Research Software Developer

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About the University

• Research 1 flagship campus with a $1.1B-plus research enterprise spanning genomics, AI, and global affairs.
• Robust cyberinfrastructure through UITS Research Technologies, including Big Red 200 next-gen AI supercomputer access.
• Nationally ranked programs across business, music, law, and more, including Kelley among top U.S. business schools.
• Bloomington campus consistently recognized among the most beautiful college campuses in the country by recent national studies.

Responsibilities

• Advises researchers in the best use of a broad set of state-of-the-art CI systems, tools, and software to enable research productivity.
• Partners with researchers to co-create and co-learn research activities and relevant advanced computing and data capabilities both locally and nationally.
• Provides experienced analysis and programming related to the design, development, and support of research systems.
• Develops and implements well-engineered software that supports and enriches research productivity and reliability; evolves software development and data services with the research to ensure that modern standards of reproducible code are kept.
• Operates, monitors, and maintains the integrity of a broad scope of CI systems (storage, cluster computing, databases, virtual machines, network...).
• Provides experienced consultation to researchers in the use of a broad set of state-of-the-art research systems, tools, and software to enable research productivity; partners with researchers to co-create and co-learn relevant computing and data capabilities.
• Connects, facilitates, and participates in interactions between researchers and technology providers; provides regular communications to the systems and software/data professionals.
• Engages and advises a broad set of researchers through support requests and providing advanced understanding (i.e. email, ticketing systems, chats); follows and contributes in establishing best practice documentation, processes and procedures to remediate support requests.
• Supports and collaborates with researchers and other key IT (e.g. network and security) and Data Center partners.
• Builds and maintains relationships across the various CI teams to support researchers’ needs in a timely manner; keeps up with the pace of complex research problems.
• Enhances learning with full awareness of the local research computing and data landscape.
• Works on grant funded projects with a diverse set of stakeholders including CI professionals and faculty members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferably in computer science or related field.
• 2 years of systems programming/analysis or related experience.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.