Research Software Engineer, High Performance Computing

About the position

At the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, IT Division, there is a vacancy for a full time, temporary, technical position in Research Software Engineering (RSE)/research computing with focus on High Performance Computing (HPC). The position will commence as soon as possible. This contract of employment ends on 2023.08.31.

This position is aimed at those who want to work at the intersection of information technology, research, and research methods, together with the Group for Research Support at the IT Division at NTNU. The focus for this position is to strengthen the group’s capabilities within scalability, optimization and modelling for numerical HPC applications.  

The position is part of the High Performance Computing (HPC) team of the IT Division at NTNU.  Our HPC Team partake in the operations and advanced user support of the national HPC infrastructure of Norway, under the mandate of Uninett Sigma2.

The main focus of the new position will be the national HPC resources administered by Uninett Sigma2.

The position is intended located to Trondheim, but it will also be possible fill the position if you are located in Ålesund or Gjøvik and can work from the NTNU campuses there. A high degree of use of home office is possible for this position, but the details around this must be discussed and agreed upon in the specific case – and some percentage of presence at one of the NTNU campuses will be expected.  

You will report to the group leader at NTNU IT Research Support (NTNU IT faggruppe for Forskningsstøtte), which is part of the IT Development Section of the IT Division (NTNU IT Utviklingsseksjonen).

Duties of the position

• Working on the scientific software and user support for HPC within the teams that operate and maintain:
  • the national HPC and storage systems, FRAM (35 000 cores), Saga (10 000 cores), Betzy (172 000 cores), NIRD (11 PiB), (100+ GPUs)
  • the NTNU institutional level HPC resource Idun (3100 cores and 200+ GPUS)
• Possible involvement in collaborations such as PRACE, EuroHPC, LUMI and NEIC projects.
• Possible involvement with research groups at NTNU or national level with supporting HPC.
• Taking part in the group’s HPC user support activities.
• Writing internal and external documentation.
• Organizing and conducting training courses.

Required selection criteria

• Higher education, minimum Master’s level, Phd level encouraged. This can be compensated for by documented relevant work experience
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ programming - or equivalent
• High programming competence with using numerical computation or simulation within relevant fields
• Experience with the MPI communication standard
• Experience with the Linux operating system
• Experience with HPC, either as a user or an operator
• Experience with the operation and debugging of complex IT systems
• Good written and oral English, and basic Norwegian language skills

Preferred selection criteria

• Knowledge of OpenMP
• Experience with Python, Julia and Fortran
• Experience within AI, statistics, neural networks, data science etc.
• Experience with scalability and performance optimization of HPC systems
• Experience with working in teams of different size, and distributed teams
• Experience with version control
• Experience with giving technical instruction courses
• Experience with batch queuing systems
• Experience with accelerator technologies within numerical HPC
• Norwegian language skills

Personal characteristics 

• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate and coordinate with colleagues
• Service oriented attitude towards scientific users
• Ability to work in an organized and structured way
• Good communication skills

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal suitability, as well as motivation, in terms of the qualification requirements specified in the advertisement

We offer

Salary and conditions

Position as overingeniør (code 1087) or senioringeniør (code 1181) depending on qualification.The gross salary for the position of overingeniør normally remunerated at gross from NOK 483 700 – 640.000 and NOK 524 900 – 686.000 for senioringeniør before tax per year, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. 

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria's in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

General information

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background.

The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

The city of Gjøvik has a population of 30 000 and is a town known for its rich music and cultural life. The beautiful nature surrounding the city is ideal for an active outdoor life! The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world.

The city of Ålesund, with its population of 50 000, will provide you with plenty of opportunities to explore a region of Norway that is famous for its beautiful scenery with high mountains and blue fjords. Ålesund itself, with its Art Nouveau architecture, is by many considered to be the most beautiful city in Norway! The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world.

As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), your name, age, position and municipality may be made public even if you have requested not to have your name entered on the list of applicants.   

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Group Leader for the Scientific Computing Group Anders Christensen, telephone +47-91897181, email [email protected]. 

Please submit your application and supporting documentation via jobbnorge.no . If you are invited for interview, you must bring certified copies of certificates and diplomas. Mark the application with reference number: NTNU-nr. 100/21.

Application deadline: 16.01.22

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NTNU is taking a momentous step into digitalization, and the IT Division is contributing in a variety of projects and initiatives. NTNU aims to be a professional IT service provider that listens to the needs of our users. Our employees have extensive experience and skills in areas ranging from advisory services and development to IT operations. NTNU IT provides IT services to nearly 50 000 students and employees at Norway’s largest university. The IT Division  is a divition in the University Administration .

Deadline 16th January 2022
Employer NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Municipality Gjøvik Trondheim Ålesund
Scope Fulltime
Duration Temporary
Place of service Trondheim, Gjøvik, Ålesund