Research Computing Specialist

CSU; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 81,289 - 118,418; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium benefits package

Education fee waiver

15 paid holidays

Job summary

Cal Poly Humboldt is seeking a Research Computing Specialist to lead Humboldt’s High Performance Computing Center and research computing services. You will consult with faculty, students, and campus partners to map research goals to technology options, coordinate projects, and ensure delivery of reliable research computing solutions.

You will develop training materials, provide technical guidance, review workflows and code for quality, and mentor student assistants while maintaining

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience. An advanced degree may substitute for the required experience.
• Experience designing and delivering research computing, HPC, or AI/ML environments.
• Ability to mentor student assistants and coordinate cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Consult with faculty, students, and partners to understand computing needs and map to technology options.
• Lead day‑to‑day HPC research services facilitation and project coordination.
• Provide technical guidance for workflows, review code and documentation for quality and reproducibility.
• Develop and deliver training, demonstrations, and outreach to campus groups.
• Provide lead direction and mentoring to student assistants.
• Maintain accurate service documentation and guides for research computing services.
• Support other duties as assigned.

Skills

Research computing

HPC

Python

Linux

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Python

Linux

CUDA

NRP

Job description

Research Computing Specialist

Enterprise and Client Technology

Job #559279

Close Date: 08/04/2026

Internal Recruitment

At Cal Poly Humboldt, bold hearts and open minds shape the future.

Founded in 1913, Cal Poly Humboldt began as a small college for teachers. Today Humboldt has grown into a comprehensive university with rigorous science and liberal arts programs. Designated a polytechnic in 2022, Cal Poly Humboldt provides hands‑on, impactful educational opportunities that lead to meaningful, measurable outcomes for the individual, for the state, and the world.

Cal Poly Humboldt is proud to have more than 6,000 students of all backgrounds spread across 61 majors, 13 graduate programs, and 4 credential programs — all of whom contribute passion and creativity within their fields and set the stage for a future grounded in equity and sustainability. Hands‑on learning, inspired teaching, ground‑breaking research, and thought‑provoking creative activity happen daily at Humboldt.

Finding a better future is a task for the bold and open, the down‑to‑earth and visionary. Cal Poly Humboldt strives to cultivate these qualities in leaders, innovators, and scholars in every field. As part of the California State University (CSU) system, Cal Poly Humboldt is part of one of the nation’s largest and most impactful public university systems, where education, innovation, and service create meaningful change for California and beyond. See what it’s like to work at the CSU—watch our video and imagine your future at Cal Poly Humboldt.

(Job #559279) Business Systems Analyst III, Research Computing Specialist, CSU Classification Salary Range: $7,284 – $10,611 per month (Step 1- Step 20), Anticipated Hiring Range: $7,284- $7,578 per month (Step 1-3).

Final salary placement is commensurate with experience, internal equity, and budget considerations. This is a full-time, benefited, exempt, 12-month pay plan permanent position with a one-year probationary period in Enterprise and Client Technology Department.

This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre‑tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 15 paid holidays per year. Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.humboldt.edu/hr/employee-benefits.

Please note that this is an internal recruitment open only to active, stateside, Cal Poly Humboldt Employees.

Position Summary:

The purpose of this position is to lead the day-to-day facilitation of Humboldt’s High Performance Computing Center and research computing services by consulting with faculty, students, and campus partners to understand research needs and map them to appropriate technology options. The position supports research, student projects, and creative activities by coordinating research computing service delivery, providing technical quality review of research workflows and code, developing training and outreach, maintaining current service documentation and website content, and providing lead work direction and mentoring to student assistants.

Key Responsibilities:

Research Computing Consultation and Faculty Partnership – 25%

• Consult with faculty, students, and research partners to understand research computing needs.
• Translate research goals into technical requirements, workflows, and service options.
• Guide users through available research computing, HPC, cloud, data, and related ITS services.

HPC Center Service Facilitation and Project Coordination – 20%

• Lead day-to-day facilitation of Humboldt’s High Performance Computing research services.
• Coordinate research computing projects from intake through implementation.
• Partner with ITS teams, faculty, and campus partners to define scope, track progress, identify barriers, and support successful delivery of research technology solutions.

Technical Assistance – 20%

• Provide technical guidance for research computing workflows.
• Write and review scripts, code, documentation, and related technical deliverables for quality, reproducibility, maintainability, and alignment with service standards.
• Help faculty and students apply appropriate tools, platforms, and technical practices.

Training, Outreach, Presentations, and Service Adoption – 15%

• Develop and deliver training, presentations, demonstrations, and outreach to faculty, students, and campus groups to increase awareness and effective use of research computing services.
• Promote HPC and related services in support of research, student projects, and creative activities.

Student Assistant Lead Work Direction and Mentoring – 10%

• Provide lead work direction, training, mentoring, task coordination, and review of work for student assistants supporting research computing services, projects, documentation, and outreach.

