Northwestern University
Overview
Department: Kellogg Research Support
Salary/Grade: ITS/82
Job Summary:
As the Computational Computing Lead, you will lead a team of Computational Research Consultants that accelerates and facilitates academic research at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The Computational Consulting team sits within a dedicated Research Support team at Kellogg. Clients include Kellogg faculty members and doctoral students with a broad spectrum of academic backgrounds, research interests, and technical backgrounds. Consultants typically engage multiple clients at a time, and these engagements may last from a few days to several weeks. As the team leader, you will also consult with clients and manage some projects in addition to providing supervisory and thought leadership to the team.
Our clients ask the Computational Consulting team to solve challenging problems with data collection, scientific computing, text manipulation, large scale data analysis, and process acceleration. For example, the team might write code to automate the collection of research data, create structured datasets from unstructured sources, implement advanced machine-learning or generative-AI algorithms, or leverage cloud-based tools to accelerate analysis of very large datasets. Your team also plays an important role in helping Kellogg meet challenges related to research replicability and Open Science.
As the team lead, you will guide the strategic evolution of the research computing environment at Kellogg and the services your team provides. You will set high standards for service and help your team to meet them. You will anticipate emerging needs in the computational social sciences and proactively develop practical plans to address them. You will also build and maintain healthy working relationships with our technology partners.
Expect to work with bright minds on challenging problems, continually evaluate emerging technologies, and apply new techniques to solve research problems. As these technologies and research questions evolve, so will your role and the roles of your team.
Responsibilities
Lead the Computational Research Consulting Team: Provide guidance, management, and supervision to a team of 3-5 Computational Research Consultants or similar roles, while setting expectations and delivering regular feedback to deliver high-quality support.
Lead performance management: Provide feedback on a regular basis and conduct the year-end performance evaluations for your direct reports.
Team development: Encourage team members to continuously develop their skills and provide computational support services to researchers as appropriate.
Strategic Planning: Identify and prioritize computational initiatives that expand capabilities for research at Kellogg; track usage and develop plans to manage growing demands on research computing environments; identify trends and opportunities for new or improved support; organize and drive prototyping and evaluation of new resources; assist or partner with faculty and staff in data-aided research planning; pursue ongoing professional development.
Community Development and Training: Lead outreach with new faculty, build relationships with IT partners to deliver high-performance computing infrastructure, oversee creation of documentation and training materials, and lead workshops and training sessions; develop orientation sessions for new faculty, PhD students, postdocs, and predoctoral researchers.
Miscellaneous: Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
Advanced degree (M.A. or M.S. minimum; Ph.D. preferred) with a research component in any quantitative field.
Experience in a supervisory role, organizing team efforts, delegating tasks, and managing toward outcomes.
Experience managing projects end-to-end and collaborating across teams.
Demonstrated track record of influencing outcomes across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
At least 7 years in data science, data management, data analysis, and/or software development roles.
Familiarity with the research data lifecycle, data security considerations, and common analytic techniques in computational social sciences.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with faculty, students, colleagues, and leaders.
Demonstrated customer service excellence and initiative to further organizational goals.
Commitment to continual learning and development.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience setting and managing budgets for projects or teams.
Ability to provide timely feedback to improve unit performance.
Experience with AWS resources (e.g., Athena, EC2, IAM, S3).
Hands-on experience with ML/DL frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Working knowledge of large language models, transformers, generative AI prompting strategies.
Experience automating data management and ETL tasks, version control, and unit testing.
Familiarity with Open Science principles.
Target hiring range for this position will be $119,000 - $140,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market data.
Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more. Learn more at Northwestern HR benefits.
Work-Life and Wellness Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. Flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help with childcare and elder care are available. Learn more at Northwestern HR work-life benefits.
Professional Growth & Development Northwestern supports employee career development with tools and resources for on-campus or remote work. Learn more at Northwestern HR learning resources.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. Accommodation requests in the application or hiring process should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. See Northwestern non-discrimination statements for additional information.
