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The National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is seeking a Research Computing Facilitator I for its Scientific Computing Group (SCG). NICS is a part of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Tickle College of Engineering at UTK. NICS operates computing resources and supports the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and national science and engineering communities enhancing their capability to address computationally challenging research problems. A critical component of this support includes research computing support for computational science workflows within the SCG. This position reports to the NICS Scientific Computing Group Leader.
The successful candidate will serve as a liaison between NICS and its users, collaborators, and partners and is responsible for the delivery of user-facing services, administration of collaborative and stakeholder projects, and the design of innovative solutions that meet stakeholder needs and challenges. Activities include:
- Research Computing Facilitation (Intermediate) - Collaborate with NICS projects, partners, and stakeholders to plan, design, analyze, and implement solutions that meet the needs and challenges of their respective projects. Uses innovative solutions to solve problems and modifies solutions to address policy, cybersecurity, or deployment needs.
- Solution Architect and Project Lead (Entry Level) – Leads, modifies, deploys, implements, designs, tests, and manages critical, high impact, or urgent projects. Provides work direction to project co-workers and researches emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions for incorporation into existing or developing projects.
- Customer Service and Training - Provides excellent customer service. Develops and presents customer, end-user, and stakeholder training at the project level and at applicable local, regional, and national venues to promote advances in research computing, increase the visibility and applicability of solutions, and enable solution utilization.
- Community Education and Outreach – Author, co-author, and/or present work including conference papers, journal papers, white papers, conference posters, brown bag sessions, classroom presentations, etc.
- Grant Proposal Writing - Contribute to University related grants either as PI, Co-PI, or Senior Personnel.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Master’s degree in science, engineering, computer science, or related discipline.
- Experience:
- Three years of experience in performing and/or supporting computational research with high-performance computing (HPC) resources and technologies (e.g., Linux clusters, batch job schedulers, and application installation).
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Broad knowledge and expertise in programming and scripting languages (e.g., Fortran, C/C++ and Python).
- Broad knowledge and expertise in parallel computing paradigms (e.g., MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, and OpenACC).
- Broad knowledge of scientific workflows and associated frameworks.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in science, engineering, computer science, or related discipline is preferred.
- Experience:
- Five years of experience in multidisciplinary research activities and projects.
- Experience with AI model frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
- Experience with container technologies and container orchestration frameworks (e.g., Docker, Apptainer, and Kubernetes).
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning methodologies including training and evaluating AI models, evaluating model architecture, or implementing agentic AI workflows.
- Knowledge and experience managing and utilizing cloud providers including AWS, Google, or Azure.
- Ability to develop and acquire funding for an independent research program.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will always maintain the highest level of professionalism when interacting with internal and external customers. In addition, the candidate must possess the following:
- Ability to communicate effectively, build rapport, and cultivate functional working relationships with students, faculty, researchers, co-workers, and other staff.
- Ability to think critically and creatively about technical and nontechnical challenges utilizing technical documentation and other resources as necessary to increase understanding and/or identify solutions.
- Ability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing technologies and requirements.
- Ability to self-organize and effectively manage time commitments between projects, meet critical project deadlines, and proactively communicate status and issues with project stakeholders and supervisors.
Work Location
- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Hybrid
Compensation and Benefits
- UT market range: MR14
- Anticipated hiring range: $90,000 - $110,000
Application Instructions
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments.
- Resume
- Cover Letter
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!
INTRODUCTION
The National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is seeking a Research Computing Facilitator I for its Scientific Computing Group (SCG). NICS is a part of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Tickle College of Engineering at UTK. NICS operates computing resources and supports the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and national science and engineering communities enhancing their capability to address computationally challenging research problems. A critical component of this support includes research computing support for computational science workflows within the SCG. This position reports to the NICS Scientific Computing Group Leader.
The successful candidate will serve as a liaison between NICS and its users, collaborators, and partners and is responsible for the delivery of user-facing services, administration of collaborative and stakeholder projects, and the design of innovative solutions that meet stakeholder needs and challenges. Activities include:
- Research Computing Facilitation (Intermediate) - Collaborate with NICS projects, partners, and stakeholders to plan, design, analyze, and implement solutions that meet the needs and challenges of their respective projects. Uses innovative solutions to solve problems and modifies solutions to address policy, cybersecurity, or deployment needs.
- Solution Architect and Project Lead (Entry Level) – Leads, modifies, deploys, implements, designs, tests, and manages critical, high impact, or urgent projects. Provides work direction to project co-workers and researches emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions for incorporation into existing or developing projects.
- Customer Service and Training - Provides excellent customer service. Develops and presents customer, end-user, and stakeholder training at the project level and at applicable local, regional, and national venues to promote advances in research computing, increase the visibility and applicability of solutions, and enable solution utilization.
