Research Computing Facilitator for Economic Research

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a research facilitator to empower economists and researchers with state-of-the-art computing tools and HPC resources. You will co-create computing capabilities, optimize software performance, and accelerate research time to publication, including adoption of cloud AI tools and LLMs.

You will engage researchers, design workflows, and deliver training across Python, R, Matlab, C, Stata, SQL, and Linux, while collaborating across teams to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computational field (Computer Science, Computational Economics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related).
• Minimum of 5 years' relevant post-secondary education OR relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Python, R, Matlab, C, Stata, SQL, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of AI tools and practical use of large language models for research.
• Strong communication to translate complex concepts for researchers with varied programming experience.
• Experience with command line tools and Linux OS.
• Experience collaborating with researchers from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience with version control (Git/GitLab).
• Terminal proficiency and Linux navigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to economists and research associates through consultations.
• Build deep understanding of research activities and computational requirements.
• Co-author research papers under guidance of economists.
• Design, debug, and optimize research workflows and software models with researchers.
• Implement software parallelization and performance improvements to speed up publications.
• Support adoption of cloud computing and AI tools in workflows.
• Facilitate economist use of on-prem and cloud HPC environments.
• Communicate with research staff and technical professionals regularly.
• Collaborate across teams on computational approaches and best practices.
• Develop and deliver curriculum on computing tools and techniques including Git, Python, R, Matlab, C, Stata, SQL, Linux CLI, SLURM and cloud computing.
• Provide one-on-one consultations and maintain documentation of local computing resources.
• Give presentations on latest tools and techniques.

Skills

Python

R

Matlab

C

Stata

SQL

AI tools

LLMs

Linux CLI

Git/GitLab

Education

Bachelor's degree in computational field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Git/GitLab

Linux

SLURM

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GC)

Job description

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a research facilitator to empower economists and researchers with state-of-the-art computing tools and HPC resources. You will co-create computing capabilities, optimize software performance, and accelerate research time to publication, including adoption of cloud AI tools and LLMs.

You will engage researchers, design workflows, and deliver training across Python, R, Matlab, C, Stata, SQL, and Linux, while collaborating across teams to advance