Student Assistant II - High Performance Computing

Remote Full-time

Location: Boulder, CO

Position Type

Term - Casual (Fixed Term)

Visa Sponsored Job

Relocation Assistance Eligible

No

Hiring Range

49,524.00 - 49,524.00

*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, and skills relevant to the role.

Application Closes at 12:00am MST on

2026-11-06

About the Role

  • The updated hourly rate for this role is $23.81.
  • Great experience opportunity! The Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) is seeking a motivated Student Assistant to join the CIRRUS platform team.
  • CIRRUS is a modern, cloud-native, Kubernetes-based scientific computing platform spanning bare-metal clusters across our Boulder and Cheyenne facilities.
  • In this role, you will work alongside experienced systems engineers and scientific researchers to ensure platform reliability, enhance documentation, and help onboard new scientific workloads.
  • This position is structured for professional growth: you will begin by verifying workflows and improving documentation usability, then gradually build hands-on experience in cloud-native platform operations and High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure.

Please note

  • This is a 1-year term role with the possibility of extension for an additional year.
  • To qualify for this role, you must maintain the "Student" status for the entire duration of the appointment.
  • Student Assistants may not work more than 1,000 hours in any 12-month period

Job description provided by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
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