Industry Post-doc Position in Dynamical Downscaling

March 16, 2021 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario, news

Professor W. R. Peltier at the University of Toronto Department of Physics in collaboration with Aquanty invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate to investigate climate change impacts in northern Canada. The research work will include dynamical downscaling of climate projections, with an emphasis on land-surface – climate interactions in Arctic regions. The successful candidate will use the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to downscale CMIP5 and CMIP6 projections, and to assess temporal and spatial changes in snow cover and permafrost distribution. This project is part of a larger initiative to investigate the impact of climate change on natural resources across Canada, and includes partners in academia, government, and industry.

The minimum requirements for this position are:

  • A doctorate in atmospheric science, meteorology, hydrology, physics or a similar quantitative field
  • Significant experience with the Python programming language, its numerical/scientific stack (e.g. numpy, xarray etc.) and version control (e.g. git)
  • Experience with Linux/Unix environments, shell scripting (e.g. bash) and high-performance/parallel computing
  • Demonstrated ability to publish novel research

The ideal candidate would also possess the following skills and experiences:

  • Research experience with WRF or a similar limited-area atmospheric model
  • Familiarity with land-surface models like Noah-MP or CLM, and the ability to make changes or updates to these model components
  • Interest in climate change impacts and application of research results
  • Commitment to maintainable and reusable software

It is also expected that the successful candidate will contribute to the formulation of research objectives
and the design of numerical experiments, as well as towards the writing and publication of their own
research and that of project partners.

The position will be supervised by Prof. Peltier at the University of Toronto, and there will be direct
technical interaction with Aquanty researchers. Due to the applied nature of the research project,
engagement with both the research community and with natural resources stake-holder groups is
expected.

The appointment will be for a 3-year period, and it is expected that the successful candidate will be
legally able to work in Canada, and will (pending the evolution of the COVID pandemic) eventually
(re-)locate to the Greater Toronto Area in order to maintain a presence at the University of Toronto.
Interested candidates should contact Dr. Andre R. Erler at aerler@aquanty.com (using the subject line
“Post-doc Application”) and include an academic CV and cover letter.

Job Opportunity: Network and Security Administrator at SciNet

February 3, 2021 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

Work At SciNetSciNet at the University of Toronto is looking for a Network and Security Administrator who will be responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and securing SciNet’s networking infrastructure

For more details see the Posting on the job site of the University of Toronto.

This posting closes on February 18th, 2021

Job Opportunity: Scientific Applications Analyst (SciNet/SOSCIP)

November 21, 2019 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

SOSCIP and SciNet are looking for a scientific applications analyst. Under general direction of the CTO, this individual will provide senior IT services and training in GPU programming, data science applications, and scientific computing workflows for the SciNet and SOSCIP advanced computing consortia which serve researchers at the University of Toronto and partner institutions, including industry researchers, faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in all disciplines and fields (e.g. science and engineering, medicine, finance, languages, etc.). The incumbent is involved in GPU-accelerated computing for data analytics and machine learning on large data sets (100TB and up). S/he works with researchers and research teams to plan, develop, install and optimize the SOSCIP GPU-Accelerated cluster for various research programs and provides technical consultation to researchers on their system needs for research operations. S/he also takes part in delivering and developing training and education on GPU applications.

For more details see the Posting on the job site of the University of Toronto.

This posting closes on December 14th, 2019.

SciNet Job Opportunity: Manager, Information Systems Security

November 19, 2019 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario, news

SciNet is looking for a Manager, Information Systems Security. This individual will be working under the direction of SciNet’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in coordination with the University of Toronto’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the Manager, Information Systems Security is responsible for working with Information Technology staff and resources at SciNet and the wider Compute Canada federation to minimize risk of the compromising of information, data, servers, and server-based applications. Work is done in the context of existing policy, guidelines and applicable legislation in a fluid, consultative environment.

For more details see the following postings on the job site of the University of Toronto:
External posting /
Internal posting

This posting closes on December 5th, 2019.

Job: Platform specialist at IBM

March 5, 2018 in HPC Jobs

IBM is hiring a platform specialist for the DeepSense platform at Dalhousie University.

For more information see here

High Performance Computing Analyst – Post Doctoral Fellow (IBM/SOSCIP)

November 16, 2017 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

SOSCIP is currently looping for a new BlueGene/Q support post-doc.

