Job Description

Faculty/Department Information Services Unit IS-Communication Infrastructure Employee Group URFA APT Collective Agreement Consideration Open with preference given to APT members. CUPE 5791 Job Family N/A Category Staff Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary
Position Summary:
As a member of the Communications and Infrastructure Group and reporting to the Team Lead, Research Software Support, the incumbent acts as a technical resource and consultant in the support of University researchers through creating awareness, education, software application discovery, software installation and adaptation, operation, coding, and debugging. The directly supported constituents include faculty members, and research institutes and programs. The successful candidate will be required to become the subject-matter expert for applications to which they have been given responsibility.

The successful candidate will have significant experience, knowledge, and ability in the creation, installation, configuration, management and maintenance of research-related software.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Investigating research software applications (e.g. open source, discipline specific repositories, commercial offerings, etc.).
• Meeting with researchers to understand and match research needs with known software solutions.
• Working with researchers to install needed applications and provide operating and ongoing support.
• Creating brand-new; or extending, modifying, or integrating existing software as necessary to meet research needs.
• Contributing work back to the research community as appropriate.
• Conducting seminars, meeting with researchers, and acting as an advocate for the support model.
• Collaborating and cooperating with research support staff from other institutions and the world-wide research software engineering community, including Canada\xe2\x80\x99s CANARIE.
• Contributing to and reviewing grant material related to research software.
• Consulting with researcher\xe2\x80\x99s and teams on possible research programs/ideas.
• Writing documentation, or directing researcher\xe2\x80\x99s to existing application documentation.
• Consulting with other research developers as needed.
• As appropriate, investigating and using new development tools and environments.
• Promoting the use of existing code libraries, proven software platforms, and good software development practices.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Position Requirements
Position Requirements:

• A Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Computer Science plus a minimum of 1 year of directly-related work experience in performing the above duties. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• Proven experience in successfully developing and supporting all aspects of modern software development in a higher-education research environment is key.
• Experience with modern software development tools and environments.
• An established, proactive commitment to on-going technical learning and skills development.

The incumbent must have the demonstrated ability to:

• Work collaboratively and cooperatively to provide exemplary service and advice to the research community on research software;
• Understand research needs to match and link software development efforts to the researcher\xe2\x80\x99s research program;
• Be able to communicate clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing;
• Analyze the needs and requests of the researcher to define, propose, negotiate and deliver successful solutions;
• Reach set and agreed-to goals while working independently with limited supervision;
• Analyze, decipher and understand technical problems, and to find, develop, and implement software solutions where there may be little local expertise or existing material; and,
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Physical Demands Pay Grade APT 4 Salary Range $60,172 - $81,196 Status Permanent Work Hours
Monday to Friday, as per APT collective agreement Duration (if Term/Temporary) Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time Preference Posting Target Posting Not Targeted

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Job Open Date
01/06/2023


Job Close Date
01/12/2023


Open Until Filled
No


Special Application Instructions
Please note that preference will be given to APT Members.

Applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated resume that clearly states how they meet the posted qualifications.


Diversity Statement
The University of Regina is committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within the University\xe2\x80\x99s employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.


Competition Number
20220396A/S