HPC and Research Computing Engineer

14 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Department

HR Recruiting Section

Research Field

Technology
Information science
Engineering
Computer science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Scientific Computing and Data Analysis (SCDA) section, under the Research Support Division (RSD), promotes the effective use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in OIST research environment. The SCDA manages OIST scientific computing resources and services to support computationally intensive research studies, ranging from bioinformatics to computational physics.
The HPC and research computing member will support and enhance the usage of OIST’s substantial HPC and scientific computing services. Under the direction of the SCDA Leader, the member will support usage of OIST computing resources, which involves day to day management of OIST HPC clusters and computing services, as well as general systems administration and programming tasks.

[Work content and job description]
Responsibilities:
1.Supports day-to-day operations for the HPC team by monitoring computing resource performance, managing configurations, and addressing security administration
2.Installs, configures, and performs document management for cluster infrastructure components (OS, scheduler, storage, network, etc.)
3.Investigates, debugs, maintains hardware and apply revisions to system firmware and software
4.Deploys and operates management and monitoring tools to ensure proper HPC system operation
5.Engages and collaborates with vendors to assist with support and maintenance activities as required
6.Explores emerging technologies and technical developments to address expanding analytical requirements
7.Stays current with best practices in the HPC field
8.Contributes to a team culture of trust and transparency by sharing information openly, and deliberately
9.Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by the Section Leader

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
904-0495 Okinawa Main Campus: 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 7 million yen
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Employment type:Contract employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Full-time, fixed term appointment for 2 years. Contract initially with 3-month probationary period (inclusive). This contract may be renewed.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Traial Period 3-month

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Country

Japan

City

Okinawa

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124030588&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Okinawa

STATUS: EXPIRED