Junior Research Software Engineer

This new full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Research Software Engineers
The University of Exeter Research Software and Analytics Group, consisting of Research Software Engineers (RSEs), Research Data Scientists and Research Data Stewards, supports cutting-edge research across the university, improving reproducibility and bolstering impact. RSEs make a vital contribution to the university’s research portfolio by designing and developing software tools of a professional standard to address real-world challenges spanning the spectrum of computational and social science.

Every RSE in the team is a member of the academic community and collaborates with researchers across the university to create and extend software that facilitates and embodies research in a readable, reliable and reproducible fashion. A Junior RSE would be provided with the opportunity to develop expertise in professional software development practices, alongside domain-specific knowledge, through on-the-job and formal training, enabling them to actively contribute to the research process and prepare for progression to RSE within a few years.

About you
Successful applicants will be aspiring software developers with programming competency and a commitment to developing new expertise. You should have demonstrable experience of writing software, supplemented by an understanding of the importance of best practices in software development and a proven aptitude for computational thinking. This experience could have been acquired working in industry or via a master’s degree that required significant use of computer programming and software engineering. Prior experience of contributing to research projects through collaboration with academic researchers is desirable.

About the Research Software and Analytics Group
You will join a rapidly growing team of dedicated, friendly and enthusiastic technical professionals with a diverse set of interests and backgrounds. We value collaboration, respect and an openness to innovative practises and ways of working. We adopt a flexible, hybrid working style with some home working. Every member of the team is part of the academic community and collaborates with researchers across the university to further the impact of Exeter research.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

• 41 Days leave per year.
• Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter.

Further Information
Please contact Dr Fliss Guest, Deputy Head of Research Software Engineering (F.L.Guest@exeter.ac.uk).

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