Employment Opportunities

The HPCC currently has the following open positions:

 

• TTU Research Associate
• Hourly Undergraduate and Graduate Student Positions
• HPCC Director’s Select Graduate Research Assistantship

TTU Research Associate (42867BR)

Position Description

Performs specialized work in the planning, conducting and/or supervising of original research. Responsible for participating in, planning, scheduling and/or supervising research projects and the interpretation of the results for publication. Work is performed under general supervision with evaluation based on accomplishment of assigned objectives and overall effectiveness of project. May supervise research and student assistants.

Major/Essential Functions

• Monitors status of and helps maintain HPC resources.
• Works with HPCC users to analyze existing codes and develop and deploy new applications into existing or new environments.
• Assist in obtaining research funds and/or perform research into advanced computing.
• Documents policies and procedures for deploying advanced computing software and trains students in advanced computing techniques like deploying new software and porting applications into the new environments.
• Adheres to all appropriate Institutional policies (including IT OPs) and other relevant internal departmental policies.
• Distributes results of work through refereed publications, presentations at national conferences and working with other institutions

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• PhD in science, engineering or applied mathematics.
• Recent relevant publications in HPC techniques or tools, and/or demonstrated experience with working in multi-disciplinary collaborative projects like XSEDE, Open Science Grid or NSF/NIH computing initiatives.
• Skill in programming in either C++ or Fortran, Knowledge of high performance computing methods, tools and techniques.
• Ability to learn new and deploy new methods and techniques.
• Specific knowledge of compute intensive science area.
• Demonstrated ability to work on externally funded research.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or specialized academic training beyond the Bachelor's level in a particular field of science or engineering equivalent to a Master's degree.
• One year research experience. Knowledge of modern research practices, the methods, resources, and standards thereof.

Apply here.

 

 

Hourly Undergraduate and graduate student assistantships

Undergraduate and graduate student assistant or research assistant positions are also sometimes available, paid on an hourly basis for work up to 20 hours per week. These positions are suited for students who are interested in learning more about management, control, and usage of high performance computing including cluster operation, scientific software installation, configuration, and usage, and other advanced topics in research computing.

The primary focus for undergraduate positions at this time is for students interested in working to help test and maintain the high performance computing and storage hardware used to deliver services to HPCC researchers. If you have ever built your own computer, or are interested in learning more about advanced computing equipment or data center management, this position will be of interest.

Hourly graduate student positions oriented towards advanced software development and maintenance are also sometimes available. If you want to apply for such positions when they are available, you should have substantial software development and/or testing skills with experience in one or more high-level computing languages, preferably on Linux, and an interest in high performance computing methods.

If you feel you have the skills and interests mentioned above, contact us at hpccsupport@ttu.edu to learn more.

 

 

Director's Select Graduate Research Assistantship

 

The HPCC has received funding to fill a position as Director's Select Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). Due to the short turn-around time needed to meet tuition remission deadlines for Spring semester 2026, your prompt attention to this opportunity would be appreciated. This assistantship offers full GRA salary and tuition support and is exclusively available to graduate students. The position is designed to offer hands-on experience in the operational conditions for high-performance computing, directly benefiting students' research pursuits, with selection of research topics carried out jointly between the student's academic advisor and the HPCC.

All candidates should obtain approval from their PhD advisor before applying and should request that a message in support of this application be sent by their adviser as discussed below. Please see the full position description linked here for materials to be sent. The address to which application materials should be sent is hpccsupport@ttu.edu.

Applicants must be pursuing a Ph.D in computer science or other computationally intensive discipline such as (but not limited to) quantum chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, molecular dynamics, physics, or bioinformatics, and be interested about advancing the state of computing in their academic research field. The position will be open until filled. Review of initial candidates will begin MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026. To ensure consideration in the initial review, applications should be submitted before this date.

The candidate should ideally be early in their career as a student. The successful candidate will work with HPCC staff on topics related to advanced computing including cluster design, configuration, operations, and optimization while using these topics as a basis to conduct research relevant to their graduate degree on a forefront topic in coordination with their academic advisor with the approval of the HPCC Managing Director.

All candidates should obtain approval from their PhD advisor before applying and should request that a message in support of this application be sent by their adviser to hpccsupport@ttu.edu. Please direct any questions to this address or the HPCC Director at the address below.

Alan Sill, Ph.D
Managing Director, HPCC
e-mail: Alan.Sill@ttu.edu
office: 806-834-5940