Work at the international forefront with High Performance Computers and applications at NSC.

National Supercomputer Centre (NSC), at Linköping University, is the leading supercomputer centre in Sweden. We develop and run High Performance Computer systems for academic users all over Sweden and our partners SMHI and Saab AB.

At NSC, you will have the opportunity to work at the front line with world-leading computer systems, large-scale storage and applications from a wide variety of different research areas.

LINKÖPINGS UNIVERSITET, NSC
is currently seeking an

Expert on Distributed Systems with focus on Storage Issues


Work description
• Administration and development of computational and storage systems in a distributed linux environment, including grid environment
• Project leader within the area
• User support is an important part of the work

The successful candidate has education within computer science, computer engineering, scientific computing, or related areas.

Required qualification/experience
• System administration in linux, preferably in cluster environment
• Disk storage systems: nearline storage, hardware and software RAID
• Tape storage systems: tape robots, Tivoli Storage Manager
• Computer languages: C, C++, script languages in Unix/Linux environment

The candidate must have very good knowledge of the English language and preferably a working knowledge of Swedish. Good written and verbal communication skills for internal and external interactions and presentations.

LiU shall continue to develop as an attractive and creative work place characterised by equal opportunities, and therefore works actively to promote diversity and gender equality. A majority of the technical experts within NSC are men, which is why precedence will be given to women in cases where qualifications are deemed otherwise equivalent.

Starting date
By agreement.

Salary
The University applies individual salaries according to the applicant’s competence and the market. Please notify your salary desires in the application.

Further information
Director of NSC, Bengt Persson, tel +46-13-282536, e-mail bpn@nsc.liu.se. Technical questions to Niclas Andersson, tel +46-13-281464, e-mail nican@nsc.liu.se. The union representatives are Håkan Johanson (SACO/CF), tel +46-13-28 10 59, e-mail hakjo@ffk.liu.se and Ing-Britt Mattfolk (OFR/S), tel +46-13-28 17 39, e-mail ing-britt.mattfolk@liu.se. Human resources, Ulrica Larsson, tel +46-13-28 10 38, e-mail ulrica.larsson@liu.se, gives information regarding terms of employment and the formal procedures.

Application procedure
Your application marked with the corresponding Registration number LiU-2008/04346 accompanied by a list of your personal qualifications and other documents you may wish to refer to, must reach the University Registrar no later than 30 November 2008 at the following address:

Linköpings universitet
Registrator
SE-581 83 LINKÖPING
SWEDEN