Principal Research Scientist

This full-time academic professional position involves a variety of research and development activities in relevant technical areas of science, engineering, and computing technology. It requires the ability to work either independently or collaboratively, as required by a given project. A high degree of professional experience is required, with substantial experience beyond the Ph.D. degree.

Key responsibilities of this position are to provide coordination and leadership in relevant areas of science and engineering for the development and implementation of large-scale simulations on various supercomputing platforms, serve as a liaison between Center research staff and DOE and its Laboratories, track research activity in relevant areas of computational science and engineering, supervise research activities of research assistants and post-doctoral research associates, present research results through publication of scientific papers, conference presentations, and technology demonstrations.

Requirements: A PhD degree in a technical field (or M.S. degree and equivalent experience) is required with a minimum of five years related work experience employing a variety of technical applications, publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference presentations.

The successful candidate will be abreast of technical developments in relevant technical areas, including computing technology as well as appropriate fields of science and engineering and will be capable of independent research and problem solving while maintaining close interaction with other research groups. The candidate will have proven supervisory skills with detailed knowledge of relevant technical area of science, engineering, and computer technology, broad knowledge of hardware, system software, and applications software for advanced scientific computing, proven management skills with the ability to collaborate in a variety of relevant disciplines.

Up to two positions are available. The minimum salary is $50,000.

For full consideration send applications to the following address:

Mr. William Dick
Managing Director
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MC 258
1304 West Springfield Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801-2987

Email applications are especially welcomed: w-dick@uiuc.edu

Interviewing will continue until positions are filled. Start dates are determined as soon as possible following interviews.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer