Career Opportunities in HPC at a Glance

Whether you are seeking a change of career, a post-doctoral position or career advancement, this site has a variety of offerings from universities and organizations located across the country and around the world. Each listing is posted for thirty days from its original posting date so be sure to gather all of the necessary information when you first see a posting that interests you so as not to miss it upon your return to this site.

Back-End Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL
Hiring Institution: OmniLife
Apply By: April 18, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


OmniLife is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer interested in immersing themselves into the exciting, ever-changing, technically challenging culture of a healthcare technology start-up company. We are looking for a React Developer with proven experience in all phases of the software development life-cycle. The person in this position will be responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and applications. Your primary focus will be development of server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

Staff Data Scientist

Location: College Staton, TX
Hiring Institution: Texas A&M Institute of Data Science
Apply By: April 19, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science seeks a Staff Data Scientist who can join its mission to promote research, education, service and outreach. The Data Scientist will help research and operational organizations in Texas A&M utilize Data Science in their work by: acting as a consultant and collaborating on longer-term research and operational projects, providing training in Data Science, and coordinating with staff in TAMIDS and partner organizations to share knowledge and develop common solutions for Data Science problems. Candidates should have a PhD in an area related to Data Science. The level of the appointment will depend on experience.

Python Developer

Location: Boulder, Colorado
Hiring Institution: NCAR/UCAR
Apply By: April 21, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


NCAR/UCAR is looking for a Python developer to help our community of scientists access the Earth system science data that fuels their research. As a member of the Python team, you will collaborate with other Unidata developers to test, support, maintain, and develop Unidata open source software products and real-time data streams. This position, together with the rest of the Python group, is also responsible for maintaining and advancing Unidata’s collection of Python training materials and teaching Unidata’s Python Training Workshop locally and periodically at various universities, usually several times per year.

HPC Senior Systems Administrator

Location: Iowa City, IA
Hiring Institution: University of Iowa
Apply By: April 28, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


Information Technology Services, a service organization that provides technology support for the University of Iowa campus, is seeking a High Performance Computing (HPC) Sr. Systems Administrator to join its Advanced Computing Systems group for support of research computing systems under the direction of the Associate Director of Research Services. This position will work with the team and with guidance and mentorship from the HPC Architect and Associate Director for Research Services to design, implement, and provide systems administration support for High Performance Computing systems offered by Information Technology Services.

Senior Systems Administrator

Location: Woods Hole, MA
Hiring Institution: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Senior Systems Administrator to join the Information Services Department. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. The Senior Systems Administrator works as part of a team to design, implement, and support WHOI’s computing infrastructure, with an emphasis on Linux and Windows server administration and storage management, works closely with scientists and researchers who are leaders in their fields, advising and assisting them with their computing, storage, and backup needs, and provides high level customer service, with demonstrated ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical users. This position will report to the Manager of HPC, Servers & Storage.

Full-Stack Software Developer

Location: Chicago, IL
Hiring Institution: OmniLife
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


OmniLife is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer interested in immersing themselves into the exciting, ever-changing, technically challenging culture of a healthcare technology start-up company. We are looking for a Full Stack Developer with proven experience in all phases of the software development life-cycle. The person in this position will be responsible for the design, development, testing, documentation and support for server-side logic, database system(s), authentication services and user interfaces. This team member will also work with international partners who may supply software or hardware components, collaborating with them as needed to specify and validate key functionalities.

Lead Software Engineer

Location: Iowa City, IA
Hiring Institution: HealthTech Solutions, Inc.
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


HealthTech Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a OmniLife) seeks a Lead Software Engineer. Qualified candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a scientific field such as Biology or Chemistry or a related field plus 5 years related experience in software development and/or architecture and 3 years with the following: SQL Databases, working within healthcare industry, HL7v.3 and/or Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Healthcare integration, working with Patient Identity Management, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, APIs, and working as technology lead.

REACT Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL
Hiring Institution: OmniLife
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


OmniLife is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer interested in immersing themselves into the exciting, ever-changing, technically challenging culture of a healthcare technology start-up company. We are looking for a React Developer with proven experience in all phases of the software development life-cycle. The person in this position will be responsible for the design, development, testing, documentation and support for front-end web/mobile systems.

Technical Advisory Board

Location: Worldwide
Hiring Institution: OmniLife
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


OmniLife is searching for a Technical Advisory Board Member who is highly motivated, collaborative and fun loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. The Technical Advisory Board Member will have prior experience developing and growing the technical capabilities of an early-stage company in the facets of Financing, Human Resources, Technical/Clinical/Business Partnerships, and Security/Regulatory Compliance. The Technical Advisory Board Member is interested in becoming a key member of team making important technical and business decisions that will shape the company’s future (aspiring CEO, CTO, VP Engineering, etc.).

