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RESEARCH COMPUTING SUPPORT
RCS-021506

RESEARCH COMPUTING ASSISTANT

ZotLink
Starting Salary Range: $9.00 - $12.58 hr., DOE

Summary: Network & Academic Computing Services (NACS) provides telephone, network, and computing services in support of research, administration, and UCI's Electronic Educational Environment. NACS provides central computing services, computer laboratories, departmental support services, and campus-wide technical coordination.

Applicants must be registered as full-time or part-time undergraduate UCI students. 

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:

Should be able to work independently with little supervision; possess junior-level system-administrator expertise on Windows and UNIX-based operating systems (UNIX, Linux, Macintosh); be able to design/maintain/program the RCS website and database (http://www.nacs.uci.edu/rcs); have experience with one, or more, of the following research and scientific software packages - ArcGIS/ArcView, LabVIEW, Mathematica, Matlab, IDL, SAS, or SPSS; and be able to communicate/support members of the campus research community.

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Good problem solving skills

Ability to work in a team environment

Strong motivation to learn and develop technical skills

Final candidate is subject to a background check.

Position Description:

Network and Academic Computing Services (NACS) Research Computing Support (RCS) group seeks a part-time student assistant to help with:

Programming/coding

Compiling research data

Providing support for client requests

Designing/Maintaining the Research Computing Support website

Other duties as assigned

Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

How To Apply:

If you feel you meet the above criteria and would like to be part of a great team, please apply Via the ZotLink system or Send your resume as a .doc or .pdf document attachment to Frank Wessel at fwessel@uci.edu. Please use your name as the file name and reference the Job number in the subject line of the e-mail message.

Work Location: E2130 Engineering Gateway, UC Irvine Campus - Network & Academic Computing Services office.