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Systems Administrator

A member of the University of Chicago's Computation Institute (CI), the Systems Administrator leads the technical operation, support, and continued development of the first-class computing and support infrastructure of the CI in order to enhance the productivity of the scientific staff and research colleagues. Special emphasis of this position is to lead efforts in building and maintaining the CI systems and resources, creating technical documentation for end-users and internal use, and providing technical support to the users of the CI resources.

Master's degree in a relevant field OR a Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of two years relevant experience OR a minimum of six years relevant experience required; comprehensive knowledge of system administration, particularly technical support for Linux computer systems and Mac OS X computer systems, required; comprehensive knowledge of security practices and techniques including, but not limited to, firewalling, monitoring, and intrusion detection systems required; comprehensive knowledge of mail services such as IMAP and SMTP required, preferably with an emphasis on Postfix and cyrus IMAP; comprehensive knowledge of deploying, maintaining, and enhancing LDAP and Kerberos with and emphasis on OpenLDAP and MIT Kerberos V preferred; considerable knowledge of data storage solutions including, but not limited to, fiber channel and SANs, tape backup systems with an emphasis on Tivoli Storage Manager, and high performance data transport preferred; considerable knowledge of IP networks required with an emphasis on Cisco IOS, gigabit Ethernet, network debugging tactics, and high speed (>10 Gbit) networks preferred; good knowledge of clusters and cluster technologies including grids preferred; customer support skills, including diplomacy and tact required; ability to work well with others required; ability to multitask required. A resume and reference contact information are required to be considered for this position.
[Apply Online] (requisition #077541)

Technical Writer

The Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory seeks a Technical Writer to develop and maintain a wide variety of written and online materials in support of the Open Science Grid education program and the Computation Institute's mission. Edits, reviews, tests and maintains online education and training material for in-person Grid workshops and self-paced education. Develops and edits press reports, Web content, newsletters and other promotional material.

The position will be based at The University of Chicago.

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a liberal arts discipline; experience documenting, using and teaching Grid technologies required; experience in online communication media such as web site management, wikis, blogs, internet chat, and video/voice conferencing required; training experience strongly preferred; experience in programming and scientific computing strongly preferred; experience in project planning strongly preferred; excellent technical and scientific writing skills required; skill at developing promotional material required; excellent communication and presentation skills required; skill in interacting with a large, distributed online community required; familiarity with UNIX/Linux systems usage and software development environments strongly preferred. A resume and reference contact information are required to be considered for this position.
[Apply Online] (requisition #077831)