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Research Compute Officer (HPC)
Medical Research Council
| Salary: |
£44,847 to £50,808
per annum, pro rata.
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| Closing Date: |
Tuesday 17 December 2024 |
| Reference: |
MRC-MRC-2024-12 |
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
The post will be based at Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (the Unit), an LSHTM faculty.
The Research Compute Officer(HPC) will be a member of the Data Science Cluster, which supports and manages MRCG-LSHTM’s high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud solutions using Windows and Linux platforms. The role's focus is providing and developing academic research and HPC resources at MRCG-LSHTM. Including but not limited to HPC administration & monitoring, documentation, training, advice and support to users, internal and external liaison on all central research compute matters, developments, and opportunities. The role will provide support in helping researchers adapt code, methodologies and utilities that optimise workloads at scale. MRCG-LSHTM makes predominant use of Python, R, and Java, along with several other specialised tools.
The ideal candidate must hold relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience in research compute, HPC, and IT systems deployed in HE, FE, research institutions, or similar environments. This experience must be combined with expertise in working with HPC cluster management and scheduling systems and deploying and supporting server technologies and hardware (Linux, Windows server) in a production environment. The ideal candidate must possess experience of working with third-party support and overseeing work.
The post is part-time 17.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE and fixed term until 31 March 2027. The post is funded by MRC-The Gambia (core funding) and is available immediately.
The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £44,847 to £50,808 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available.
Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.