Job Opportunity: Computational Scientist
This job has now closed for applications.
Location: University of Reading, UK
Closing date: 01/10/2021
Job live date: 07/09/2021
Salary: £30,942 to £33,797 per annum
Department: National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Division: Meteorology, School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences
Hours per week: 1.00FTE
Employment Basis/Type: Full-time, Fixed term
Interview date: 15/10/2021
We are looking for a research software engineer/computational scientist to provide support to the High Resolution Climate Modelling (HRCM) group through running, maintaining, and troubleshooting state-of-the-art climate simulation workflows. We anticipate that ample opportunity will arise to further develop the associated computational infrastructure to maximize benefits of continual developments in the National HPC environment.
You will be working with the existing development team at the University of Reading, to exploit modern software engineering tools and practices to develop software for the management and use of supercomputing simulations.
Role requirements
- A university degree in a STEM subject (or equivalent)
- Python programming
- Linux experience
- Strong software engineering techniques
- An aptitude for working in interdisciplinary research teams
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Find out more and make your application. To ask any questions, please contact:
Informal contact details
Contact Role: Computational Scientist
Rosalyn Hatcher
rosalyn.hatcher@ncas.ac.uk
Alternative informal contact details
Contact Role: Head of NCAS-CMS
Grenville Lister
grenville.lister@ncas.ac.uk