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Senior Research Software Developer
Senior Research Software Developer-Database
Research Computing Mass Storage Systems Administrator
Senior Research Informatics Developer
Geospatial Data Scientist
Senior Research Software Developer
Research Software Developer
Senior Researcher
Parallel Computing Software Developer
DUKE/RENCI Senior Research Scientist
Sr. Collaborative Research Software Developer

Senior Research Software Developer EEO# 570

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Research Software Developer. RENCI is seeking a Senior Research Software developer to develop software and tools to support institute and externally funded research projects and initiatives.

This position provides experienced research software development for RENCI projects using leading edge Microsoft technologies and platforms. The research software efforts include tools for management and manipulation of data and computer resources using the .Net Framework, SQL Server, SharePoint, and Compute Cluster Server.

PhD in computer science or a related field required. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed. Must have at least five years of professional or HPC software development experience using Microsoft technologies.

Interested candidates should submit a current resume, a letter of interest, and the names of three references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Email submissions may be made to . The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. Consideration of candidates will begin immediately, and will continue until the search has been successfully concluded.

Senior Research Software Developer-Database EEO# 569

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Research Software Developer - Database. The Senior Research Software Developer – Database is responsible for developing and producing software for data intensive research applications using SQL Server 2008, in support of institute and externally funded collaborative research projects.

The position provides experienced computational research software and database support for RENCI projects that involve local and national collaborations with researchers and other computer and computational scientists. In particular, it focuses on development of database architecture and implementations for environmental sensor data streams, ETL, BI, Grid and parallel computing software, and tools for management and manipulation of large data collections and sensor data streams, with an emphasis on database applications, federated data collections and interoperability for multiple scientific domains and computational architectures using leading edge Microsoft technologies and platforms.

Masters degree in computer science or a related field required. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed. Must have at least 5 years of professional or commercial data base and data collection software development experience.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Research Computing Mass Storage Systems Administrator EEO# 981

The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Research Computing Mass Storage Systems Administrator. This administrator will install and implement innovative storage systems for research computing projects and activities. This includes the hardware, storage system software, patches, tuning of the storage systems for best performance, monitoring and managing mass store operations. This person will also assist collaborative efforts by faculty and other principal investigators at RENCI, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and NCSU in the area of mass storage systems and related projects. This assistance may include support for faculty research efforts to build and grow a national leadership program designing, prototyping and testing innovative research mass storage and SAN systems and applications.

The ideal candidate should have extensive previous system administration knowledge and experience with Linux or other UNIX operating systems as well as the system administration and management of mass storage systems, preferably in a research/development environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Masters degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent system administration and mass storage experience, strong programming and scripting ability, and excellent communication skills.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Senior Research Informatics Developer EEO# 1086

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Research Informatics Developer.

The position provides experienced computational research software and informatics support for RENCI projects that involve local and national collaborations with researchers and other computer and computational scientists. In particular, the position will focus on development of integrated informatics and knowledge systems, including federated and distributed approaches, ontology and metadata development, and integration with analytical and visualization capabilities built on top of informatics systems. This position is geared toward application of both existing approaches and new research approaches, such as semantic technologies, to real world problems in a variety of scientific and applied domains. Initial work will likely be in the areas of biomedical and health informatics.

The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree or Ph.D. in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in the domain of informatics. At least two years of professional experience in software or informatics required; knowledge of databases, data-integration/federation approaches, metadata/semantic technologies, web technologies for informatics.

Required skills and qualifications include specialized scientific knowledge of research informatics including data structures, databases and computational science. Domain knowledge of technologies for federation and integration of research databases, including service based approaches, semantic/metadata technologies and database-approaches. Programming skills include Java/C/C++, XML, service and web-based technologies. Interdisciplinary study and inquiry, capacity for self education, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to foster and maintain collaborations with both academic and industrial researchers are also required.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Geospatial Data Scientist EEO# 1120

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Geospatial Data Scientist.

This position will focus on the integration and interface of watershed GIS methods with real time environmental observations, watershed process models, demographic and infrastructure information. This is a critical interface and coordination position that will integrate information from the wireless sensor systems, a range of web based environmental information and modeling activities, as well as state, county and municipal users of forecast events. This position will coordinate RENCI projects that involve local and national collaborations with academic researchers, state agency subject matter experts, and other computer and computational scientists.

PhD degree preferred, Master’s degree required in computer science or related field. Candidate must have at least ten years of professional software development experience. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed.

Specific skills for this position include extensive experience with geospatial software and its application, lead scientist research and publication experience in geospatial science and technology, project management experience, strong database programming skills, ability to work with multiple GIS programs including open source technologies, demonstrated ability to work independently on complex spatial analysis problems, strong writing and oral communication skills, work well in a team environment, as well as be adept at managing a research and development project that is both complex and to some extent initially not fully defined.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Senior Research Software Developer EEO# 1122

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Research Software Developer.

This position provides experienced research software development support for RENCI projects that involve local and national collaborations with academic researchers, state agency subject matter experts, and other computer and computational scientists.

Ph.D. or Masters Degree in computer science or related field required. Candidate must have at least five years of professional software development experience. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed.

