Engineering Researcher I - 527964
Job no: 527964
Work type: Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)
Location: Tuscaloosa
Categories: Engineering/Computer Science, Research/Scientific
Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $62,300 - Midpoint: $81,000 (Salaried E10)
Department/Organization: 214241 - Computer Science
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Job Summary: The Engineering Researcher I contributes to the planning and design of engineering research and creative projects. Performs supporting research and creative activities such as data analysis, monitoring outcomes, performing lab maintenance, and/or performing experiments and creating creative projects. May assist in short- and long-term planning and project goals. May assist with research and creative proposals and dissemination of project findings.
Additional Department Summary: Supports the following activities under the direction of Dr. Bangalore: evaluate performance of High Performance Computing (HPC) applications and design performance optimizations to improve performance; package and deploy HPC applications using containers and fine-tuning of containers for portability and performance; and author technical and scientific reports and papers, deliver scientific presentations at conferences, and design and deliver tutorials/short courses both in traditional classroom settings as well as online format.
Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of engineering or closely related research experience; OR master's degree or higher and some engineering or closely related research experience. Post-Baccalaureate degree is highly preferred (Master’s degree or higher).
Skills and Knowledge: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others. Ability to coordinate with faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and external collaborators.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong background in parallel computing, parallel application design and development, and performance evaluation and optimization. Experience with high-performance computing and programming in C/C++, experience with performance evaluation and optimizations of HPC applications on heterogeneous architectures, experience with setting up and using containers to support reproducibility and repeatability, and experience using OpenMP, MPI, and CUDA.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.
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