analytic services. You will be part of the Application Framework team responsible for designing and developing flexible and extensible application layer framework as well as functional components. You will use best-of-breed technology from both established vendors such as Microsoft as well as open source technology. As a Senior User Interface Developer, this will be an opportunity to play a key role in designing, developing, and furthermore innovating together as you bring your considerable software engineering skills to our dynamically growing organization. Founded at Stanford University in 1988, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is the worlds leading provider of modeling, analytics and decision science solutions for the quantification and management of catastrophic risks throughout the world. RMS products and services are used by hundreds of insurance and reinsurance companies, hedge funds, corporations and governments to assess a wide range of natural and man-made perils, from earthquakes and hurricanes to terrorism and disease pandemic. Our solutions are trusted reliable benchmarks for strategic pricing, risk management, and risk transfer decisions.

High-Performance Computing Facility Manager

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is an Independent Administrative Institution established by the Government of Japan. Its aim is to establish a world-class university of science and technology in Okinawa. English will be the language of instruction and a large segment of the faculty and student population will be international. Currently, 23 Principal Investigators and a total of more than 200 scientists, students, and research support staff are located in OIST facilities in Uruma and Onna, Okinawa. OIST is presently constructing a new permanent campus in Onna village, where there will be a major expansion of research support and the establishment of the University in 2012. The High Performance Computing (HPC) facility comprises two commodity clusters plus a number of specialized machines. Further expansions are planned. The HPC facility is a part of the IT section. Position: Manager of the High Performance Computing (HPC) facility. Working Location: New OIST campus in Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. Responsibilities: OIST is seeking an experienced manager of high-performance computing systems. The manager leads a small team of HPC support personnel but is ultimately also responsible for the HPC systems management. This position requires managing, and if needed, providing system administration and technical support to faculty, students and research staff at OIST who wish to use high performance computers. The manager is directly responsible for the life cycle management of the HPC research infrastructure, including preparation of bids and acceptance testing and benchmarking. The manager overviews the job scheduling, HPC programming and systems analysis tasks, the maintenance of new software on HPC of various architectures and operating systems and the support of users in application development and migration of software systems to the HPC cluster environments.

Lead .NET Engineer

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Lead .NET Engineer If you want to be part of an ambitious software team, leading the evolution of a very successful Silicon Valley company read on: Located in Newark, California Risk Management Solutions develops best in class risk management applications that leverage the latest advances in software engineering and risk modeling science. We keep growing and will address an even larger market by building our next generation of software suite of solutions. This takes developing a state of the art technology platform, leveraging the latest advances in database technology (in partnership with Informatica and Microstrategy), grid computing (in partnership with Microsofts High Performance Computing group), hardware-based acceleration techniques (in partnership with NVidia), and visualization (leveraging the latest mapping and user interface components from across the industry). We will be supporting both deployed and hosted applications as well as scalable, embeddable analytic services. You will be part of team responsible for designing and developing the Services Platform at the middle-tier of this next generation software suite on which functional and analytical software will execute. As an expert and owner of this platform, you will facilitate and evangelize its use and consumption across a variety of tiers and as part of a number of different projects. As a Lead .NET Engineer, this will be an opportunity to play a key role in designing, developing, and furthermore innovating together as you bring your considerable software engineering skills to our dynamically growing organization. Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is the worlds leading provider of analytics and decision science solutions for the quantification and management of catastrophic risks throughout the world. The models and consulting services of RMS are used by hundreds of insurance and reinsurance companies, hedge funds, corporations, and governments to assess a wide-range of natural and man-made perils such as - earthquake, flood, hurricane, windstorm, wild fire, disease pandemic. RMS continues to grow and diversify in order to service and meet the requirement of its clients through research and technology innovation and superior client service. The companys strength lies in its ability to use and develop the skills of its people across a wide remit of business activities.

