Research Software Engineer / Senior Research Software Engineer

Pūhanga Metarahi me te Rawa Taiao | Civil & Natural Resources Engineering
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed-term position for 2 years

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Research Software Engineer / Senior Research Software Engineer? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
You will be involved in projects that require the development of scientific computing codes for cutting-edge research within a national research centre (QuakeCoRE), as part of a software development team of four people, who work closely with approximately 20 earthquake engineers.  Work from this software team involves a variety of programming languages (most notably Python, C/C++, bash), the implementation of software on high-performance computing resources (National e-Science Infrastructure HPC resources), software integration and unit testing, and working collaboratively with PhD students, postdocs and academic researchers.  Specific problems in earthquake engineering make use of advanced numerical methods to solve physics equations; and big-data analysis using machine learning.  We adopt the latest software development practices for undertaking work and making our work open-source.

Mōu | Who You Are
You must hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., software engineering, physics, mathematics/statistics, engineering), have previous experience in software development and programming, be an independent worker able to show initiative, and be a valuable team member able to actively collaborate in this dynamic software team.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
QuakeCoRE is a national network of leading New Zealand Earthquake Resilience Researchers. The institute leverages strengths across the country and internationally, working collaboratively on integrated multidisciplinary programs of internationally-leading research that will support the development of an earthquake-resilient NZ where thriving communities have the capacity to recover rapidly after major earthquakes through mitigation and pre-disaster preparation.

The Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering is a strong and forward-looking department dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. More information on the Department is available at: http://www.civil.canterbury.ac.nz/

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The salary range for this position is: Band 4 $72,266 - $94,614, Band 5 $91,171 - $111,281

 

The closing date for this position is: March 17 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

Job Details

Reference #	19015
Posted on	16 Feb 2024
Closes on	17 Mar 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Engineering
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Fixed term full-time
More details (document)	Research Software Engineer PDs 2024.pdf
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