Research Software Engineer

Faculty of Technology

Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation

 

Research Software Engineer

 

Employment type: Fixed-term to 31 July 2026

Employment basis: Full-time

Salary: £38,474 - £41,931 per annum

Post number: ZZ008388

Date published: 21 June 2023

Closing date: 16 July 2023

Interview date: 26 July 2023

 

The University of Portsmouth is an ambitious institution with a track record of success. One of only four universities in the south east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework and ranked in the top 150 in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

 

We invite applications for a Research Software Engineer Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth. The successful candidate will develop and maintain software in support of a variety of research projects that are part of the ICG portfolio. This includes STFC funded projects in astrophysics, cosmology, and gravitation, software development as part of the large scientific collaborations listed below, and interdisciplinary research. The successful candidate will have experience developing software in languages like Python or C, as well as demonstrated ability in good software engineering practices. Experience with big data, machine learning, or modern statistical inference are desirable.

 

The ICG consists of 17 academic staff, 17 postdoctoral researchers and around 30 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. Portsmouth is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), ESA’s Euclid satellite mission, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), the Gravitational Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO), and other international collaborations. The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 3704-core SCIAMA supercomputer. More information is available at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/

 

Applications (application form and CV, including publication list and summary of previous computing projects) should be submitted by the closing date via the online application system at https://port.engageats.co.uk. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent by email to [email protected], to arrive by the same date. We expect the position to start 1st August 2023 or as close to that date as feasible.

 

Before applying please check you can demonstrate or obtain a suitable right to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please note our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.

 

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.

 

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For detailed information about the vacancy: ZZ008388 - Research Software Engineer.pdf