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Job Summary:
As the Computational Computing Lead, you will lead a team of Computational Research Consultants that accelerates and facilitates academic research at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The Computational Consulting team sits within a dedicated Research Support team at Kellogg. Clients include Kellogg faculty members and doctoral students with a broad spectrum of academic backgrounds, research interests, and technical backgrounds. Consultants typically engage multiple clients at a time, and these engagements may last from a few days to several weeks. As the team leader, you will also consult with clients and manage some projects in addition to providing supervisory and thought leadership to the team.
Our clients ask the Computational Consulting team to solve challenging problems with data collection, scientific computing, text manipulation, large scale data analysis, and process acceleration. For example, the team might write code to automate the collection of research data, create structured datasets from unstructured sources, implement advanced machine-learning or generative-AI algorithms, or leverage cloud-based tools to accelerate analysis of very large datasets. Your team also plays an important role in helping Kellogg meet challenges related to research replicability and Open Science.
As the team lead, you will guide the strategic evolution of the research computing environment at Kellogg and the services your team provides. You will set high standards for service and help your team to meet them. You will anticipate emerging needs in the computational social sciences and proactively develop practical plans to address them. You will also build and maintain healthy working relationships with our technology partners.
Expect to work with bright minds on challenging problems, continually evaluate emerging technologies, and apply new techniques to solve research problems. As these technologies and research questions evolve, so will your role and the roles of your team.
Responsibilities
Lead the Computational Research Consulting Team: Provide guidance, management, and supervision to a team of 3-5 Computational Research Consultants or similar roles, while setting expectations and delivering regular feedback to deliver high-quality support.
Lead performance management: Provide feedback on a regular basis and conduct the year-end performance evaluations for your direct reports.
Team development: Encourage team members to continuously develop their skills and provide computational support services to researchers as appropriate.
Strategic Planning: Identify and prioritize computational initiatives that expand capabilities for research at Kellogg; track usage and develop plans to manage growing demands on research computing environments; identify trends and opportunities for new or improved support; organize and drive prototyping and evaluation of new resources; assist or partner with faculty and staff in data-aided research planning; pursue ongoing professional development.
Community Development and Training: Lead outreach with new faculty, build relationships with IT partners to deliver high-performance computing infrastructure, oversee creation of documentation and training materials, and lead workshops and training sessions; develop orientation sessions for new faculty, PhD students, postdocs, and predoctoral researchers.
Miscellaneous: Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
Advanced degree (M.A. or M.S. minimum; Ph.D. preferred) with a research component in any quantitative field.
Experience in a supervisory role, organizing team efforts, delegating tasks, and managing toward outcomes.
Experience managing projects end-to-end and collaborating across teams.
Demonstrated track record of influencing outcomes across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
At least 7 years in data science, data management, data analysis, and/or software development roles.
Familiarity with the research data lifecycle, data security considerations, and common analytic techniques in computational social sciences.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with faculty, students, colleagues, and leaders.
Demonstrated customer service excellence and initiative to further organizational goals.
Commitment to continual learning and development.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience setting and managing budgets for projects or teams.
Ability to provide timely feedback to improve unit performance.
Experience with AWS resources (e.g., Athena, EC2, IAM, S3).
Hands-on experience with ML/DL frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Working knowledge of large language models, transformers, generative AI prompting strategies.
Experience automating data management and ETL tasks, version control, and unit testing.
Familiarity with Open Science principles.
Target hiring range for this position will be $119,000 - $140,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market data.
Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more. Learn more at Northwestern HR benefits.
Work-Life and Wellness Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. Flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help with childcare and elder care are available. Learn more at Northwestern HR work-life benefits.
Professional Growth & Development Northwestern supports employee career development with tools and resources for on-campus or remote work. Learn more at Northwestern HR learning resources.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. Accommodation requests in the application or hiring process should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. See Northwestern non-discrimination statements for additional information.
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