Research Computing Documentation, Website Content, and Service Information – 5%

• Maintain current and accurate user‑facing documentation and website content for research computing services.
• Develop guides, service descriptions, training materials, intake information, and communications that help users understand and access available services.

Other Duties as Assigned – 5%

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Associated with this Position Include:

As listed in Classification Standards:

• Thorough and advanced knowledge of business systems analysis concepts, principles, protocols, and best practices.
• Demonstrated competence in independently applying advanced judgment to resolve difficult and complex technical problems and issues.
• Ability to anticipate the impact of problems and solutions on other systems.
• Advanced analytical skills to investigate and research new systems and technologies and to develop complex information technology systems and solutions.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects and ensure successful delivery within scope, budget, and timelines.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills to build and foster strong relationships and drive change initiatives.
• Advanced skill in mentoring and overseeing the work of others.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse population.

As related to the major responsibilities for this position:

• Demonstrated ability to consult with faculty, students, and research partners to understand research computing needs and map those needs to appropriate technology options, workflows, services, and implementation plans.
• Working knowledge of research computing, high performance computing, cloud computing, data‑intensive research workflows, and related research technology services.
• Working knowledge of the National Research Platform, or NRP, or comparable research computing platforms, including the ability to help users understand available services and appropriate use cases.
• Working knowledge of Python coding in support of research computing, data analysis, automation, scripting, workflow support, or technical quality review.
• Working knowledge of coding in a distributed computing environment, including basic familiarity with parallel processing concepts and research workflows that use distributed or multi-node computing resources.
• Working knowledge of NVIDIA‑specific technologies relevant to research computing, such as GPU‑enabled workflows, CUDA‑enabled tools, GPU resource use, or AI/ML computing environments.
• Basic familiarity with Linux operating systems, including command‑line navigation, file permissions, shell usage, software environments, and user‑level troubleshooting in research computing contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical quality review of research workflows, scripts, code, documentation, and project deliverables for quality, reproducibility, maintainability, and alignment with service standards.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex technology projects involving cross‑functional ITS teams, faculty, students, and campus partners.
• Ability to develop and deliver training, presentations, demonstrations, documentation, and outreach materials for faculty, students, and campus groups.
• Ability to maintain accurate user‑facing service documentation, website content, guides, and communications for research computing services.
• Ability to provide lead work direction, training, mentoring, task coordination, and review of work for student assistants.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect the integrity of university data and electronic information.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced experience designing, implementing, optimizing, or administering research computing, high performance computing (HPC), AI/ML computing environments, GPU‑enabled infrastructure, cloud‑based research platforms, or large‑scale data‑intensive research workflows.
• Experience deploying, administering, supporting, or developing services within the National Research Platform (NRP) or comparable large‑scale distributed research computing environments.
• Advanced experience developing, reviewing, optimizing, or maintaining Python‑based applications, automation tools, scientific workflows, data‑processing pipelines, or research computing services.
• Experience developing, troubleshooting, optimizing, or supporting distributed computing applications, parallel processing frameworks, multi‑node workloads, containerized research environments, or GPU‑accelerated computing solutions.
• Experience configuring, optimizing, or supporting NVIDIA GPU infrastructure, CUDA‑enabled applications, AI/ML model training environments, GPU resource scheduling, or performance tuning activities.
• Experience administering, troubleshooting, automating, or maintaining Linux‑based research computing, high performance computing, or scientific computing environments.
• Experience serving as a technical advisor to faculty, researchers, or research teams by evaluating computational requirements, designing research technology solutions, and recommending advanced computing strategies, services, or architectures.
• Experience supporting faculty research, student projects, grants, creative activities, sponsored projects, or research data management practices.
• Experience designing and delivering technical training programs, workshops, user communities of practice, or outreach initiatives related to research computing, AI/ML, data science, or advanced technology services.
• Experience leading complex technology initiatives involving project management, service development, process improvement, requirements analysis, stakeholder engagement, organizational change management, and service adoption strategies.

Application Deadline:

The deadline to submit application materials is 11:55 p.m. on 08/04/2026

Any inquiries about this recruitment can be directed to [e-mail] or Cal Poly Humboldt’s Human Resources Office at [phone].

Weacknowledgethat Cal Poly Humboldt is located on the uncededlandsof the Wiyot people, where they have resided from time immemorial. We encourage all to gain a deeper understanding of their history and thriving culture. As an expression of our gratitude we are genuinely committed to developing trusting, reciprocal, and long lasting partnerships with the Wiyot people as well as all of our neighboring tribes. Cal Poly Humboldt was the first campus in the California State University system to offer a stand‑alone major in Native American Studies.

Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to enriching its educational environment and its culture through the diversity of its staff, faculty, and administration. Persons with interest and experience in helping organizations set and achieve goals relative to diversity and inclusion are especially encouraged to apply.

Working in thestateof California is a condition of employment for this position. Even if part or all of an employee's assignment can be performed remotely, the employee must maintain a permanent residence in thestateof California. The employee must be able to accept on‑campus work assignment, as assigned, and come to campuswhen needed.

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