Research Software Engineer

The Oxford Research Software Engineering Group (OxRSE - www.rse.ox.ac.uk) is
looking to recruit a Research Software Engineer (RSE) to join our team. We
work with other research groups across the University of Oxford to create,
improve and maintain software used for scientific research and translational
projects, as well as providing consulting and training to other researchers on
best practices in software development and reproducible research.





This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and work as an RSE on a
diverse selection of world-leading and impactful projects. Some of our past /
current projects include Global.health ( https://global.health): an improved,
scalable platform for disease tracking created by an international team of
researchers from leading institutions such as Oxford, Harvard and the Boston
Children’s hospital; PyBaMM ( www.pybamm.org), a NUMFOCUS sponsored library
for solving PDE models of batteries; and LanguageScreen ( languagescreen.com)
a key tool for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme and
part of the COVID-19 catch up package offered by the Department for Education
to primary schools in England.





We offer RSEs the potential to advance their career and to make a significant
contribution to the development of good software practices at a world-leading
university. You will work on a variety of research projects across the
University of Oxford, deliver workshops and training in software development
best practices, and further develop your own technical and research skills as
well as those outside of software development, such as project management and
consultancy.





We are looking for candidates who hold a doctoral degree (or are close to
completion, i.e., thesis submitted) with a significant software development
component. We will also consider candidates without a doctoral degree but with
equivalent experience of software development in a research environment. You
must be able to collaborate effectively with other researchers to design and
implement reliable and maintainable software solutions to scientific questions
and must be able to rapidly acquire skills in new programming languages,
libraries and technologies. Any prior experience working with frontend/backend
web development, machine learning, or high performance computing would be
desirable, as would any experience designing or delivering training courses.





This post is offered as an open-ended position subject to external funding. It
is full time, but flexible options will be considered (e.g., part-time, job
share).





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required
to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
The supporting statement must use the form provided and should explain how you
meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills
and experience. You will also be asked to supply a representative sample of
your prior software development work, which you feel showcases your approach
to software development.





A less experienced candidate may be considered for a junior position to
underfill the role at Grade 6 (£34,982-£40,855 p.a.), with a commensurate
adjustment in either the essential criteria, responsibilities or duties.
Please contact Daniel Blanche to discuss this possibility before applying.





For further information, please contact Daniel Blanche at
daniel.blanche@dtc.ox.ac.uk.