We have a great opportunity for a Research Software Engineer to join the department of Digital, Data and Technology!

About the role:

The postholder will support project researchers on two EPSRC-funded projects: 

1. Quantifying the Dynamic Response in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): A Platform for Tuning Chemical Space in Porous Materials
2. Manufacturing in Hospital: BioMed 4.0

You will assist in developing the skills and knowledge of the research team by collaborating with project researchers, developing research software and other elements within the software development cycle.

Responsibilities within the projects include:

• Compilation and benchmarking of DFT, molecular simulation and other software for use on our cloud-based supercomputer.
• Creation, maintenance and automation of a full scientific computing program lifecycle, i.e. automation of the previous point using containers (e.g. podman/docker) or package managers (e.g. conda/nix), coupled with gitlab CI (or similar) using best principles in Open Science.
• Development of custom data analysis pipelines. 
• Supporting us with grant writing to access national supercomputing facilities such as Archer 2 including benchmarking and resource requirements.
• System integration from multiple hardware and software platforms platforms (.e.g., Linux, Windows, Mac, C++, Python…)

This position is offered on a fixed-term contract ending 19/02/2024. 

About you:

Our ideal candidate will:

• Hold or have submitted thesis for PhD in relevant field, or have equivalent experience and professional qualifications
• Have experience in creation, maintenance and automation of scientific computing program lifecycle using principles in Open Science
• Be experienced in using and developing research software
• Have a proven track record of collaborating with academics and researchers at a professional research level

Specialist knowledge of the research topics would be a bonus but isn’t essential.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Stefano Angioni at sla23@bath.ac.uk, however please submit your application through our website. 

About the department:

The Research Computing team is part of the Digital, Data and Technology Group. 

We aim to provide a technological environment that matches the University's international, teaching and research reputation, and which contributes to the realization of its key institutional strategies. 

We supply powerful research computing environments to academic staff and doctoral students from all departments. Our research software development experts enable the research community at the University to analyse data, develop research software, optimise your usage of cloud computing, and provide programming skills training.

We strive to respond intuitively to both the ever-evolving needs of our users, and the wide diversity of those users through the exploration of new and emerging technologies.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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