- Community Education and Outreach – Author, co-author, and/or present work including conference papers, journal papers, white papers, conference posters, brown bag sessions, classroom presentations, etc.
- Grant Proposal Writing - Contribute to University related grants either as PI, Co-PI, or Senior Personnel.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Master’s degree in science, engineering, computer science, or related discipline.
- Experience:
- Three years of experience in performing and/or supporting computational research with high-performance computing (HPC) resources and technologies (e.g., Linux clusters, batch job schedulers, and application installation).
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Broad knowledge and expertise in programming and scripting languages (e.g., Fortran, C/C++ and Python).
- Broad knowledge and expertise in parallel computing paradigms (e.g., MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, and OpenACC).
- Broad knowledge of scientific workflows and associated frameworks.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in science, engineering, computer science, or related discipline is preferred.
- Experience:
- Five years of experience in multidisciplinary research activities and projects.
- Experience with AI model frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
- Experience with container technologies and container orchestration frameworks (e.g., Docker, Apptainer, and Kubernetes).
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning methodologies including training and evaluating AI models, evaluating model architecture, or implementing agentic AI workflows.
- Knowledge and experience managing and utilizing cloud providers including AWS, Google, or Azure.
- Ability to develop and acquire funding for an independent research program.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will always maintain the highest level of professionalism when interacting with internal and external customers. In addition, the candidate must possess the following:
- Ability to communicate effectively, build rapport, and cultivate functional working relationships with students, faculty, researchers, co-workers, and other staff.
- Ability to think critically and creatively about technical and nontechnical challenges utilizing technical documentation and other resources as necessary to increase understanding and/or identify solutions.
- Ability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing technologies and requirements.
- Ability to self-organize and effectively manage time commitments between projects, meet critical project deadlines, and proactively communicate status and issues with project stakeholders and supervisors.
Work Location
- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Hybrid
Compensation and Benefits
- UT market range: MR14
- Anticipated hiring range: $90,000 - $110,000
Application Instructions
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments.
- Resume
- Cover Letter
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in High Performance Computing
Document your HPC credentials before applying
Gather publications, conference presentations, and performance benchmarking results that tie your work to specific architectures like MPI clusters or GPU-accelerated systems. PERM audits often require evidence distinguishing your specialty from a general software engineer's qualifications.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
National laboratories, HPC-focused research centers, and defense contractors file PERM applications far more routinely than typical startups. Filtering your job search by employers with documented green card sponsorship history saves months of misaligned applications.
Search sponsoring HPC employers through Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces HPC roles at employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you're not guessing which postings lead to PERM. Filter by job title and sponsorship status to reach hiring managers who already understand the EB-2 and EB-3 process.
Verify your prevailing wage tier early
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before negotiating an offer. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the DOL wage level, and mismatches discovered late can stall or restart the PERM process.
Understand how EB-2 NIW applies to HPC research
If your work advances national research infrastructure, computational science, or federally funded modeling projects, a National Interest Waiver petition lets you self-petition under EB-2 without employer-sponsored PERM. USCIS evaluates the broader impact of your HPC contributions when assessing NIW eligibility.
Clarify sponsorship terms before accepting any offer
Ask the employer whether PERM filing is contingent on continued employment, who covers attorney fees, and how long they've sponsored similar roles before. Misaligned expectations about who controls the I-140 petition after you start can create serious problems later.
Green Card High Performance Computing: Frequently Asked Questions
Do HPC roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most HPC positions qualify for EB-2 when the role requires a master's degree or equivalent in computer science, computational physics, or a related field. Roles with a bachelor's degree minimum typically fall under EB-3. Employers sponsor both categories through the PERM labor certification process, and your actual classification depends on the specific job requirements your employer documents with DOL.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for an HPC professional?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa with an annual lottery cap, while EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no lottery. The PERM process takes longer than H-1B petitioning, often 18 to 36 months from start to approval, but the outcome is a permanent status change rather than a renewable temporary authorization you depend on winning again.
What does the PERM labor certification process require for HPC jobs?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. For HPC roles, this means advertising with requirements tied specifically to your technical specialization, such as experience with specific parallel computing frameworks or domain science applications. DOL then reviews whether the recruitment was conducted properly before certifying the PERM application.
How do I find HPC employers who actively sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified green card sponsorship history, so you can identify HPC employers who have completed PERM filings for similar roles rather than assuming sponsorship from vague job posting language. National labs, university research computing centers, and large cloud infrastructure teams are among the most consistent sponsors for HPC-specific positions.
Can I use O*NET occupation data to strengthen my PERM case?
O*NET provides standardized task and skill descriptions for HPC-related occupations that can help align your job duties with recognized specialty occupation classifications. Employers and attorneys sometimes reference O*NET profiles when drafting PERM job requirements to ensure the listed qualifications are defensible and accurately reflect the complexity of the role being sponsored.