Collaborator local VSC Tier-2 support team

Department: Department of Mathematics
Regime Full-time

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The VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Centre) hub at the University of Antwerp is looking for a full-time (100%) colleague for the local VSC Tier-2 support team.

The VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Centre) supports the HPC (high performance computing) activities in all Flemish university associations (www.vscentrum.be ) for more than 10 years. The VSC hub at the University of Antwerp (www.uantwerpen.be/hpc) is looking for an enthusiastic colleague.

Position

Together with your colleagues, you will support users on the VSC infrastructure:

• You will participate in the first-line support.
• You will advise and assist researchers in the installation and use of specialized software, benchmarking, code modification and development (MPI, OpenMP, optimisation for specific hardware, …).
• You will inform and reach out to potential users within the university and its colleges, research centres and industry.
• You will develop course material, together with the VSC colleagues and other specialists, and teach courses for the optimal use of the infrastructure.
• You will participate in system management and the optimization of the system (scheduling policy, …).
• You will identify the need for and advise on system extensions and upgrades.

Depending on your experience, you will participate in one or more of the above tasks.

Profile

• You hold a Master degree in sciences, applied sciences or other field and you have a clear feeling for scientific software, or you have a bachelor’s degree with an extensive ICT program and substantial professional HPC experience.
• We also encourage international researchers to apply.
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies .
• You can work in a group as well as on your own initiative.
• You have good written and spoken communication skills. You can speak and write fluently in English.
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.
• You have a strong interest in computational problems, also outside the (applied) sciences (e.g., economics, medicine, sociology, linguistics).
• You are interested in a customer service-related position.

What we offer

• A job in a research support position where you are in direct contact with researchers who use our HPC infrastructure.
• We offer a contract for a period of one year, renewable each time after a positive evaluation.
• The planned start date is by mutual agreement with the head of the VSC hub at the University of Antwerp.
• Your gross monthly salary is calculated according to the pay scale  for an assistant in the Contract Research Staff category (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance, a group insurance, an income protection insurance, and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• You will do most of your work at Campus Middelheim in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here .

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 19 February 2024 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on 'apply', complete the online application form and don’t forget to include the following document(s):
  • (1) a motivation letter,
  • (2) your CV and
  • (3) two references
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions  or send an email to [email protected] . If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Stefan Becuwe, VSC-UAntwerp coordinator, [email protected] , tel: +32 3 265 3860.

The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award  for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage diversity  and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to apply.