UW-Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science

Academic Staff Recruitment

Information Processing Consultant, Einstein@Home Project

Position Title: Information Processing Consultant (Computer System Administrator). This is a full-time fixed-term academic staff (non-faculty) position.

Starting Date: September 15, 2007 or as soon as possible.

Position Description: The Einstein@Home Project in the gravitational-wave research group in the UWM Physics Department (http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu) is seeking a computer system administrator to maintain the hardware and software of the Einstein@Home computing project.

Responsibilities: Maintain the main Einstein@Home servers, set up auxiliary data servers for host institutions, prepare and maintain, insuring integrity, of the Project's input data and of the returned results.

Qualifications: Good working knowledge of Linux software and of the UNIX operating system administration are required. Also required is the ability to maintain/repair/upgrade hardware, to program in C or C++, Python and/or other scripting languages and 2 years of work-related experience. Knowledge and first-hand experience in large-scale (Grid) scientific computing are desirable.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience: $40,000-$50,000 annual (12 month) salary rate.

Application Procedure: Please send a cover application letter, a resume, including contact information for three references, to:

Professor Bruce Allen
Department of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413

or, by email, to:
katev@uwm.edu

Clearly indicate that this is an application for the Einstein@Home Project Information Processing Consultant position.

Application Deadline: Applications must be postmarked no later than September 10, 2007.


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UWM is an AA/EEO employer and educator strongly committed to maintaining a climate supporting equality of opportunity and respect for difference based on gender, culture, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, and lawful activities. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who would enhance and diversify our workforce.

Employment will require a criminal background check.