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Program Overview
ITC's Research Computing labs provide support for a variety of statistical, mathematical, scientific and visualization software programs across a wide spectrum of computer platforms. Please see Researcher Services for a listing of the software package and breadth of support services offered by the ITC RCSC and other center locations.
Research Computing is now accepting applications for student research computing consultants. Employees can begin work as soon as suitable candidates are found. Typically, students hired will start in the summer and work at least through the next academic year.
Responsibilities
Research computing consultants are responsible for helping users successfully run their research software programs and understand the output generated. The consultant also assists in teaching the research software short courses that ITC offers each semester.
Benefits of Being a Research Computing Consultant
- Receive exposure to quantitative, graduate student-level statistical analyses and a broad assortment of research projects from many departments in the University.
- Gain extensive experience using computers for data analysis and computational science.
- Get paid well for an on-campus job that allows you to assist fellow researchers in their work.
Who Should Apply?
An applicant must be a UVa student who posseses both the maturity and social skills needed to work closely with a variety of computer users —ranging from undergrads to senior faculty and from novices to experienced techies—and the computer skills required to work on a variety of computers and software programs.
To qualify for the position, you must have a good working knowledge of at least two of the primary statistical, scientific, or mathematical packages we support. The primary software packages are: SPSS, SAS, S-Plus, Stata, Matlab, Mathematica, and Maple. The most competitive candidates have some experience with more than just two packages.
In addition, you should be experienced using at least two of the computer operating systems below:
- Unix (blue.unix, Linux or other flavors)
- PC Microsoft Windows (e.g., Windows XP or Vista)
- Apple Macintosh (e.g., OS X 10.4 and higher)
Application and Selection Process
If you have questions or concerns about applying for this position or the selection process, contact the ITC Research Computing Support Manager, Tim Tolson, at ttolson@virginia.edu or (434) 243-8800.
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Apply as soon as possible. (AA/EOE)