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Visualization Systems Specialist

Employer
Virginia Tech
Location
Virginia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Mar 29, 2022


Job Description

The Visionarium Lab at Virginia Tech is an international leader in immersive and web virtual reality visualization who supports science, engineering, and design activities across the University – https://vis.arc.vt.edu. We have an opening for motivated candidates who want to use 3D graphics and scientific visualization to solve big problems at the cutting-edge of research. As part of the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) group – http://www.arc.vt.edu, this position will work closely with computational faculty and students and Information Technology teams to support usable and performant visualization environments.
The successful candidate will:
● Work with domain specialists to facilitate access to ARC's visual computing technologies
● Provide hardware and software support to ensure functionality and availability of visualization resources
● Grow professionally through ongoing training, certification programs, and continued learning
● Have strong communication and collaboration skills
● Enjoy variety in their work, which includes elements of customer service and interaction, hands-on equipment setup, troubleshooting, and repair

Required Qualifications

• The successful candidate must have a BS/BA in Computer Science (or a related engineering discipline).
• Demonstrated experience with Linux/Unix administration
• Demonstrated experience with Full Stack development
• Demonstrated experience with Hardware and software provisioning
• Demonstrated experience with Graphics API or visualization packages
• Experience with systems engineering and administration for high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with 3D graphics
• Demonstrated experience with immersive Virtual Reality systems
• Demonstrated experience with software development

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate on experience

Review Date

5/13/2022

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Amber Pifer at amber@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Advertised: March 29, 2022
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