Environmental Data Manager

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

University of Idaho Environmental Data Manager (Data Manager) Idaho EPSCoR Open for Recruitment: August 2, 2010 - August 30, 2010 Announcement #: 16908026267 Salary Range: $60,590 Full or Part Time: Full Time Location: Moscow, Boise, Pocatello, Idaho Falls or other TBD This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding. Materials Required: Online Application (http://apptrkr.com/155258) Job References Letter of Qualification Resume Major Function: Idaho Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is helping Idaho?s public academic institutions to make extensive Cyberinfrastructure (CI) improvements that include development of software and hardware infrastructure for managing both spatial and temporal data related to the collection, storage, and use of environmental data. The Data Manager will play a key role in providing a variety of levels of data management support to the faculty, staff, and students engaged in environmental research supported by the Idaho EPSCoR program and related projects. This support will include helping develop and adopt standards for data management, becoming proficient and highly adept at use of the CUAHSI HIS and INSIDE Idaho data management and sharing systems, providing training on use of these data management systems to scientists, providing outreach to EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR researchers on adoption and integration with statewide data management systems, and engaging local data managers at the individual universities in all of these activities. Under Idaho EPSCoR, the data manager serves a statewide mission to support many levels of collaborative multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research and education activities. This position will work with academic, state and federal agency programs in Idaho as appropriate; interaction with faculty and staff at University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Idaho State University will be routine. The position will be at the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, at the Water Center in Boise, or at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls. Data management responsibilities of this University of Idaho position are expected to expand beyond the scope of the EPSCoR program as the Northwest Knowledge Network or related initiatives develop. Organizational Chart: This position reports to the Idaho EPSCoR Project Director through the Project Administrator. Near-term duties and responsibilities will be guided by a small Cyberinfrastructure Working Group representing multiple institutions in Idaho. Although this position is initially supported with grant funding and is therefore listed as contingent upon funding, the University of Idaho is committed to sustaining and institutionalizing this position following the EPSCoR project as it contributes to an important aspect of the institutions mission. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: · Education/Experience: B.S. in Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Technology, or related area PLUS 5 years of experience with both web based information systems management and enterprise scale relational database management systems (RDBMS); · OR Masters in related area plus 2 years of related experience in areas listed above. · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. · Willingness and ability to travel to the various university locations in the state on a regular basis for on-site training and RDBMS/server management help. · Self-motivated team-oriented attitude. · Ability to: work independently and with teams; work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and levels within the organization; work weekends, after regular business hours and holidays; posses valid Idaho driver?s license. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: · Database administration experience and/or experience designing and managing data structures. · Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and/or other enterprise scale RDBMS software. · Experience with web site development, preferably with experience using a web programming language such as PHP or ASP.NET. · Experience with and/or knowledge of environmental data · Experience providing technology training. · Experience working with distance learning equipment and/or providing instruction using this equipment. To enrich education through diversity, the University of Idaho is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. jeid-c946d57f1717232ab92649a929d4925c

High Performance Computing Software Engineer

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Join a team of talented and motivated application engineers porting and optimizing highly parallel software for many-core architectures. Help redefine how developers create software in world full of parallelism. Responsibilities include porting, optimization, analysis of performance + scalability of applications utilizing all the resources in a many-core platform; customer facing collaboration, training, and support; and the capture of best-practice methodologies to be used in creating collateral and case studies for sharing broadly with developers. Responsibilities also include influencing future many-core designs - both hardware and software - through the sharing of porting and optimization experiences utilizing application domain knowledge. Passion, self motivation, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail are essential.

MANAGER, HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FACILITY

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:47:44 EST

Manager, High Performance Computing Facility Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, High Performance Computing Initiative Job Id# 24705 Duties and Responsibilities: The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the High Performance Computing Initiative (HPCI) are searching for a Manager of Computer Operations. This position is responsible for architecture, implementation, development, management, administration and support of ASUs HPC infrastructure and data center facilities. In this role you will plan, manage and support day-to-day activities of maintaining ASUs Supercomputer cluster, storage, Infiniband network, Lustre file system, software stack and HPC tools. The position is responsible for project management specific to evaluating new technology, software, tools and new acquisitions; supervise, train and develop operations team; and drive continuous improvement and process efficiency. The position will also facilitate collaboration by working closely with HPCIs research partners, industry partners, vendors; provide advanced technical support to over 500 users; and facilitate customer relationships and satisfaction while ensuring adherence to ASU policies and processes. DAYS AND SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM; on-call 24/7