Research Scientist III - Computational Chemistry Facilities Manager

University of North Texas System • Denton, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of North Texas Chemistry Department seeks a full-time Research Scientist III in High-Performance Computing to manage its departmental HPC facility. The role maintains computing servers and infrastructure, coordinates equipment and support-system maintenance and upgrades, and trains and supports facility users. Applicants should have a strong background in computational chemistry or a closely related area; experience managing, installing, or upgrading modern HPC facilities is strongly preferred.

The position supports computational chemistry research by managing access and job queues, installing and updating software and codes, addressing user hardware and software needs, and providing technical support to research groups. It also manages billing, shares information about the computational facilities for publications and grant proposals, obtains quotes for repairs and upgrades, oversees that work, and works with users to obtain funding for facility upgrades. The work schedule varies based on assignment. No adverse environmental conditions are expected.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computational/Theoretical Chemistry or a related area.
• Strong background in computational chemistry or a closely related area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing and maintaining multi-user high-performance computing facilities.
• Strong record of published research in Computational/Theoretical Chemistry or related areas.
• Experience managing, installing, and/or upgrading modern HPC facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the physical infrastructure of the departmental high-performance computing (HPC) facility.
• Manage and coordinate access to the Computational Chemistry Instructional Laboratory (CCIL).
• Provide information about computational facilities to chemistry researchers for publications and grant proposals.
• Support HPC users with software and hardware needs.
• Provide technical support to research groups conducting computational chemistry.
• Manage research access to HPC systems and queues for computational research jobs.
• Obtain quotes for needed HPC facility upgrades and repairs, and oversee the work.
• Coordinate maintenance and upgrades of computing equipment and support systems.
• Manage user access and training.
• Install and update codes and software needed by users.
• Manage billing.
• Work with users to obtain funding for facility upgrades.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree