Team Leader (Subject Lead) for HPC at KU IT

Team Leader (professional leader) for HPC at KU IT

Do you want to help set the direction for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the University of Copenhagen and ensure that our researchers have access to a stable, modern and efficient HPC platform?

KU IT seeks a team leader with strong technical understanding, academic insight and good collaboration skills, to take on the professional leadership of our HPC team which is part of Research Systems in Digital Solutions – Research, Teaching and Production.

About the position

You will become part of an area where we are 35 colleagues, working in an informal collaborative environment, where there is a great opportunity for influence for the individual, knowledge sharing and mutual help. We experience increasing interest from research groups in the services we provide, and which you will become part of developing. Since almost all IT competencies are represented in the IT department, solutions are developed internally as a rule.

As team leader for HPC you will have the professional responsibility for a specialized team that develops, operates and further develops the university's as well as research groups' HPC platforms. You must ensure direction, prioritization and quality in the team's task solving in close dialogue with both employees, management and stakeholders.

The team leader role in KU IT is a professional leadership role, where you set the direction for tasks and solutions, support employees' professional development and ensure alignment with the overall strategy in close collaboration with the formal line manager.

Your primary tasks

You will among other things

• Engage in active dialogue with research environments, where insight into research processes and researchers' needs is crucial
• Facilitate prioritization, drive architecture and technology decisions, ensure coordination across deliveries and support employees' professional development.
• Prioritize and coordinate the team's tasks in dialogue with stakeholders and management
• Ensure stable operation and ongoing development of the HPC platform
• Contribute to roadmap and strategic development of the HPC area
• Support good DevOps practices, automation and standardization
• Ensure quality in deliverables and a good user experience for researchers
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and professional sparring in the team
• Collaborate closely with other KU IT teams (e.g., architecture, infrastructure and security)

Your profile

We envision that you

• Have a relevant academic education at master's or Ph.D. level in natural and life sciences, engineering or a related field
• Preferably have experience as a researcher or are active in a research environment and thus can function as a bridge between researchers and technical specialists
• Have a solid technical background within HPC, infrastructure or DevOps
• Have experience coordinating tasks and creating progress in technical environments, preferably in an informal or formal leadership role
• Have an eye for setting direction and creating structure in complex tasks
• Are good at creating collaboration and relationships across the organization
• Can balance operation, stability and development
• Have an appreciative approach and contribute to a good professional environment

We offer

• A central professional role in the development of KU’s HPC platform
• A strong professional environment with high specialization
• Opportunity to influence both technology and work methods
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working conditions

About KU IT as a workplace

KU IT is the University of Copenhagen's central IT organization, and is based in the Niels Bohr Building at Jagtvej 132 KBH N, where there is free parking. KU IT provides and supports a wide palette of IT solutions for research, teaching and administration at the University of Copenhagen. In addition, KU IT advises university management and researchers on everything from IT equipment to IT security and digitization.

Salary and terms of employment The weekly working time is 37 hours including lunch. Employment as senior consultant according to the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC. There will be possibility for negotiation of allowances by qualifications . You can read more about pay levels in the state on this page .

Further information If you have questions about the position or KU IT, you are very welcome to contact Jens Grundtmann, section head at [email protected].

How to apply for the job Send your application with CV and other relevant documents, so we have it no later than 6/11 at 23:59. We expect to hold first round interviews continuously and no later than week 45 and second round in week 46.

We want to reflect the surrounding society and encourage everyone regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Copenhagen University has established a new common administrative organization, which is still being implemented. It entails ongoing changes and development of, among other things, workflows and collaboration interfaces.