ARSC will be offering a number of classes on Linux, ARSC systems, debugging and other topics this spring.   For more details, please visit the ARSC Training Schedule.

Title: User Services Support  

Overview: The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) is a high-performance computing (HPC) research unit of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). ARSC academic computational systems and resources are designed to meet the academic and research needs of university staff, faculty and students. Since ARSC's first compute cycles were realized in 1993, staff at ARSC have established a reputation for providing outstanding service in all aspects of high-performance computing, massive data storage, and HPC network support. ARSC Consultants and Systems Analysts provide direct assistance to scientists who use supercomputers and high-performance computing (HPC) to conduct or advance their research. Research activities and computationally intensive investigations conducted at ARSC include climate and weather modeling, ice sheet modeling, oceans physical and ecological systems, materials science and engineering.
This position primarily provides user support for ARSC's high performance computation, storage, and networks. It includes all aspects of research and supercomputing user support, from help desk coverage to application performance tuning, account management to system testing, and developing the tools or procedures to carry out those tasks. User support staff provide training and support to users by phone, email and in person, as needed. They represent users in ARSC planning and development activities. Also, they provide information about ARSC activities to current and potential users.
This position may also provide system support for ARSC's resources, depending on the candidate's skills and experience. System support includes linux and solaris operating system administration, HPC cluster administration, responding to software or hardware problems, validating system changes and upgrades, installing or updating third party software, developing and executing regression and performance tests, and participating in resource upgrades or procurements. This individual will work closely with ARSC systems and network administrators to resolve user problems, maintain current resources, and develop new services.  

For more details please visit www.uakjobs.com.

Title: Undergraduate Research Projects Assistant

Overview:  ARSC Undergraduate Research Projects Assistants will work on projects including but not limited to: website development and maintenance, unix operating system administration, testing and documenting software installation on unix platforms, performing complex computer programming, network operations or troubleshooting, advance technical computer maintenance, graphic design, and research.

View job posting #0064757 in www.uakjobs.com for more information and to apply.