Research Computing Support Assistant Manager (CfAI & IPPP)

The Role and the Department      A Research Computing Support Assistant position is available to support two research groups within the Department of Physics - the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation (CfAI) and the Institute of Particle Physics and Phenomenology (IPPP). CfAI develops optical based instrumentation that is in use on the most advanced astronomical telescopes around the world along with a growing range of CubeSat instruments. IPPP is the national Centre for Particle Phenomenology in which particle physics data from around the world, including the Large Hadron Collider, is compared with theoretical predictions and adjustments made in the theory, to accommodate the latest expe! rimental findings. Each of these group maintains a diverse computing environment consisting of a mixture of enterprise level hardware including but not limited to computational servers, storage devices, GPU/FPGA systems and custom equipment built to support individual research projects, alongside a variety of end user systems such as desktops, laptops and other mobile devices. The post holder will work closely with the computer systems technical managers. They will also have significant interaction with all members of CfAI and IPPP including PhD students, Postdoctoral Research Assistants, Technical and Administrative staff as well as Academics. The post holder is therefore expected to have experience and familiarity with MS Window! s, Apple operating system and Linux (Ubuntu or Rhel) with an emphasis on Linux based operating systems. This should also include a basic understanding of network computing and cyber security essentials. Any experience of programming or scripting knowledge would be beneficial (but is not essential) ideally in Python, C/C++ and/or Shell (e.g. Bash).