Research Associate Full-time

Research Associate

The Oden Institute is an organized research unit that fosters interdisciplinary programs in computational sciences and engineering, computational medicine, computational geosciences, mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, data science, software engineering, and computational visualization.

The University of Texas at Austin is a nationally ranked, tier-one research institution and one of the largest employers in central Texas. UT is located in the heart of Austin, a vibrant city that frequently appears on lists of best cities to live and work. Committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce, the university offers competitive salaries and benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education and public service.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

This position will support Dr. Taylor in his research program as the lead in development of algorithms and software for biomechanical plaque modeling, integrating frameworks and tools on exascale computer systems, writing and co-writing research articles and open-source documentation, and advising postdoctoral fellows and graduate students on implementation. This candidate will also support Dr. Taylor's activities for the Center for Computational Medicine by providing support for software collaborations or use of external software.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining libraries for biomechanical vascular and plaque models
• Integrating software packages and heterogeneous data input sources on exascale computing systems
• Writing software documentation, peer-reviewed conference papers and journal articles
• Providing mentorship regarding software integration, verification, validation, and software quality engineering practices
• Providing grant and project planning support with code development feasibility and software integration planning

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Sc.D. in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Engineering or related field
• Expertise in developing patient-specific, cardiovascular biomechanical models
• Experience developing finite element or isogeometric simulation libraries, including validation, testing, and maintaining comprehensive documentation and user-friendly interfaces
• Experience in software integration of advanced numerical solvers and imaging and simulation tools

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience
• Experience in biomechanical modeling of coronary lesions
• Experience with medical image processing for computational modeling

Salary Range

$125k + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines
• Occasional interstate, intrastate and international travel

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• 2 most relevant peer-review publications

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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