Job Description
General Description
Position Summary
Maintain our Linux cluster. This includes data management, backup and archiving research data, running MD and QM codes, writing custom data analysis scripts/codes for visualization of output data. Responsible for ordering necessary supplies. Maintains and operates laboratory equipment. Collects, verifies, records and compiles data; performs calculations and prepares graph and reports. Maintains records of lab procedures and results. Performs other related duties as assigned. Assists scientists, students, and other technicians in the performance of laboratory and investigative research procedures. Collaborates with lab members on different projects; contributes to the organization of the lab by providing support for various aspects of research.
Other Duties
This research laboratory is a computational chemistry lab that uses Molecular Dyanamics (MD), Quantum Mechanics (QM) and hydrid methods to study structure-property relationships in fluorescent materials and enzymes. All tasks related to supporting this kind of group should be expected.
Qualifications
Preferred Skills
The candidate is required to have a Master’s degree or PhD (preferred) in a computational science discipline. Experience with multiple platforms (i.e. Linux/UNIX and Windows), hardware and cluster maintenance techniques, software for scientific computing, data analysis and visualization. Must have an interest in computational research, programming, hardware and software maintenance.
Skill and Abilities
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently and diplomatically in a high-pressure environment. Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail. Programming experience with Fortran, C++, Python, Java, etc. Experience with High-performance computing expected.
No relocation assistance or visa sponsorship is available for this position.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Chemistry
Part Time
$30,000.00 - $35,000.00
30.00-35.00
Dec 23, 2017 (Or Until Filled)