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**Open Date** 09/02/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN42988B

**Job Title** Scientific Consultant

**Working Title** Scientific Consultant

**Job Grade** UGR

**FLSA Code** Computer Employee

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

M-F (8am-5pm)

**VP Area** Academic Affairs

**Department** 00640 - CHPC Ctr for High Perform Computing

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** $80,000

**Close Date** 12/02/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Job Summary

Work with the technical and user support staff at the Center for High Performance Computing to facilitate and support computational and data research at the University of Utah.

The Center for High Performance Computing ( CHPC ) at the University of Utah provides advanced scientific computing services to a broad set of leading-edge, computationally-oriented faculty, research staff, and graduate students in a number of research disciplines on campus. The CHPC team includes a diverse set of systems and network experts, scientific programming consultants, and user support specialists. CHPC operates a number of computational clusters and storage arrays.

This opening is for a member of the User Services team, working directly with users of our computing center, installing and supporting scientific applications, providing training, documentation, and one-on-one consulting to facilitate researchers’ use of computing resources on campus and elsewhere to achieve their research goals.

Responsibilities

Provide user support in a technical and diverse academic research computing environment.

Responsibilities include:

+ Contribute to the overall research capabilities of the center and institution.

+ Install and support software applications.

+ Provide training to user base.

+ Create and maintain documentation both for user base and internal to the department.

+ Attend departmental & institutional meetings as needed.

+ Attend conferences and participate, contribute and/or present as appropriate.

+ Network with peer institutes and form collaborative relationships

Minimum Qualifications

Department Specific Requirements

+ Experience with computational research.

+ Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment.

+ Have good communication and organizational skills.

+ A commitment to provide excellent customer service.

+ Demonstrated ability to be a flexible, organized, thoughtful, and proactive team player who can work with minimal guidance.

+ Comfortable working in a team environment to support technologies enabling the research mission of the University.

+ Ability to maintain a culture of openness, trust, and transparency while ensuring a safe, secure, and protected environment for our customers.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

Experience with bioinformatic and genomic software preferred.

Experience working with regulated computing environments preferred.

Experience working in a computer cluster environment preferred.

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

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