Center for Computation and Technology, LSU

Feb 10th, 2005

Research Programmer in Computational Frameworks

The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT), a new interdisciplinary research center at Louisiana State University, invites applications for research programming positions in Computational Frameworks. The positions would be at a level of an IT Analyst 2 or 3, depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Successful candidates will work in the research groups led by Gabrielle Allen and Edward Seidel to develop framework technologies for high performance and high end computing, and support applications using such frameworks. The Frameworks group works primarily with the Cactus Framework (http://www.cactuscode.org), and works closely with various application communities including numerical relativity, petroleum engineering, CFD, and coastal modeling. The group pursues research in topics such as high-end computing, performance models and optimization, automated code generation and Grid computing.

Required Qualifications: (IT Analyst 2 or 3) Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant scientific field; one year of software programming experience for IT Analyst 2 or two years of software experience for IT Analyst 3; strong programming skills in C; either a background in software engineering with advanced software development skills OR computational scientists with experience in high performance or distributed computing; self-motivated individuals with excellent communication and professional skills who are interested in working in a dynamic, team based environment.

Additional Qualifications Desired: familiar with the use of software development tools such as make and CVS; experience in Perl, shell scripting, Fortran, or parallel programming using MPI will be an advantage. Successful applicants will receive a competitive salary, be provided with travel opportunities, and will be working in large, collaborative, research projects with access to state-of-the-art computing facilities.

More information about these positions and the research groups can be found on the CCT web site at http://www.cct.lsu.edu or contact address below. Application deadline is March 4, 2005, or until candidate is selected. Submit letter of application, resume (including e-mail address), and the names of three references to the following address. Electronic submission is preferred with the subject heading "Research Programmer in Frameworks".

Attn: Search committee for Frameworks
Center for Computation & Technology (CCT)
302 Johnson Hall
Louisiana State University
Ref: Log #0262
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: jobs@cct.lsu.edu

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