Computational Scientist BIOHPC, Temporary
About The Position
The research computing infrastructure for UT Southwestern Medical Center is the Biomedical High Performance Computing (BioHPC) resource that includes an HPC cluster containing conventional and GPU-based nodes for parallel computing, large-scale data storage, and integration of HPC with high-performance desktop workstations. The Computational Scientist - BioHPC will work on the daily operations of the HPC system, provide user support and training, and collaborate on high-end computational research projects. This position includes an initial training period during which the individual will serve as an intern, with transition to a permanent role contingent upon successful performance. The role supports high-performance computing (HPC) operations and computational research activities in biomedical informatics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other field related to biomedical and computational research
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree or PhD
- Experience with HPC and/or demonstrated success in publishing computational science results is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Support faculty and research teams from all BioHPC member departments at UTSW in adapting computational strategies to the specific features of the BioHPC infrastructure.
- Work with a range of systems and technologies such as compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.
- Automation of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to deliver software in the HPC environment, including containerized environments.
- Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize very complex and high dimensional biological and biomedical data sets.
- Design and optimize workflows for the high-performance compute environment for data collection, data integrity, stable data flow, and ensuring data security during transfer and at rest.
- Participate with UTSW faculty in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical informatics, providing expertise on the HPC environment.
- Interact with users to understand computational research needs and develop/deliver training on the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery across UTSW's research community.
- Performs other duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
