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