Scientific Computing Infrastructure Engineer

Queen Mary University of London - School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

About the Role
We are recruiting a Scientific Computing Research Infrastructure Engineer to complete a team of five who provide subject specific computing resource and expertise to research projects across the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. We will be tasked with developing and maintaining research computing infrastructure across the School including the GridPP and School Linux clusters, as well as laboratory computers running many different analysis and experiment systems. You will also contribute to developing our new computer and data cloud facility.

About You
You will have a PhD (or are about to receive a PhD) in a STEM subject and be interested in a career at the interface of research and computing. You will be an inquisitive technical problem solver and a team player with good communication skills. You will be an experienced Linux user, with some programming skills. You will likely be familiar with working in research/laboratory settings.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is a thriving and friendly place to work and maintains a tradition of outstanding research in ground-breaking fields. Research areas include Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Experimental Particle Physics, Functional Materials and Nanoscience, Physical and Computational Chemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis, and Theoretical Physics.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. We continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.