Computational Scientist

Position Summary

Major Responsibilities

• Support enablement activities for research work in computational science and engineering
• and data analysis including but not limited to:
• Provide timely and useful user support via telephone, walk-in, email, and ticketing system
• submissions for all types of inquiries with ability to handle advanced level support.
• Maintain high customer service standards in dealing with and responding to user issues and
• questions.
• Installation, porting and tuning of parallel applications, tools and data analysis software stack.
• Maintain scientific, technical and professional currency through collaboration, practice,
• training, conferences, independent learning, and other means.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art computer technology, equipment, and
• systems and support benchmarking activities in the lab for future procurements.
• Review and prepare documentation for systems, tests and installation of software
• Provides individual and/or group instruction and training on topics of interest to the user
• community. Become the reference on campus in a topic of expertise.
• Develop software tools and parallel application libraries as necessary to support the research
• projects in the cluster systems and subsystems.
• Develop software application benchmarks for periodic upgrades of laboratory systems.
• Articulate and pursue research activities aligned with the laboratory and with personal
• strengths and interests; pursue co-authorship of papers/presentations as appropriate; engage
• in scientific communication and outreach.
• Any additional duties as required for the operation of the lab and assigned by the line
• managers.
• Senior candidates (L5) are also expected to:
• Contribute and take charge of major tasks in lab leadership projects, such as the refresh of
• Shaheen Supercomputer, as assigned by Lead and Lab Director.
• Initiate collaborative projects and activities with other groups within the lab, and across other
• core labs when applicable.
• Increase national and international visibility of KAUST and Core Labs through active
• participation and representation of the lab in relevant events.

Competencies

Qualifications & Experience

• Ph.D. in computer science, computational science and engineering or any closely related discipline.
• A demonstrated relevant experience of minimum 4 year after PhD is required.
• Senior candidates (L5) are expected to have a minimum of 8 years of demonstrated relevant
• experience after PhD.