Research associate position at Texas Advanced Computer Center, UT Austin

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Texas Advanced Computing Center
University of Texas at Austin Research Associate

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at
Austin is one of the leading supercomputing centers in the world,
supporting advances in computational research by thousands of researchers
and students. TACC staff help researchers and educators use advanced
computing, visualization, and storage technologies effectively, and conduct
research and development to make these technologies more powerful, more
reliable, and easier to use. TACC staff also educate and train the next
generation of researchers, empowering them to make discoveries that advance
knowledge and change the world.

The Texas Advanced Computing Center supports individuals from all
communities by respecting and encouraging mindfulness of diverse viewpoints
and experiences. We strive to promote diversity in our recruiting and
retention practices as we believe inclusivity contributes to the
development of excellence in all of our endeavors. TACC fosters a culture
of innovation, passion, and fun by encouraging staff members to actively
collaborate to investigate the latest technologies, team up for charities,
and celebrate successes together. TACC promotes a healthy workplace by
helping employees achieve balance between their personal and professional
lives in order to increase employee engagement, job satisfaction, and
overall well-being.

*Responsibilities:*

   - Work with TACC/DesignSafe users to integrate HPC technologies into
   their research and development activities and to measure the impact of
   TACC's HPC systems on their research capabilities.
   - Perform application performance analysis and industry standard
   benchmarking on HPC platforms.
   - Assist TACC/DesignSafe users with the porting, analysis, and
   improvement of their research software on TACC's HPC systems.
   - With an emphasis in natural hazards research: Initiate and conduct
   research into new high performance and parallel computing applications,
   techniques, tools, and algorithms.
   - Publicize the results of these activities through presentations at
   conferences/workshops and through publications in proceedings and
   professional journals.
   - Pursue and obtain external funding to enhance TACC's HPC activities,
   expertise, and resources by submitting proposals to funding agencies,
   industrial partners, and vendors directly or in partnership with
   researchers and faculty at UT Austin or other institutions.

For more information and to apply:

   - Internal Applicant
   <https://www.myworkday.com/utaustin/d/inst/15$392530/9925$18909.htmld>
   - External Applicant
   <https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/PICKLE-RESEARCH-CAMPUS/Research-Associate_R_00013319>


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