Systems Manager OSC OXFORD e-RESEARCH CENTRE

Grade 7: Salary £29,099 - £35,788 p.a.

Oxford Supercomputing Centre (OSC) is a central resource available to any Oxford University researcher with a need for high-performance computing (HPC). We are now looking for a Systems Manager with a sound knowledge of Unix systems and an understanding of high-performance computing. The position is part of a vibrant and growing activity that is at the heart of research computing at Oxford University.

The OSC is part of the Oxford e-Research Centre and is a key component of the research computing infrastructure. The Oxford e-Research Centre works with research units across the whole of the University to enable the use and development of innovative computational and information technology in multidisciplinary collaborations. The centre is strongly linked to the UK National e-Science programme, and is involved in national as well as international collaborations to ensure its position at the forefront of research infrastructure development.

The centre is now seeking an enthusiastic Systems Manager with duties and responsibilities to include the following:

• Configure and monitor job scheduling system.
• Support users in preparing parallel jobs.
• Configure and create environmental monitoring and other software useful for the management systems.
• Fine tune operating environments to derive maximum performance for HPC systems.
• Troubleshoot systems and carry out or coordinate repairs.
• Support users and other OSC staff in diagnosing application problems.
• Install, upgrade and configure operating systems and any other relevant software.
• Document all of the above.

The appointment will be on a fixed-term post for two years.

Further particulars can be found on our vacancies webpage at http://www.oerc.ox.ac.uk/jobs. Please send a covering letter, CV and application form by email to recruitment@oerc.ox.ac.uk or to the Personnel Manager, Oxford e-Research Centre, 7 Keble Road, Oxford (fax: 01865 610624).

Completed applications must be received by 12.00 noon on 21 March 2011. Interviews will be held during late March 2011.