STARS Requisition number
93722BR
Posting Position Title
Computational Research Support Analyst
Essential Duties
1. Collaborate with faculty and researchers to provide scientific computational expertise to enhance efficiency of research algorithms.2. Interface with faculty to solicit requirements on how best to enhance the daily operations of the Yale's Center for Research Computing (YCRC). 3. Work with the HPC engineering team to implement these operational enhancements.4. Provide technical support, computing assistance, and training to YCRC users primarily in the university's main campus departments in the natural and social sciences and engineering. This includes:a. Software installation and support of various scientific software packages.b. Support of research groups' computational research through consultation and design of software and systems.c. Parallel programming and performance tuning.d. Assistance with data management and sharing.e. Troubleshooting users' computational problems.5. Investigate new computing technologies (in areas such as hardware, software, and networking, depending on the candidate's interests and expertise).6. Develop and deliver training programs, seminars, and other outreach activities to a diverse community of faculty, students, and others sharing a common interest in advanced computing and data processing technologies for research. Training will include basic and advanced programs in HPC and data science.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in a scientific or computational field plus two years of academic or scientific industry experience.
Weekend Hours Required?
No
Evening Hours Required?
No
Duration Type
Regular
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
University Job Title
Computational Research Support Analyst
Worksite Address
160 St. Ronan Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Work Location
Central Campus
Drug Screen
No
Health Screening
No
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
Searchable Job Family
Research/Support
External Gateway Posting Date
03-Mar-2025
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Position Focus:
The Yale Center for Research Computing seeks a Computational Research Support Analyst to join the Center’s interdisciplinary Research Support group and to provide best-in-class support with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and secure computing environments (e.g. NIST 800-171 and HIPAA). The position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work within a team and juggle many simultaneous projects, and a can-do attitude. For candidates interested in research, the opportunity exists for extended collaboration with researchers up to 20% time.
This position involves consulting with and advising users of the YCRC’s services, who have a wide range of research interests and computational abilities (including faculty, postdocs, and graduate students). Yale is undertaking a major effort in Artificial Intelligence, both in terms of fundamental research as well as applications of AI. Accordingly, the YCRC expects to dramatically expand the necessary resources, in particular the latest GPUs. These initiatives and researchers will be a focus for this position.
The YCRC supports the entire University, including the Yale School of Medicine and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and encompasses Yale’s High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters with more than 40,000 cores, multiple petabytes of high-performance storage, and technologies for computational science and the analysis, sharing, and management of large-scale research data.
The successful candidate for this position will report to the Center’s Director of Arts & Sciences Research Computing.
The Yale Center for Research Computing is a component of the Provost’s Office, and is governed jointly by the Vice Provost for Research, the Deputy Dean(s) for Research at the Yale School of Medicine, and the University Vice President for Technology and Campus Services.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Experience with building and tuning AI systems.
Experience with GPUs and HPC clusters.
Skills and Abilities
AI tools: TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Large Language Models
Computing languages such as: C, Python, Matlab, R
High performance computing in a linux environment
Software tools: Docker, Apptainer, Slurm, MPI, Jupyter, EasyBuild, conda
Teaching of courses, workshops, consulting
Posting Disclaimer
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
EEO Statement:
University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.
Inquiries concerning Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).
Compensation Grade
Administration & Operations
Compensation Grade Profile
Manager; Program Leader (P5)
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Supervisory Organization
Yale Center for Research Computing - Research Support
Time Type
Full time
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Extensive ability working in Linux environment.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Mastery of programming in at least one language such as Python or C.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Knowledge of software building and installation: e.g. make, autoconf, etc.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Self-starter. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects/collaborations simultaneously.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Excellent written and oral communications skills.
Note
Yale University is a tobacco-free campus
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Work Model
Hybrid
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