Researcher/Engineer II

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Posted: 29-Mar-24

Location: Rochester, New York

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Physical Sciences

Internal Number: 5140045

Researcher/Engineer II
8734BR
College of Science
COS Center for Imaging Science
Job Summary
In support of CIS missions, a Research/Engineer Level II is responsible for providing high level scientific research expertise for CIS activities associated with new program initiatives, new and ongoing development activities and applied and fundamental scientific research. The Research/Engineer Level II conducts high quality scientific research, prepares final reports and journal articles disseminating the results of that research, and participates in development of external funding for research projects through sponsor liaison, development, and proposal preparation activities. A Research/Engineer Level II contributes to the planning for and development of scientific directions for interdisciplinary research projects as well as defining research directions within his/her specific expertise area. They provide mentorship to more junior scientists, including students.
Job Responsibilities:
A Scientist/Engineer II will propose for and carry out a high-level program of scientific research in a specific scientific discipline. S/he will support large interdisciplinary research projects. The Scientist/Engineer II will:

• Provide high-level scientific expertise for new and ongoing activities within DIRS and CIS.
• Work with Project Leaders and other senior scientists to develop cost and schedule project plans for scientific research projects.
• Carry out a high-level program of scientific research.
• Document the results of scientific research through reports, presentations at meetings, and through publication in proceedings and refereed journal articles.
• Support and sometimes lead, proposal generation and other new business efforts.
• Document results and new initiative concepts in internal reports, white papers, and proposals.
• Participate in CIS wide senior science and engineering teams, to perform in house reviews of proposals and concepts.
• Guide and mentor more junior scientists, including students, to promote skill growth.
• Participate as a member in appropriate professional society or organization.

Required Qualifications:
Education/Experience:

• Advanced degree-Scientific Discipline or a related technical field such as Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering.
• 6-10 years experience in scientific research and/or software development. Experience coordinating work of peers.
• The person hired into this position will be required to be a U.S. Citizen

Skills:

• Expert technical knowledge of specific scientific area.
• Fluent ability to conduct scientific research.
• Fluent knowledge of programmatic aspects of research (cost, resources, and schedule).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluent mentoring and/or teaching ability.
• Proven ability to independently define and conduct high level research
• Proven ability to disseminate research results through publication in reports and refereed journal articles
• Demonstrated ability to win grants and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships, including with peers across disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in modern C++ programming approaches for scientific applications.
• This includes familiarity with C++20, advanced design patterns, lambda programming, expression templates and CRTP.
• Fluency in modern Python programming approaches for scientific applications
• This includes NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, TensorFlow, etc.
• Familiarity with deploying Python modules and applications via pip.
• Fluency in command-line driven build environments, including cmake and shell-based scripting.
• Fluency with debugging tools such as GDB, LLDB or similar.
• Fluency with profiling tools such as GPROF, valgrind or similar.
• Familiarity with GIT revision control software.
• Familiarity with various dev-ops related skills
• Creating and deploying build and continuous integration environments
• Creating and deploying services and microservices
• Employing Docker to facilitate these activities
• Familiarity with Doxygen for in-code documentation.
• Familiarity with the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) for parallelizing code over tightly (integrated) or loosely (clusters) coupled CPUs.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA GPU software development including CUDA and OptiX. This includes writing, compiling, running and debugging GPU code.
• Ability to leverage all of the above on Linux, Windows or Mac.In summary, we expect the person to work on at least one of these host platforms and use all these skills.
• Ability to duplicate a documented build environment to allow for local code compilation, testing and modification. This includes installation of a variety of supporting libraries and frameworks including (but not limited to):
• OpenMPI or MPICH (3rd party, MPI layers)
• NVIDIA CUDA and OptiX
• Eigen (3rd party C++ toolbox for vector/matrix math)
• GoogleTest (3rd party C++ library for unit testing)
• Hierarchical Data Format (HDF, 3rd party, multi-language library for input scene databases)

Department/College Description
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• Advanced degree-Scientific Discipline or a related technical field such as Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering.
• 6-10 years experience in scientific research and/or software development. Experience coordinating work of peers.
• The person hired into this position will be required to be a U.S. Citizen

Skills:

• Expert technical knowledge of specific scientific area.
• Fluent ability to conduct scientific research.
• Fluent knowledge of programmatic aspects of research (cost, resources, and schedule).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluent mentoring and/or teaching ability.
• Proven ability to independently define and conduct high level research
• Proven ability to disseminate research results through publication in reports and refereed journal articles
• Demonstrated ability to win grants and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships, including with peers across disciplines.

Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band: $79100 - $132500
Hourly/Salary Minimum: $79100
Hourly/Salary Maximum: $132500
How to Apply
In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff . Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
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Additional Details
Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the 'Great Colleges to Work For.' RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu .
As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness
RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov
Hourly/Salary Minimum: 79100
Hourly/Salary Maximum:132500
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