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Research Software Engineer

3 months ago

Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Science New Zealand Full time
Join New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation at an exciting time of growth and evolving opportunity for our digital science teams

  • Contribute your unique talents and personality to our excellent culture and rewarding visionof making a difference for NZ
  • Work directly with researchers, data scientists, programmers, data and platform systems engineers
  • Enjoy a competitive salary and flexible hours in a supportive workplace with good work life balance

Why Manaaki Whenua
Manaaki Whenua is the Crown Research Institute that specialises in research on New Zealand's land environment and biodiversity.


Our research helps New Zealand to make informed decisions on how we use our land, soils and water; supports the protection and restoration of native biodiversity; underpins National biosecurity responses; enables positive action on climate change; and explores the relationship between people and our environment.


We recognise the importance of partnerships, the special role of Māori, and the need to ensure that all New Zealanders have the knowledge, understanding, and tools to truly live in harmony with our precious environment.

We are recognised nationally and internationally for the quality of our research and work with a wide range of organisations within New Zealand and globally.


Manaaki Whenua embraces diversity and is committed to an inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.


The opportunity


Our organisation is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Research Software Engineer to join the dynamic and stimulating research environment at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research.

You will be working with scientists and informatics researchers on a range of interesting projects important to environmental issues and real-world challenges.

Manaaki Whenua has a great data science culture with access to powerful and flexible internal compute environments as well as the NeSI High Performance Computer.

This is a great opportunity for a skilled software engineer with a passion for making a difference to help us enable New Zealanders to better understand our whenua (land) and engage in its care and protection.


Key aspects of the role:

  • Work alongside researchers to develop scripted workflows and data analysis pipelines, incorporating reproducible research using modern collaborative tools for a wide variety of projects and research programmes.
  • Support researchers to port and run models and analyses from Windows and Linux desktop environments to largerscale cluster compute and HPC (high performance computing) environments.
  • Work on problems ranging from desktop and 'onprem', Cloud services (AWS/Azure), and High Performance Computers

About you

You will have:

  • A background or interest in science; knowledge of, and experience practicing, the principles of reproducible research
  • Highly proficient in the Python language and development environments
  • Experience with Bash and git (or other SCM tool)
  • R, SQL and C/C++ experience are advantageous
  • Skills and experience relevant to scientific programming and data analysis, including data movement/management and compilation/installation of thirdparty tools and dependencies
  • Demonstrated experience in delivering outputs on time and to quality standards, as part of funded research project or programme activity.
  • Familiarity with Software Engineering principles and experience working in an Agile environment
  • Excellent written and spoken English, and strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • The ability to collaborate well in a team environment, but also able to be selfreliant

What we offer


As an employee of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, you will work with passionate and talented people in a caring and family friendly environment; enjoy good staff benefits and the opportunity for personal growth and career development.

The hours of work for this permanent position are Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

You would be a part of the Environmental, Systems and Solutions Group within the Informatics team at our Palmerston North site (preferred - although being based at our Auckland, Wellington, or Lincoln sites may be potentially negotiable in exceptional circumstances).

The starting remuneration would be between $ 85,000 to $115,000 per annum depending on relevant experience.

How to apply

Applications close on Sunday, 12 February 2023 at 5pm NZT**Job Details

  • Crown research institute
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