SYSTEMS

JOB DESCRIPTION The position will lead the Data & Information Systems Group at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) by providing strategic direction, project leadership, and project and personnel management to TACC’s data-intensive computing research, development, and support activities, and by initiating new research activities in data and information systems technologies. These activities include the design, development, and deployment of software technologies that manage, store, and analyze data to enhance the research capabilities of the UT academic research community, the NSF TeraGrid community, and other UT partner institutions. Particular emphasis for DIS activities at TACC will be on geosciences and biosciences data, and establishing broad partnerships with UT faculty and researchers from peer institutions in these areas. This position will lead TACC DIS activities, including managing staff and projects, in the following ways: • lead and manage DIS personnel and some projects; • work with other TACC leaders/managers to develop center-side projects and initiatives; • evaluate new data and information system architectures, systems, and software tools to determine future R&D activities and technologies to enhance TACC’s computing environment; • initiate and conduct R&D projects, including collaborations with external researchers, to produce new data-intensive computing technologies that enhance the TACC production computing environment and the capabilities of TACC users; • obtain external funding to grow TACC’s data and information systems activities, expertise, and resources by preparing proposals to funding agencies, industrial partners, and vendors; • work with UT researchers and partners to set up and use data and information systems technologies (databases, data managements systems, data mining tools, data grids, etc.) in their R&D activities; • publicize the results of TACC’s data-intensive computing activities through presentations on campus and in conferences and workshops, and through publications in conference proceedings and professional journals; • prepare technical documentation describing the effective usage of data mining, analysis, and management techniques and technologies; • recruit staff with expertise relevant to data and information systems to join TACC and work with UT researchers and partners; and • perform additional tasks as needed. The candidate will be appointed to the UT title of Research Associate or Research Scientist based on qualifications, while also holding the title of Manager, Data & Information Systems within TACC. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS The selected candidate must have the following minimum qualifications: • doctoral degree in computer science, information science, mathematics, or a computational science or engineering discipline; • experience developing software for Unix systems; • six or more years experience in scientific programming and/or software development; • personnel and project management experience; • experience with various database technologies: relational, object-oriented, spatial, distributed, parallel, etc.; • expertise with programming languages and technologies relevant to databases, data grids and grid computing such as SQL, JDBC, ODBC, Java, XML, SOAP, WSDL, Python, Perl, etc.; • proficiency with multiple programming languages related to scientific computing including Fortran, C, and C++; and scripting languages, such as Python, Perl, Unix shells, etc.; • three or more years of post-graduate experience in using and developing software for data-intensive computing applications (databases, data management systems, data analysis applications, visualization applications, etc.); • demonstrated expertise working in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects with computational scientists and engineers; and • experience working with academic researchers in science/engineering on collaborative projects; • excellent technical writing and presentation skills; and • excellent interpersonal communication skills and professional demeanor. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS The following qualifications are strongly desired: • three or more years of post-doctorate experience in an academic research environment; • experience in managing projects and staff funded by multiple funding sources; • experience with the use of Microsoft Project, or other project management tools; • experience in writing proposals for external funding; • experience in developing data applications in the Windows environment; • experience in computational geosciences or biosciences R&D; • experience with parallel and distributed file systems; • significant coursework or other formal education in an application science or engineering discipline; • systems administration experience on Unix systems; and • network security expertise and experience. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS The University of Texas at Austin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and actively seeks women and minority applicants for this position. This position is security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected. Application requirements: go to http://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnjobs/ for complete job description and follow instructions to apply for job number 04-09-13-02-0702 using your on-line resume. For additional information about this position, please contact Janet M. McCord at jnet@tacc.utexas.edu.