Three Scientists Needed for Global Grid Laboratory

The Physics Department of the University of Florida invites applications for three new positions at the Assistant or Associate Scientist level (non-tenure accruing), to begin Oct. 15, 2002 and continuing for the lifetime of the project, contingent on Federal funding. We are looking for an outstanding individual to act as a technology scientist for the International Virtual Data Grid Laboratory, (http://www.ivdgl.org/), an exciting five-year technology deployment initiative funded by the National Science Foundation. The iVDGL will deploy a global Grid laboratory, together with US and international partners, that will be utilized by advanced scientific experiments, including those in high energy physics, nuclear physics, gravitational wave searches (LIGO), virtual astronomical observatories (NVO) and other disciplines. The Laboratory will be based on the Globus and Condor Toolkits and draw on Grid technologies from GriPhyN, Particle Physics Data Grid (PPDG) and the European Union DataGrid projects. It is expected that the iVDGL will encompass dozens of sites in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America, as described in the proposal.

Candidates should have a strong background in computational science and technical skills in areas such as modern OO programming, scripting languages such as Python, distributed (grid) computing, and have experience with production quality software development for large scientific experiments.

• Two positions will be onsite at the University of Florida. Successful candidates will participate in a wide variety of iVDGL testbed activities, including developing and deploying cluster hardware and software infrastructure, managing a high-performance Linux cluster, conducting testbed experiments and production exercises, integrating Grid toolkits and coordinating with US and international partners. These positions are aimed primarily at people pursuing careers in Information Technology.

• One position will be offsite in the Chicago area. The successful candidate will hold a visiting appointment at the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago, and the Computation Institute (CI), a multidisciplinary organization co-located at University and Argonne National Laboratory. Close interaction with grid and ATLAS database software developers is anticipated. The candidates's responsibilities will include integrating the Virtual Data Toolkit with the ATLAS software framework and providing software configuration support for the U.S. ATLAS prototype Tier 2 centers.

Applicants should submit a letter outlining their qualifications and interests and a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and brief summaries of research interests and accomplishments. Send applications to, and arrange to have at least three letters of reference sent directly to,

Prof. Paul Avery
P.O. Box 118440
Dept. of Physics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8440 USA

For e-mail applications, only PDF and text file enclosures will be accepted. Questions can be addressed by e-mail to avery@phys.ufl.edu or by phone to 352-392-9264. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received before October 1, 2002. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Institution.