Research Staff Member

Job description

An IBM Research Staff Member (RSM) is a prestigious appointment in the research community. IBM Research has a long and distinguished history of invention and innovation in science and engineering.
In 2015 IBM Research and the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) announced a major expansion as part of STFC's Hartree Centre at Daresbury. The central aim of this collaboration is to bring researchers from IBM together with STFC and UK industry to accelerate adoption of new and existing research outcomes.

IBM is building a new team, based at Daresbury, as part of this work. There are numerous opportunities as IBM Research Staff Members in the Daresbury team.

As an IBM RSM you will be expected to contribute to or lead a program in engineering, services, or science with significant positive impact. The program could be months to years in duration and involves everything from understanding the fundamental challenge of a problem to transitioning the solution to operational use in industry via IBM or external partners.

An RSM is effective in generating innovative ideas and concepts while performing advanced scientific or engineering tasks resulting in original and creative scientific or engineering achievements in a specific discipline.

For this role at Daresbury we are looking for a researcher with a very strong background in computer science or the application of high performance computing in their discipline. Specifically:
·  Knowledge of computer science including familiarity with parallel computing
·  Bioinformatics expertise especially in the area of genomics and metagenomics
·  Proven capability to apply computer science expertise to enhance various life science packages and/or pipelines to adapt to apply to a variety of life science problems e.g. soil metagenomics
·  Ability to extend distributed hash table being applied for k-mers into a library for other similar applications
·  Capability and willingness to apply bioinformatics techniques e.g. Random Forest or Support Vector Machines exploiting data centric cognitive computing on UK industry/institutions problems
Highly desirable:
Experience of technologies such as MPI, machine learning, – needs more….
Experience of translating their research outcomes towards operational use via products, services, or working with external partners
International research experience, ideally working as part of a multi-national team
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary research team
Team leadership experience
An RSM may manage or technically direct other RSMs, engineers, and/or technical support personnel. The key elements are: IMPACT (inside or outside IBM), LEADERSHIP (technical and managerial) and TEAMWORK (within Research, with other IBM divisions and with the scientific community). Recognizing the diversity of interest, skills and experience, there will be a wide variation of contribution in each of these areas.

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Auto req ID

228601BR
Required Education

Doctorate Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Research Scientist
State / Province

CHESHIRE
Primary job category

Research
Company

(8660) IBM United Kingdom Limited
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 10% or 1 day a week
IBM Business Group

Research
Preferred Education

Doctorate Degree
City / Township / Village

WARRINGTON
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  PhD/DPhil in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or similar disciplines
·  Experience in computational science
·  Proven experience in the exploitation of high performance computer systems with industrial and commercial clients
·  Previous experience in consulting on large implementations including design, leading process work shops, leading design sessions, documentation and implementation of solutions.
·  Proven experience in managing and working in collaborative research programs
·  Knowledge relating to scientific publications in high performance computing and/or one or more of: applied mathematics, computational biology, computational science and engineering,
·  or a track record of scientific publications in high performance computing and/or computational chemistry, computational physics, numerical analysis, genomics, financial modelling
Skill-keywords

computational science Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Big Data, AI
Country/Region

United Kingdom
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Additional experience in engineering: problem identification and/or specification, model building and mapping to advanced computing architectures, use and development of advanced algorithms : Acquired
·  Although the role will be mainly based @ IBM Daresbury, it would be advantageous if candidates have a willingness to travel as and when required on a UK or Global level
Secondary Job Category

Research Staff
Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility to work in the UK and EU
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire