Computational Software Scientist

6 days ago

Didcot, United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council Full time

**Science and Technology Facilities Council**

**Salary**: £39,748 to £44,166 per annum (dependent on skills and experience). Specialist allowance of up to £4k per annum depending on experience and access to STFC UK VISA support. Support (up to £8k) for UK VISA
Hours: Full time or Part time
Contract Type: Open Ended.
Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire, OR, Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, Warrington, WA4 4AD (with regular travel to RAL)

Come and do the kind of computing that got you into technology in the first place. Work with cutting-edge tech and world-leading scientists and engineers. And harness the power of some of the country's most advances supercomputers to tackle work that improvesdaily life in the UK and far beyond.

Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you're equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best
The Theoretical and Computational Physics Group is based in the Scientific Computing Department (SCD), which is part of UKRI. We are an international, family-friendly group that is active in diverse scientific projects, many of which are in collaboration withSTFC's large experimental Facilities such as the Diamond Light Source and the ISIS neutron and muon source.

We are currently looking for a Computational Software Scientist to join our group. The successful applicant will join a rapidly growing team whose aim is to transform how research is carried out at large experimental facilities through a multi-disciplinaryapproach to data processing, computer simulation and data analytics. By building the software and providing computational and data analytics expertise, the team plan to spark a paradigm shift in the capability of scientists to design, analyse and interpretexperiments.
**_About the role: _**
This role will sit at the forefront between software development / deployment, and scientific research at large scale facilities. The role will involve interacting with software engineers, data scientists, STFC scientists and end-users of our systems.

**_About you: _**
This is a highly collaborative role, and you will work closely with a variety of people and, as such, the ability to interact and communicate well with others is a must. You must have the ability to develop good working relationships and be eager to developskills in the interaction with experimental and computational scientists.

**_Essential Criteria: _**
Extensive experience of the Python programming language.
Knowledge of Git(Hub), Linux and Ansible.
Knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL; MySQL; SQLite and SQLAlchemy.
Experience in documenting software tools.
Experience with team-working and, ideally, co-development of scientific software.
Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.

**_Benefits:_**
We are offering a permanent position with a host of benefits including:
30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days)
Flexible working hours
An excellent defined average salary pension scheme
Excellent learning and development opportunities

What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what is possible.

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