Research Computing Assistant, Student Wage

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🕒 May 26

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $18 / hour

⏱ Part Time

⚪️ Entry-level

🧬 Research Scientist

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UVA Health

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1825

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare Insurance • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

UVA Health is a comprehensive health care provider offering a wide range of medical services and world-class care across Virginia. It includes Virginia's first NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the number one Children’s Hospital in Virginia, a renowned Heart & Vascular Center, and the only Comprehensive Transplant Center in the state. UVA Health is involved in innovative research and clinical trials, enhancing treatment and care in various medical fields. It is also home to the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, which is focused on advancing disease treatments. With a commitment to non-discrimination and community service, UVA Health strives to provide exceptional care to all individuals while supporting medical research and education.

📋 Description

• Develop new teaching materials, e.g. convert tutorials written in Markdown into a series of YouTube videos and other media. • TA in workshops: test workshop examples, help create and test attendees' accounts, software installation before the workshops, and monitor communications. • Help with RC website updates (FAQs, short HowTos, wiki pages, etc.), and website maintenance. • Scientific software installations, containerized applications, benchmarking, and documentation (e.g. R, Rstudio, Jupyter kernels, ML, bioinformatic tools, etc.) • Support RC staff with consulting requests like code efficiency and performance tasks. • Assist RC staff with gathering resource metrics (e.g. user requests, workshop registration, utilization of resources, consulting & collaborations). • Support logistics/admin tasks for Data Analytics Center, Digital Technology Core, VA-WHPC program, and RC outreach events, e.g. help organize and publicize community events and manage program social media posts. • Help to compute activities report data (using Python or other programming skills).

🎯 Requirements

• Familiarity with a programming language such as Bash, Python, R, Java, Lua, Julia, or Ruby • Experience with Markdown language and Git version control is a plus • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Attention to detail • Ability to work within a team • Ability to organize and prioritize assignments • Commitment to in-person student group meetings once a week and additional meetings with the respective project lead as needed.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work location options where possible • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Work-life balance