Engineering Education Program Director

Location: Alexandria, VA
Hiring Institution: National Science Foundation
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation is seeking a Program Director for the Engineering Education program through an Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment (IPA) Act assignment. The initial assignment will be made for one year, and it may be extended for three additional years by mutual agreement. NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out the Foundation's overall mission to support innovative and merit-evaluated activities in fundamental research and education that contribute to the nation's technological strength, security and welfare. This responsibility requires knowledge in the appropriate disciplines, as well as: a commitment to high standards; a considerable breadth of interest; receptivity to new ideas; a strong sense of fairness; good judgment; and, a high degree of personal integrity.

Engineering Research Center (ERC) Program Director

Location: Alexandria, VA
Hiring Institution: National Science Foundation
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation is seeking a Program Director for the Engineering Research Center (ERC) program through an Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment (IPA) Act assignment. The initial assignment will be made for one year, and it may be extended for additional three years by mutual agreement. NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out the Foundation's overall mission to support innovative and merit-evaluated activities in fundamental research and education that contribute to the nation's technological strength, security and welfare. The positions require a commitment to high standards of intellectualism and ethical conduct, a considerable breadth of interest, receptivity to new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity. EEC's ERC Program Directors solicit, receive and review proposals, make funding recommendations and administer awards. They are also responsible for interaction with other Federal agencies, forming and guiding interagency collaborations, and for service to Foundation-wide activities.

Senior High Performance Computing Engineer

Location: Kansas City, MO
Hiring Institution: Children's Mercy Hospital
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


The Senior High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer is responsible for the daily operation and monitoring of a high performance computing infrastructure, which includes the high performance compute cluster, storage system, and backup and disaster recovery systems. The Senior HPC Systems Engineer plans, designs, and implements the integration of HPC systems, and provides consultation and support for other HPC projects. They are expected to be a top-level contributor/specialist for high performance computing and Linux/UNIX environments.They act as architects for non-technical people, gathering requirements and turning them into working systems and services. A wide degree of creativity and independence is expected and required for a person to be successful at this level of technical competency. They will also be expected to effectively teach and mentor more junior engineers.

Assistant VP for Research Cyberinfrastructure and Director of High Performance Computing

Location: Stillwater, OK
Hiring Institution: Oklahoma State University
Apply By: April 30, 2019
Posted date: April 01, 2019


The Assistant Vice President for HPC provides strategic direction and leadership for OSU research computing endeavors, and is responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the OSU High Performance Computing Center (HPCC). This individual will establish a vision for research cyberinfrastructure and define and deliver services relevant to the needs of the OSU research community. This person must embody the mission and vision of OSU and be a catalyst for change, modeling the way for others to follow. Personnel management, as well as collaboration with OSU researchers, external constituents, and external collaborators, is a major part of this job. Helping to identify financial resources (internal and external) to expand, upgrade and modernize the High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure at OSU is expected.

Technical Lead

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Hiring Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Apply By: May 08, 2019
Posted date: April 17, 2019


The University of Pittsburgh Center for Research Computing (CRC) is searching for a Technical Lead to manage our High Performance Computing (HPC) resources, comprising more than 9000 cores, including an MPI sector, an SMP sector, a high throughput sector, a GPU sector, and storage. The position’s main responsibility is to assure proper operation of Pitt’s hardware and software infrastructure, which will involve building positive relationships with CRC faculty and users as well as personnel from the University’s Network Operations Center (NOC). You will be joining a team of dedicated consultants who advance leading-edge research by focusing on growing the productivity of Pitt researchers through the application of advanced computing. We support research in fields such as engineering, chemistry, genomics, biostatistics, economics, and linguistics, among many other areas. Your efforts will be supporting a world-renowned teaching and researching faculty.

Senior HPC System Administrator

Location: Chicago, IL
Hiring Institution: University of Chicago
Apply By: May 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


The University of Chicago is seeking a highly qualified Senior HPC System Administrator to join the system and operation team that builds and manages RCC HPC systems and facility operations. The individual in this position will be involved in the procurement and management of HPC hardware and software.

Assistant Research Programmer/ Research Programmer /Senior Research Programmer

Location: Urbana, Illinois
Hiring Institution: University of Illinois
Apply By: June 30, 2019
Posted date: March 30, 2019


NCSA is currently seeking one or more Assistant Research Programmer/Research Programmer/Senior Research Programmer(s) to create scientific and research software development and engineering in support of projects and research, which can include elements of data analysis, data ingestion and integration from heterogeneous sources, cybersecurity, web front ends, back end services that scale, as well as databases. You will interact with people in a wide range of educational, scientific, and engineering disciplines to design, develop, and support advanced software tools in areas such as civil and environmental engineering, biology, geoscience, digital humanities, library science, hazard management, medical informatics, astronomy, and computational science. Creativity, independence, a strong work ethic, as well as coordination with the project principal investigator(s) will be critical. You will also have the opportunity to represent the group at meetings, give presentations at conferences or other venues, and contribute to publications and grant proposals.