Specific skills for this position include programming and development skills in Windows, Sharepoint and SQL Server , Linux, C#, C/C++, Java, Perl, Unix Shell Scripts, CGI, JavaScript, J2Ee, .Net, Velocity, Struts, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, HTML, XML, CSS, UML, Patterns, Visual Studio .Net, Eclipse, Ant, JUnit, SVN< CVS, Razor, PCMS, CORBA, EJB, Web Services, Oracle, MySQL, MS Access, MFC, Windows Forms, AWT, Swing, Dreamweaver, Flash, OpenGL, DirectX, SGI Performer, 3DS Max, Maya, and Aechelon. In addition the successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to build collaborative efforts with appropriate departments, as well as demonstrate a capacity for self-education, interdisciplinary study and inquiry, excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal communication, human relations and team building skills.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Research Software Developer EEO# 1123

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Research Software Developer.

This position provides research software development support for RENCI projects that involve local and national collaborations with academic researchers, state agency subject matter experts, and other computer and computational scientists.

Masters required in computer science or related field. Candidate must have at least two years of professional research software development experience.

Specific skills for this position include programming and development skills in ESRI ARcMap, ArcObjects, Grass, MS Visual Studio, Visual Café, Eclipse, Java, Swing Libraries, JDBC, C/C++, PHP, PERL, BV.NE, XML, Corba, SOAP, Crystal, MySQL, MS Access, Informix SQL?ESQL, PostgreSQL.
In addition the successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to build collaborative efforts with appropriate departments, as well as demonstrate a capacity for self-education, interdisciplinary study and inquiry, excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal communication, human relations and team building skills.

Interested candidates should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and the names of four references to:

RENCI Search Committee
Attn: Debra McLaughlin
CB: 7583
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Senior Researcher
Position # 1002627

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Researcher.

This position will be responsible for all research pertaining to the Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Studies, Inc. (TUCASI) effort to develop a large-scale data resource storage project. This multi-year, multi-million dollar project seeks to combine the needs of triangle research universities for a large-scale, sustainable, curated data repository. The project includes funding for petabyte-scale storage resources to be used as deemed necessary by the member institutions (UNC-CH, Duke University and NC State) to achieve the combined vision. The position will lead the institutions research through workshops, working groups, pilots, etc. to the consensus vision to determine system requirements as well as be responsible for the ultimate design and development to support the research storage itself.

A Masters degree required along with at least five years experience managing large computer research projects. Candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, have extensive experience working in an academic research environment and must have the ability to foster and maintain collaborations.

Interested candidates must complete an EPA Non-Faculty online application at http://hr.unc.edu/jobseekers/search.htm

The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately, and will continue until the search has been successfully concluded.

Parallel Computing Software Developer
Position # 1000389

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Parallel Computing Software Developer.

The person in this position will support and lead RENCI projects related to high-performance computing (HPC) with regard to the design, implementation, deployment, and use of performance measurement and analysis tools. On these projects, the individual will perform research at RENCI and work with our partner institutions in academia, government, and industry.

A Master’s degree is required in computer science or related field and at least 2 years of practical experience with performance tools and analysis. Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and performance issues is required. Programming and Development skills: C, C++, and Java on Linux (or Unix) required. Experience with numerical methods or computational science is desirable. Experience with Eclipse and with programming on Windows is desirable. Candidate must possess the ability to communicate effectively on technical issues, both orally and in writing, interpersonal communication skills to help build and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and with external partners, the capacity and interest for self-education to improve job skills and knowledge, self-direction and the ability to make progress without detailed supervision.

Interested candidates must complete an EPA Non-Faculty online application at http://hr.unc.edu/jobseekers/search.htm

The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately, and will continue until the search has been successfully concluded.

DUKE/RENCI Senior Research Scientist
Position # 1002425

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Senior Research Scientist...

The person in this position will provide experienced computational research support for local and national projects and initiatives that involve collaboration between DUKE University and other RENCI affiliated campuses. In particular, it focuses on development of software contributing to one or more primary focus areas of the RENCI Center at Duke University, which include Grid and parallel computing, management, manipulation and visualization of large data collections, intelligent system development, and collaborative computing. An employee of RENCI / UNC-CH, the Senior Research Scientist will report to the director of the RENCI – Duke Engagement Center, which is located at the heart of Duke’s West Campus.

Masters in computer science or a related field required. Ph.D. preferred. At least five years professional or commercial software development experience. Specialized scientific knowledge in one or more of the following areas: (a) Grid and parallel computing, (b) large data set management, manipulation or visualization, (c) intelligent system development, (d) collaborative computing. Programming skills in Java, C, C++ and FORTRAN, XML. Teaching skills. Ability to build collaborative efforts with appropriate departments. Ability to write proposals. Knowledge of research field, ability to bridge several disciplines, ability to work with fellow scientists and collaborators.

Sr. Collaborative Research Software Developer
Position # 1002752

The multidisciplinary Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is seeking a Sr. Collaborative Research Software Developer.

This position provides experienced software and visualization support for RENCI and collaboration with campus research efforts that involve local and/or national collaborations with researchers, faculty and other computer and computational scientists. In particular, it focuses on partnering with faculty on the development of collaborative content and applications across multiple domains using a variety of hardware and software building blocks, visualization resources and tools, with a specific emphasis on collaborating with the UNC-Chapel Hill community.

The holder of this position must be able track the dynamic environment of high performance computing and advanced visualization applications. Changes in computer architectures, system software and software tools require continuing informal education. Only with a commitment to self-education can one provide the necessary services to the academic community.

A Masters is required in computer science, computer graphics, computer animation, math, visualization or a related field. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed.

At least seven years of professional application development experience is required for this job. Specialized knowledge of and experience working with 3D virtual world environments and applications is required. Specialized knowledge of and experience using open source software development environments such as Croquet is highly desired.