Job Posting: CHORD Computing Specialist

 

Req ID: 30264
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dunlap Inst. for Astronomy & Astrophysic
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00051789

To apply: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-CHORD-Computing-Specialist-ON/568617817/

 

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

The Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of the leading research centres for astronomy and astronomical instrumentation in Canada. Located at one ofthe top research universities, our institute retains reputable faculty, students and staff, all of whom are committed to innovation, public outreach and cutting-edge research. Our institute’s field of research covers a multitude of subject matter across the universe, such as galaxy evolution and dark energy. We are dedicated to making our education, training, and activities pleasant and welcoming for all.

At the Long Wavelength Lab (LW Lab) we build some of the world’s largest radio correlators. Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator, this position supports the research team with the design and implementation of high-throughput signal processing software for use on the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio-transient Detector (CHORD)’s GPU-based correlator and beamformer, and on outlying antenna stations. The CHORD correlator will continuously process ~10 Tb/s of radio data, performing Peta-scale processing on a dedicated supercomputer cluster with 100+ GPUs and 1000+ CPU cores. With this position you will have the opportunity to work with cutting edge software and hardware, contribute to open-source software projects, and help to enable groundbreaking scientific discoveries. This position interacts withand supports other members of the CHORD collaboration, located at several universities across Canada & the US.

Your opportunity:

Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator, this position supports the research team with the design and implementation of high-throughput signal processing software for use on the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio-transient Detector (CHORD)’s GPU-based correlator and beamformer, and on outlying antenna stations. This position interacts with and supports other members of the CHORD collaboration, located at several universities across Canada & the US.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Writing complex technical code; Designing, testing, and modifying programming code
  • Writing complex specifications based on system requirements
  • Testing and analyzing new and upgraded software and/or hardware
  • Analyzing and making recommendations for programming enhancements
  • Evaluating programming code to ensure it has validity, compatibility, and that it meets appropriate standards
  • Developing technical application implementation plans
  • Creating complex and technical documentation anduser support guides
  • Serving as a resource on specific issues to a group of specialists

 

Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum four years of recent and related experience with writing modern, high performance, and multithreaded C/C++ software.
  • Experience with analyzing, designing, testing, installing, debugging, modifying, upgrading, operating and maintaining custom software environments.
  • Experience working with industry standard development tools (e.g git) and programming best practices.
  • Experience working in Linux/Unix based heterogeneous and massively parallel computing environments.
  • Experience with debugging large multithreaded applications.
  • Advanced skills with modern C++ development in performance critical applications.
  • Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems, computing hardware, networking, systems design and management.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to handle several tasks, and effectively prioritize and meet multiple deadlines.

Assets (Nonessential):

  • Experience with GPU programming (CUDA or OpenCL) is an asset.
  • Experience with designing REST APIs.
  • Experience managing continuous integration/regression testing.
  • Experience with event driven programming models.
  • Familiarity with using Docker containers.

To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Approachable
  • Communicator
  • Efficient
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Team player

 

Closing Date: 04/05/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant – Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 — $71,842 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $91,875. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Nastassia Jasinski

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.