HPC System Support Specialist - College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences

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Full Consideration Date:

05/03/2026

Job Description:

Primary Function:

Develops training materials for faculty and students regarding managing jobs in the High Performance Computing (HPC) system; collaborates with faculty and students to understand their scientific tasks and identify computing requirements; advises faculty, staff, and students on how to organize, prepare, and obtain data sets for analysis; provides guidance on the use of techniques such as data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining to answer research questions; assists and trains faculty in composing and assembling reproducible workflows and protocols; assists researchers with job requests, environment, execution, and troubleshooting; and assists in the maintenance of the HPC system.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, statistics, or related field; ability to interact with students and faculty to facilitate their use of the HPC system; experience with Linux based clustered computing environments such as RedHat and Rocky Linux; proficiency in shell scripting (Bash, Python) and at least one of the following: R, C, C++, Perl, or Java required. Master's degree in information technology, computer science, statistics, or related field; experience working with a range of audiences; experience providing support and/or training; proficiency in setting up jobs for parallel execution, e.g., allocating adequate CPU cores and memory to meet specific requirements; experience with Linux account management and application support; and proficiency with job submission systems such as Slurm, PDB, and LSF preferred. Student experience will be considered.

Position Details:

Job Category:

Professional and Scientific Type of Position:

Term; This is a full-time, on-campus position that is grant-funded and expected to continue through June 2028.

Service Schedule:

Calendar Year Application Instructions:

All application materials received by May 3, 2026, will be given full consideration. To apply for this position, please click on "Apply" and complete the Employment Application. The following materials must be attached when applying: 1) Resume 2) Cover Letter You will be presented with the opportunity to attach multiple documents when completing the application. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL required materials listed above have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. If you have questions regarding this application process, please email careers-support@uni.edu or call 319-273-2422.

Compensation:

$24.09 to

Commensurate Pay Basis:

Hourly Pay Grade:

119

FLSA Status:

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