Research Support Specialist

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Science New Zealand Full time

**Based in Wellington, New Zealand**:

- ** Permanent, full-time 37.5 hours per week)**:

- ** $90,000-$110,000 depending on skills and experience**

NIWA is a dynamic research organisation whose purpose is to enhance the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand's aquatic resources and environments, to provide understanding of climate and the atmosphere and increase resilience to weather and climate hazards to improve safety and wellbeing of New Zealanders. NIWA is New Zealand's largest and pre-eminent provider of climate, freshwater and marine science.

We are seeking a Researcher Support Specialist to join the NIWA Research Computing and Data Platforms and the NeSI Research Support teams. The Researcher Support Specialist role is a national specialist who provides front-line incident and service request support to researchers (installing, porting, testing, and troubleshooting science codes, machine access, job submissions and workflows).

**What we are looking for**:
This role requires an in-depth awareness and understanding of scientific programming. This role will see you:

- Assist in planning and running workshops and training courses.
- Providing a friendly and responsive experience working with scientists with a variety of different computational backgrounds, as well as being a trusted adviser.

**What you will bring (required skills and experience)**:

- A minimum B.Sc. degree and experience in a computationally intensive field of science, e.g. climate, environmental science, computational physics or chemistry.
- Experience of writing, modifying and running scientific software codes.
- Evidence of being a strong team player with an ability to support and interact with scientific and technical colleagues.
- Evidence of excellent communication skills (written, oral, presentation and listening).

**Desired skills and experience**:

- Preferably a M.Sc. in the disciplines of climate, environmental science, computational physics, or chemistry.
- Prior experience in an HPC operating environment.
- Fundamental knowledge of parallel programming with MPI/OpenMP.
- Exposure to data analytics and machine learning techniques.
- Experience in the field of climate or environmental science.

NIWA offers competitive remuneration and benefits, an attractive waterfront location and the opportunity to work in a collaborative, national, and professional team.

NIWA offers flexible working options (e.g., part-time, flexible start and finish times). We are happy to discuss potential flexible options for this position at the interview stage.

NIWA promotes the importance and value of an inclusive and diverse workforce, including the Rainbow Community, and we pride ourselves on being a family-friendly and supportive workplace.

Job Details
- Crown research institute
NIWA- Reference #
50561- Posted on
07 Feb 2023- Closes on
26 Feb 2023 23:55- Location(s)
Central Wellington- Expertise
Knowledge & Analytics, Technology & Digital Services, Infrastructure, Mathematical & Information Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Informatics, Modelling & Simulation, Statistics, Customer technical support- Job level(s)
Scientist- Work type(s)
Permanent- More details (document)
Research Support Specialist PD - Jan 2023.pdf



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