"Computational Research Support Analyst"

Overview

The Yale Center for Research Computing seeks a Computational Research Support Analyst to join the Center’s interdisciplinary Research Support group and to provide best-in-class support with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and secure computing environments (e.g. NIST 800-171 and HIPAA). The position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work within a team and juggle many simultaneous projects, and a can-do attitude. For candidates interested in research, the opportunity exists for extended collaboration with researchers up to 20% time. This position involves consulting with and advising users of the YCRC’s services, who have a wide range of research interests and computational abilities (including faculty, postdocs, and graduate students). Yale is undertaking a major effort in Artificial Intelligence, both in terms of fundamental research as well as applications of AI. Accordingly, the YCRC expects to dramatically expand the necessary resources, in particular the latest GPUs. These initiatives and researchers will be a focus for this position. The YCRC supports the entire University, including the Yale School of Medicine and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and encompasses Yale’s High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters with more than 40,000 cores, multiple petabytes of high-performance storage, and technologies for computational science and the analysis, sharing, and management of large-scale research data. The successful candidate for this position will report to the Center’s Director of Arts & Sciences Research Computing. The Yale Center for Research Computing is a component of the Provost’s Office, and is governed jointly by the Vice Provost for Research, the Deputy Dean(s) for Research at the Yale School of Medicine, and the University Vice President for Technology and Campus Services.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Extensive ability working in Linux environment.
2. Mastery of programming in at least one language such as Python or C.
3. Knowledge of software building and installation: e.g. make, autoconf, etc.
4. Self-starter. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects/collaborations simultaneously.
5. Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

1. Experience with building and tuning AI systems.
2. Experience with GPUs and HPC clusters.
3. AI tools: TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Large Language Models
4. Computing languages such as: C, Python, MATLAB, RHigh performance computing in a Linux environment
5. Software tools: Docker, Apptainer, Slurm, MPI, Jupyter, EasyBuild, Conda
6. Teaching of courses, workshops, consulting

Principal Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with faculty and researchers to provide scientific computational expertise to enhance efficiency of research algorithms.
2. Interface with faculty to solicit requirements on how best to enhance the daily operations of the Yale's Center for Research Computing (YCRC).
3. Work with the HPC engineering team to implement these operational enhancements.
4. Provide technical support, computing assistance, and training to YCRC users primarily in the university's main campus departments in the natural and social sciences and engineering. This includes:
   • Software installation and support of various scientific software packages.
   • Support of research groups' computational research through consultation and design of software and systems.
   • Parallel programming and performance tuning.
   • Assistance with data management and sharing.
   • Troubleshooting users' computational problems.
5. Investigate new computing technologies (in areas such as hardware, software, and networking, depending on the candidate's interests and expertise).
6. Develop and deliver training programs, seminars, and other outreach activities to a diverse community of faculty, students, and others sharing a common interest in advanced computing and data processing technologies for research. Training will include basic and advanced programs in HPC and data science.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in a scientific or computational field plus two years of academic or scientific industry experience.

Salary Range

$65,500.00 - $123,550.00

Location

New Haven, Connecticut