Job Information

University of Utah Post Doc Res Assoc in Salt Lake City, Utah

Details

Open Date 11/11/2022

Requisition Number PRN32974B

Job Title Post Doc Res Assoc

Working Title Post Doc Res Assoc

Job Grade A00

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area President

Department 00810 - Scient Comp & Imag Instit-Oper

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range Up to $65,000

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Job Summary

Working as part of the DataSpaces Project ( dataspaces.org ) successful candidates will join an ambitious, multidisciplinary team focused on designing conceptual and software solutions for managing computation and data on the largest computing system in the world, enabling cutting-edge extreme-scale science. This project provides the opportunity to interact across several STEM fields, as well as work with national and international collaborators from academia, national laboratories and industry. Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to work with real-world simulations and experiments running on world leading edge computing systems. Specific research topics include programming system for in-situ scientific workflows, data management optimization using smart storage, and portable GPU -based data staging optimizations. Candidates should have a strong background in operating systems and systems programming in C and/or C++, and must be familiar with parallel programming principles. Previous experience in shared-memory parallelization (OpenMP), distributed-memory parallelization ( MPI ), and/or GPU -based methods (e.g., CUDA , OpenCL) is a plus. Application areas include (but are not limited to) exascale machine learning/data mining methods on big medical data (e.g., image, gene sequence data), high energy physics, and computational chemistry. Applicants with any experience in machine learning algorithms, neural networks and computer vision are also welcomed.

Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:

Director/ Title IX Coordinator

Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA)

135 Park Building

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

801-581-8365

oeo@utah.edu

Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu

For more information: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

To inquire about this posting, email:employment@utah.edu (%20employment@utah.edu) or call 801-581-2300.

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.