<div dir="ltr"><br><b style="font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to hire a full-time Computational Geoscientist to support computational science activities across EPS and its newly established high-performance computing cluster.</font></b><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><h2 style="font-size:1.2777em;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"></h2><h2 dir="auto" style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">To apply, visit: </font><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><a href="https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/job/PICKLE-RESEARCH-CAMPUS/EPS---Computational-Geoscientist_R_00036727?q=Geo" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/job/PICKLE-RESEARCH-CAMPUS/EPS---Computational-Geoscientist_R_00036727?q=Geo" style="border-color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/job/PICKLE-RESEARCH-CAMPUS/EPS---Computational-Geoscientist_R_00036727</font></a></div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><font color="#000000">Submit applications by Feb 15, 2025 for full consideration </font></div></h2><h2 dir="auto" style="font-size:1.2777em;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:1.632517rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Responsibilities</font></span></h2><ul style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:17px;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Work closely with computationally oriented faculty, researchers, and students in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences to increase efficiency of computational research</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Optimization of data analysis and archiving workflows including high throughput data processing, development of platforms to analyze large model outputs, and other computational and data science tasks.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Troubleshooting of environment, package, and code issues.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Assist with code development underlying earth and planetary science research.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Optimization of software for high-performance and parallel computing platforms and to enhance computational efficiency.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Assisting with transitioning existing codes to follow best practices for shareability, version control, benchmarking, and documentation.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Developing and delivering trainings for students and faculty on big data analysis best practices and emerging methods.</font></p></li></ul><h2 style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Required Qualifications</font></h2><p style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Masters or PhD in a computational field OR B.S. in a computational field plus work experience in a computational field equivalent to a Masters or PhD. Experience working with geoscientific datasets. Experience working with high performance computing systems. Scientific and interpersonal skills to interface with heterogeneous teams of scientists. Excellent written and oral communication skills.</font></p><p style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:17px;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><i style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.</font></i></p><h2 style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Preferred Qualifications</font></h2><p style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Prior research experience in computational geoscience fields, such as climate science, geophysics, and/or remote sensing. Experience running physics-based earth system models. Experience working with packages and platforms used to support 4D geoscientific big data research, such as Zarr, Dask, Globus, and Jupyter Hub.</font></p><h2 style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Salary Range</font></h2><p style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">$60,000 + depending on qualifications</font></p><h2 style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Working Conditions</font></h2><ul style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:17px;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">May work around standard office conditions.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><span style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Use of manual dexterity.</font></span></p></li></ul><h2 style="font-size:1.2777rem;max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Required Materials</font></h2><ul style="max-width:100%;font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:17px;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Resume/CV</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">3 work references with their contact information from supervisors</font></p></li><li style="max-width:100%;border-color:rgb(210,210,210)"><p style="max-width:100%;font-size:1.0625rem;border-color:rgb(210,210,210);line-height:1.2"><font color="#000000">Letter of interest</font></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:Aptos"></font><br style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos"></div>
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