The Research Computing Center at FSU has an open position for a data-science research technology specialist. The Research Technical Specialist will provide programming consultation, technical advice, and troubleshooting support on behalf of a diverse array of researchers across the university who are engaged with Research IT.

This position will have a strong focus on the support of data science and AI-related research projects. The specialist will be responsible for working closely with the other Data Science and Application Specialists and IT staff to provide expert technical advice to university researchers and administrators on data science solutions to problems, for example, as part of advisory committees.

The incumbent will engage with university researchers to understand the requirements of their research problems so that advanced technical expertise, mainly involving data science, can be provided to them.

The Specialist shall work with other Research IT, campus IT, and FSU libraries staff to provide the necessary expertise, including developing software, modifying source code, installing software and developing databases, diagnosing complex software problems, and working with manufacturers as necessary to ensure timely replacement of faulty or out of date hardware and software.

Other responsibilities can be to mentor and train student interns assigned to application support tasks or research projects, for example, through the FSUIntern or UROP initiative. The Specialist may participate in small research projects, either with RCC interns and/or with external research groups.

The Research Computing Center (RCC) is a small unit in FSU's Information Technology Services department, located on FSU's main campus. We are a team of 10 people and are responsible for central Research Computing for FSU. We manage several high-performance file systems, an 800-node cluster, and a server room for academic colocation services. We are actively expanding our services to nontraditional academic computing users and this position is part of that strategic move.

More information and how to apply can be found on this FSU HR page.