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Senior Computational Scientist
Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN

Inspire Discovery. Empower Research. Advance Together.

Join Purdue University, a leader in cutting-edge research and innovation, as a Senior Computational Scientist supporting world-class investigators at the forefront of scientific discovery. Become part of a collaborative environment where your expertise helps turn complex computational challenges into groundbreaking results.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a consultative partner, enabling researchers to leverage large-scale computing systems and tools to explore the most challenging questions in science and engineering

• Use creativity and innovation to develop solutions for unique computing problems, collaborating with colleagues, researchers, national partners, and vendors to deploy novel computational and data technologies

• Diagnose, design, code, test, and maintain sophisticated programs crucial to research success

• Lead training workshops that empower a diverse research community, helping everyone—from students to principal investigators—develop critical skills in computational science

• Represent Purdue at conferences and workshops nationwide, sharing your ideas and learning from peers across the research computing landscape

Why Purdue?

• Be part of a community where every voice matters, and inclusion and respect are the foundation for achieving excellence

• Unlock continuous learning opportunities and professional development in an environment that celebrates curiosity and growth

• Work side by side with globally recognized scholars and technology leaders, making an impact—on campus and beyond

• Thrive in a culture that supports balance, well-being, and authentic collaboration

Ready to expand what’s possible in research and in your own career? Join us at Purdue—where your expertise helps drive discoveries that change the world, and where you are empowered to grow, belong, and excel.

About Us

Purdue University’s Research Computing department is committed to promoting and advancing all individuals ) to create an environment where uniqueness is celebrated and persons from all backgrounds can thrive.

Purdue’s Research Computing department provides access to leading-edge computational and data storage systems as well as expertise in a broad range of high-performance computing activities. To fulfill our mission, we:

• provide advanced computational resources and services to support Purdue faculty and staff researchers 
• evaluate, deploy, and support hardware and software for large-scale scientific computing
• promote the effective use of our research computing systems and application software through training and education, consultation, and documentation
• contribute to the discovery process through algorithm design and development of effective computing techniques

What We're Looking For

Education and Experience Required:

• Master’s degree in chemistry, engineering, math, physical or life sciences, computer science or related field; PhD preferred
• Two (2) years to three years of experience in developing parallel computing applications, libraries or software tools working with researchers to integrate computing techniques into research activities using common HPC programming languages, tools, and techniques including Fortran and/or C/C++, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA
• An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be accepted

Skills Needed:

• Ability to:
  • work on a wide-ranging team
  • plan, organize and prioritize tasks, and complete projects with minimal supervision‎
• Knowledge of:
  • Linux operating system
  • scripting languages, i.e. Shell
  • version control software, i.e. GIT

Preferred: 

• Knowledge of commercial and public domain software packages and tools
• Good verbal and written English communication skills including the ability to ‎consult with researchers, make presentations, develop and present training material, and ‎develop ‎documentation

Additional Information:

• Purdue University will not sponsor employment authorization for this position  
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period   
• Benefit Statement: Purdue University offers a substantial Benefit Package including medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous paid time off package for sick and vacation days

Career Stream

Professional 3

• Pay Band S120
• Job Code #20003220

Career pathmaker: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/careerpathmaker/

Who We Are

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Purdue University is an EOE employer.