Computational Scientist – Bioinformatics

Job ID: 309906
Job date: 2018-02-13
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Company : UT Southwestern Medical Center 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Job Duties:

  • Support faculty and students in adapting computational strategies to the specific features of the HPC infrastructure. Working with a range of systems and technologies such as compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing and database servers.
  • Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize biological data sets including genomic, imaging and protein structure data.
  • Participate in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical informatics.
  • Train users on the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.
Experience and Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and three (3) years of scientific software development/analysis. Experience with HPC is a strong plus. Master's or PhD preferred. Will consider demonstrated success in publishing computational science results in lieu of experience.

Security : This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

Salary : Salary Negotiable


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Additional Info:
Category: Research & Laboratory

Location: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX

Department: 245101 - Bioinformatics

Full/Part Time/PRN: Day Job

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Schedule: Full-time

UT Southwestern Medical Center has built a state-of the art high-performance computing infrastructure 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. We have an opening for a talented and goal-oriented individual to join our highly-dynamic research team as an HPC Computational Scientist. Under the mentorship of the director of IT operations, you will work on the ongoing operations of the system and provide user support for high-end computational projects. The position will be responsible for scientific web application development, working to provide our community of users with easy access to the capabilities of our systems. The successful applicant will also have opportunities to work with a range of HPC systems and technologies such as compute clusters, parallel file systems, high-speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.

UTSouthwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; gender, including sexual harassment; age; disability; citizenship; and veteran status. In addition, it is UTSouthwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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