Research Software Engineer

University of Illinois Chicago
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Feb 19, 2025
Research Software Engineer Research Software Engineer Hiring Department: Technology Solutions Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: 1030505 Posting Close Date: March 3, 2025 Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is 70,000-90,000. About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago. Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits. Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Research (ACER) seeks a qualified Research Software Engineer (RSE) to join our impactful team and advance scientific discovery. ACER's mission is to advance scientific research, innovation, and collaboration at UIC by providing advanced cyberinfrastructure (e.g., HPC, AI, Cloud, Data Lake) and computing services. Research Software Engineer (RSE) will collaborate closely with UIC investigators on software engineering in computational, data processing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects in research. This position will provide scientific and technical software development and support services to the UIC research community. The research software engineer will work on both back-end and front-end applications. This position will foster a research software engineering community within UIC and build ties with RSE communities across institutions. This position will develop and run training on software engineering principles and techniques for researchers across campus. Duties & Responsibilities Collaborate with academic researchers and their lab staff to develop, maintain, and support discipline-specific research software. Integrate novel techniques like transfer learning, reinforcement learning, or generative AI into research pipelines. Implement algorithms, data processing pipelines, and computational models based on research requirements. Respond to evolving research needs and apply research software engineering experience to develop robust software solutions to solve challenging research problems. Share best practices to improve scientific code documentation and research reproducibility. Develop mobile applications for research. Participate in grant writing and proposal development by providing expertise in research method development. Conduct training sessions for researchers on software engineering principles with a focus on research applications. Foster the RSE community at UIC and participate in national conferences to make connections with the broader Research Software Engineering community across institutions. Participate in special projects and duties as assigned. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree related to Computer Science, Engineering, Genetics, Chemistry, Physics, or a similar field. Experience with data science and ML/AI models. Experience with languages such as Python and R for statistical analysis. Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) systems, including GPUs, parallel programming frameworks, such as CUDA and MPI, and advanced debuggers and performance analyzers. Experience with programming across hybrid platforms is preferred. Familiarity with 3rd Party API integrations such as Facebook, Box, Twitter, Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Bluetooth, Keychain, etc. Proficient understanding of code management tools, e.g., Git, Mercurial, SVN. Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with various faculty and members of a comprehensive team. Ability to be a team player and lead by example. Ability to develop positive relationships with new research labs and student community. The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. 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