Research Software Engineer / Staff Scientist

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Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community's diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. Aalto Scientific Computing is looking for a Research Software Engineer / Staff Scientist To a permanent, full-time position. The desired start date is autumn 2026. Are you more of a programmer than your researcher colleagues? Are you more of a researcher than commercial developers? Do you fit in both, but have a home in neither? Is "research" a team effort for you? Be a Research Software Engineer with us and find your home. If you are looking for a career path which combines the interesting parts of both fields, this is a good choice. Aalto Scientific Computing is a specialized type of research support, providing high-performance computing hardware, management, research support, teaching, and training. Our team consists of a core of staff with research experience working with top researchers throughout the university. Our services are used by every school at Aalto University and known throughout Finland and the Nordics. All our work is open-source by default and we take an active part in worldwide projects. In this position, you will: Provide software development and consulting as a team service, depending on demand from research groups. Provide one-on-one and group research support from a software, programming, Linux, data, and infrastructure perspective: short-term projects helping researchers with specific tasks, so that the researchers gain competence to work independently. Provide good role models of best open science practices. As needed and depending on interest, teaching and other research infrastructure support. Continually learn new skills as part of our team. General qualifications : There are two main tracks, and candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply - every candidate will be evaluated according to their own unique experiences. PhD degree with research experience in some computational field and much knowledge of practical computing strategies for research, or Software developer or computational scientist with a strong software/open source/Linux background, scientific computing experience, and some experience in research. Masters degree or similar experience. This particular call emphasizes all-around experience in software development, deep learning with hands-on pytorch. The candidate should also have interdisciplinary research experience and research software engineer-type experience (or equivalent) so that they can advise on artificial intelligence projects across a wide variety of fields. Experience in a Finnish university working environment is considered highly beneficial. This position also has a focus on support for the Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering and analysis of multimodal human neuroimaging and behavioral data. Important skills: Desire to mentor and work with other researchers with understanding and compassion. Ability to tackle any problem with a researcher's mindset and a developer's passion for technology. Good communication and organizational skills, independent working style as well as flexibility in changing situations. Experience or knowledge of the principles of open source software, open science, and software development tools such as version control. Please see https://scicomp.aalto.fi/rse/become-a-rse/ for more information on what kind of skills we value - or more precisely what you are likely to learn. Good skills and experience in written, spoken, and collaborative work in English.

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