Research Fellow in Research Software Engineering Facilitation

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a leading institution in research computing, seeking a Research Fellow in research software engineering facilitation. This role involves providing software engineering services, contributing to user education initiatives, and developing strategies for open source projects in collaboration with the research community.ResponsibilitiesProvide research software engineering services and consulting for UMass Amherst and Unity researchers across subject areas. Topics include, but are not limited to, scientific software development, software development best practices, high performance computing workflow and pipeline guidance and troubleshooting, research software optimization, and data managementContribute to RCD’s user education initiatives and strategy, including research computing documentation, workshops, short courses, and asynchronous tutorialsWork with the RCD leadership team to help develop strategies for leveraging and contributing to open source projects to solve cyberinfrastructure problemsWith mentorship from senior Research Computing & Data staff, build career and research skills in research computing, including facilitation, software development, and/or systems design and administrationOther duties as assignedSkillsBachelor's degree in a field with a significant research computing component plus experience with research or software development in a field with a significant research computing componentProficiency with Linux or Unix operating systems and command lineProficiency in at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Python, R, C, C++, Julia, Matlab)Ability to work well with the RCD team and the researchers we support under the supervision of a senior Research Computing & Data staff memberStrong interpersonal and communication skills, including in verbal and written technical conversationsExperience contributing to scientific or academic software engineering projects or public open source projectsExpertise in a computational field or method, including, but not limited to, scientific software engineering, numerical methods, machine learning, or parallel and distributed computingExperience with a parallelization method (e.g., threading, CUDA or ROCm, MPI, OpenMP)Experience with high performance computing platforms and resource schedulers and managers (e.g., Slurm, PBS, HTCondor)Skills in high performance computing, research computing, or computational scienceExperience with facilitation or user supportInformal or formal teaching experience, including peer tutoring or teaching assistantshipProficiency with version control, preferably git, and version control platforms like GitHub or GitLabCompany OverviewThe University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. It was founded in 1863, and is headquartered in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.umass.edu.Company H1B SponsorshipUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 69 in 2025, 77 in 2024, 56 in 2023, 79 in 2022, 19 in 2021, 31 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.



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