HPSC Computational Scientist: Office of Innovative Technologies - UTK

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) High Performance & Scientific Computing (HPSC) group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provides high performance computing resources and scientific computing support to faculty and researchers. Under the guidance of the associate CIO and HPSC director and the mentorship of the HPSC manager, the Research Consultant will help and support researchers in accessing and using the resources managed by OIT HPSC. The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of scientific computing and be part of a team that supports the university’s high performance computing resources and secure research computing environment.

This position involves helping researchers develop, port, troubleshoot, and optimize scientific applications for high performance computing platforms. The Research Consultant will consult on simulation, workflow, and application design and development; provide HPC and parallel computing support; install and test scientific computing compilers, libraries, open-source and licensed software; and develop documentation, training content, and technical writing content. Working collaboratively with the HPSC team and other OIT groups, the Research Consultant will operate in a dynamic research environment as both a team member and a project leader. This position cannot be 100% remote.