HPC Consultant; Supercomputing​/Linux - part-time

Position: HPC Consultant (Supercomputing / Linux) - part-time/28 hrs per week

Why Work at BYU As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. At BYU, we are devoted to our faith and to our students. We take an active role in the University’s Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life."

Our unique mission, deeply rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, provides countless ways to serve and make an impact. This, along with our remarkable culture of belonging, weekly devotionals, and endless opportunities for learning and growth—all situated within a beautiful and historic campus—make it hard to imagine a more inspiring place to work. Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints.

Job Description HPC Consultant (part-time/28 hrs per week)

• This is a part‑time position up to 28 hours per week.

The Office of Research Computing provides reliable, state‑of‑the‑art High Performance Computing (HPC) resources to researchers rent resources include over 40,000 processor cores and six petabytes of storage. All systems use Linux. Research projects on our systems are very diverse; projects include materials science, computational fluid dynamics, genomics, molecular dynamics, astrophysics, economics simulations, and many others. Many of the faculty we work with are distinguished in their field of study.

HPC Consultants help enable research  employee will assist faculty and student researchers from many disciplines in training, application installation, code and workflow optimization, batch job management, and general troubleshooting. Solutions may involve advanced programming techniques, such as the use of MPI to spread the processing across multiple servers, multi‑threading, GPUs, and more.

The ideal candidate has the desire to move research forward at the university by utilizing their solid programming background, ability to communicate clearly with others, and ability to work through complex technical problems with people who may or may not be tech‑savvy.

Additional Questions

Please provide brief answers to the following questions, either as a part of your resume/cover letter, or in a separate document attached to the application. They do not need to be lengthy; one or two paragraphs each is usually fine.

• List the programming and scripting languages you are familiar with and rate your proficiency in each. Only include a language if you can write loops, conditionals, functions, etc. in that language (note: this includes bash, tcsh, etc.).
• Describe your programming background.
• Describe your familiarity with Linux.
• What experience do you have with compiling software from source?
• If any, describe your experience performing research in an academic, government, or R&D setting. Highlight any HPC experience you have.

Required Skills WHAT QUALIFIES YOU FOR THIS ROLE

• Capability and desire to learn new skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Experienced with bash on the command line and in scripts on Linux
• At least one compiled language (strong preference for C, C++, or Fortran)
• At least one interpreted language (e.g. Python, Julia, Perl, etc.)

Desired Experience

• Experience debugging software that you did not write
• Experience with batch job schedulers (e.g. Slurm, Moab, LSF)
• Experience performing research and computational simulations
• Experience writing Makefiles
• Experience with shell scripting on Linux
• Experience writing technical documentation or training materials

Export Control Regulations

Employment is restricted to US citizens and lawful permanent residents. Prior to hire, the final candidate may be subject to a screening process for citizenship/residency status in accordance with export‑control regulations.

What You Will Be Doing In This Position

This position requires a dedicated individual who works well with others and is very proactive. They must be persistent in working with users to support their research. The position will include at least the following responsibilities:

• Handle support requests in person, over the phone, and online. This is…