Student Employment - CCAST HPC Systems Assistant

Student Employment - CCAST Assistance Program in Advanced Research Computing

The NDSU Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST), Information Technology Division, is seeking students to join our program in Advanced Research Computing. Student assistants in the systems-facing track will work on projects related to deployment, configuration, and maintenance of high-performance computing (HPC) Linux systems.

Undergraduate and graduate students who are in good standing and possess the required qualifications, interest or experience in the following areas will be considered:

Linux system administration
LLM/AI integration development for IT operations
Datacenter networking
Infrastructure/application observability

We offer training and professional development opportunities for our assistants. Also, this position may be a graduate assistantship contract with tuition waiver based on a student's eligibility and approval from their academic department.

Hours Per Week: 10-20 in Spring/Fall, up to 40 in Summer

Starting Wage: $17.25-$21.25/hr. depending on experience and degree progress.

Reports To: CCAST Staff

Duties and Responsibilities:

Server and other hardware installation
TCP/IP networking
Linux operating systems configuration
Development of software on physical and virtual systems
Development of new systems-related software
Performing other tasks assigned by the CCAST staff

Minimum Qualifications:

A full-time NDSU student
Experience programming in one or more languages (Perl, Python, C/C++, Java, or others)
Basic experience working in a UNIX/Linux operating system
Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; ability to write clear user instructions and develop tutorials and training materials
Self-motivation, strong willingness to learn, and strong problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience scripting or automating tasks in UNIX/Linux environments using Bash, Perl, or Python
System administration skills, including networking, virtualization, building software, deploying and maintaining web applications, etc.
Comfortable working in the Bash terminal

REQUIRED Application Materials:

An online application
A current resume (in PDF format) that includes your professional and educational experience
A cover letter (in PDF format) describing your qualifications and interests

Also required is an IT Division job application at:
https://ndstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d4PQIYoig6jQC69

NOTE: Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

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