Scientific Programmer
Description of Work:
As a Scientific Programmer, you will:
- Develop and extend the core computational infrastructure that underpins a multi-scale immune digital twin ecosystem and platform.
- Collaborate closely with product leadership to translate near-, mid-, and long-term roadmap requirements (3–6 months and 18 months) into clear technical specifications
- Partner with the platform engineering team to implement backend simulation capabilities that enable automated testing, validation, and benchmarking of mechanistic submodels
- Play a key role in enabling seamless integration of the core framework into a broader research and platform environment, ensuring robustness, scalability, and maintainability as the infrastructure evolves to support research, translational, and educational use cases
- Prepare text and images for manuscript and publication submissions.
- Prepare detailed documentation, user guides and training materials for the use of developed simulation tools.
Note: Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.
Within the UNL system, this position is categorized as a Programmer.
About Us
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we're proud to be consistently recognized by Forbes as a top employer, known for our welcoming and supportive work environment, commitment to professional growth, and outstanding benefits. UNL isn't just a workplace, it's a place to build your career and make a real impact in Nebraska.
When you join our team as a full-time, regular staff member, you'll enjoy:
- Ample paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and holidays
- Comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Employee & dependent scholarship program to pursue higher education
- Generous retirement plans with university match
Learn more about working at UNL: https://go.unl.edu/aboutus
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, physics or related sciences field plus two years of scientific software development experience.
- Experience with programming in Python, Matlab, or R.
- Experience with designing scientific algorithms.
- Experience with advanced and skilled research procedures, including advanced data collection, analysis, and report writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
The following qualifications are preferred, but not required:
- Experience in technical scientific software development and multiscale biophysics modeling.
Posted Salary: $55,450/year minimum
Job Type: Full-Time
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