Job Description
In partnership with 15 leading Ontario academic institutions, federal and provincial governments, IBM is supporting collaborative research projects that leverage high performance computing to drive commercial outcomes for social and economic development in Ontario. We have announced over 40 exciting research projects aligned to Health, Energy, Cities, Water, Mining, Cybersecurity, Digital Media, Advanced Manufacturing and Agile Computing. We are now hiring to support these projects.

Specialist – IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer based at University of Toronto.

This role is for a cross-team specialist who will support IBM Blue Gene/Q, the largest supercomputer in Canada. The selected candidate will be part of a team based at University of Toronto and provide parallel programming support to research teams. The research teams include faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and other industry partners. This role is pivotal to advising, building and optimizing applications to leverage massively parallel platforms and drive innovation to impact the lives of Canadians.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist research teams in making effective use of massively parallel platforms including one of the largest supercomputers in Canada and a new research platform for exascale computing
• Develop, port, optimize and analyze scientific numerical codes using thousands of CPU cores on the Blue Gene Q using Fortran, Python, C, C++, etc
• Parallel-programming assistance on smaller-scale x86 and Power clusters, possibly including GPU’s
• Install, upgrade and lead day-to-day operations for scientific infrastructure including mathematical software packages, libraries, compilers, visualization software, schedulers etc
• promote, advise and teach mini-courses on scientific computing and parallel programming

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Expired: Job Opportunity at SciNet: HPC Analyst

October 20, 2017 in for_researchers, for_users, HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

The SciNet HPC Consortium is looking to augment their team with an HPC Analyst.

Title of job: Scientific Applications Analyst

Location: SciNet HPC Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Summary of job:

The Scientific Applications Analyst provides senior IT services and training in parallel programming, data science applications, and scientific computing workflows for the SciNet High Performance Computing (HPC) consortium which serves researchers at the University of Toronto including faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in all disciplines and fields (e.g. science and engineering, medicine, finance, languages, etc.). The incumbent is involved in massively-parallel computing (single jobs that make use of up to 40,000 cores) and data analytics and machine learning on large data sets (100TB and up). S/he works with researchers and research teams to plan, develop, install and optimize the initial SciNet systems for various research programs and provides technical consultation to researchers on their system needs for research operations. S/he also takes part in delivering and developing SciNet’s training and education program. SciNet operates large High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, and acquires the largest HPC cluster in Canada by the end of 2017. SciNet provides HPC resources and support to researchers at the University of Toronto, the affiliated research hospitals, and other Canadian universities.

Salary: CAD$94,672 with an annual step progression to a maximum of CAD$121,069. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Closing date: Oct 26, 2017, 11:59:00 PM EST

For more details, see the job site of the University of Toronto.

Expired: Job Opportunity at SciNet: HPC Sysadmin

September 11, 2017 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

The SciNet HPC Consortium is looking to augment their team with a systems administrator.

Title of job: Systems Administrator and Web Applications Developer

Location: SciNet HPC Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Summary of job:
The System Administrator and Web Applications Developer maintains and updates SciNet Identity Management System including complete integration with Compute Canada Database; develops the security plan for SciNet High Performance Computing systems ensuring maximum availability of the computing system and integrity of research performed on the High Performance Computing System. The incumbent designs, tests, implements, maintains and improves web-based applications for the SciNet User Portal and the Compute Canada Database, tests and monitors SciNet connectivity to University of Toronto and the rest of Compute Canada; designs and recommends improved networking schemes and hardware to enable researchers to efficiently move datasets across the country. Performs system administration on Linux High Performance Computing systems including Canada’s largest supercomputer (40,000+ cores) and large storage system, as well as other hosted systems. Minimum qualifications: BSc in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience; 5 years of relevant work experience.

Salary: $81,918 CAD with an annual step progression to a maximum of $104,759 CAD (USW Pay Band 16). Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Closing date: Sep 25, 2017, 11:59:00 PM EST

For more details, see the job site of the University of Toronto

Postdocs opportunities at SOSCIP

July 19, 2017 in HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

Several SOSCIP projects are looking for Postdoctoral Fellows.

You can find details about these positions in the following link.

Job: High Performance Computing Analyst/Post-Doctoral Fellow with IBM

September 12, 2016 in for_researchers, for_users, HPC Jobs, HPC Jobs Ontario

IBM job posting for a “High Performance Computing (HPC) Analyst – Post Doctoral Fellow” to support SOCIP‘s BlueGene/Q (a machine that is hosted at SciNet).