Computational Scientist

Computational Scientist Job Details | King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Skip to main content Home Professional Life at KAUST Living at KAUST Career Areas Academic and Research Jobs Innovation and Entrepreneurship Jobs Administration and Support Services Jobs Engineering and Facilities Management Jobs The KAUST School Jobs Elevate Program Join our Talent Community Search by Keyword Home Professional Life at KAUST Living at KAUST Career Areas Academic and Research Jobs Innovation and Entrepreneurship Jobs Administration and Support Services Jobs Engineering and Facilities Management Jobs The KAUST School Jobs Elevate Program Join our Talent Community View Profile Search by Keyword Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert × Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Computational Scientist Apply now » Date: Sep 2, 2026 Location: Saudi Arabia Company: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Position Summary The position consists in providing a broad range of support and training for users of laboratory systems and their software applications. In addition to user support through our ticketing system, the candidate is expected to provide advanced support in computational science and engineering, big data analysis, machine learning, or any related field. Senior candidate should initiate and autonomously work on scientific and/or operational impact project(s) in collaboration with KAUST faculty member or with teams in the lab or other core labs, in the framework of method development projects impacting a wide range of research groups by proposing new added-value services within the lab. Major Responsibilities • Support enablement activities for research work in computational science and engineering and data analysis including but not limited to: • Provide timely and useful user support via telephone, walk-in, email, and ticketing system submissions for all types of inquiries with ability to handle advanced level support. • Maintain high customer service standards in dealing with and responding to user issues and questions. • Installation, porting and tuning of parallel applications, tools and data analysis software stack. • Maintain scientific, technical and professional currency through collaboration, practice, training, conferences, independent learning, and other means. • Maintain a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art computer technology, equipment, and systems and support benchmarking activities in the lab for future procurements. • Review and prepare documentation for systems, tests and installation of software • Provides individual and/or group instruction and training on topics of interest to the user community. Become the reference on campus in a topic of expertise. • Develop software tools and parallel application libraries as necessary to support the research projects in the cluster systems and subsystems. • Develop software application benchmarks for periodic upgrades of laboratory systems. • Articulate and pursue research activities aligned with the laboratory and with personal strengths and interests; pursue co-authorship of papers/presentations as appropriate; engage in scientific communication and outreach. • Any additional duties as required for the operation of the lab and assigned by the line managers. Senior candidates (L5) are also expected to: • Contribute and take charge of major tasks in lab leadership projects, such as the refresh of Shaheen Supercomputer, as assigned by Lead and Lab Director. • Initiate collaborative projects and activities with other groups within the lab, and across other core labs when applicable. • Increase national and international visibility of KAUST and Core Labs through active participation and representation of the lab in relevant events. Competencies • Expertise in using or supporting computational science and engineering, data analysis, and artificial intelligence applications and libraries in different HPC environments. • Demonstrated ability to support research activities in an HPC environment • Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative research environment • Proficiency in programming HPC applications and tools (e.g. Fortran, C/C++, Python, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, OpenACC, etc.). • Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills • Creative and innovative individual with clear initiatives to improve lab operation • Flexible and delivers high-quality results within deadlines • Planning and organizational skills • Ability to work in teams, influence peers and achieve results. • The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously • Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environment • Demonstrated ability to prepare written and to give oral reports in English • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Senior candidates (L5) are also expected to have the following competencies: • Track record of publications and other contributions in computational sci

Major Responsibilities • Support enablement activities for research work in computational science and engineering and data analysis including but not limited to: • Provide timely and useful user support via telephone, walk-in, email, and ticketing system submissions for all types of inquiries with ability to handle advanced level support. • Maintain high customer service standards in dealing with and responding to user issues and questions. • Installation, porting and tuning of parallel applications, tools and data analysis software stack. • Maintain scientific, technical and professional currency through collaboration, practice, training, conferences, independent learning, and other means. • Maintain a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art computer technology, equipment, and systems and support benchmarking activities in the lab for future procurements. • Review and prepare documentation for systems, tests and installation of software • Provides individual and/or group instruction and training on topics of interest to the user community. Become the reference on campus in a topic of expertise. • Develop software tools and parallel application libraries as necessary to support the research projects in the cluster systems and subsystems. • Develop software application benchmarks for periodic upgrades of laboratory systems. • Articulate and pursue research activities aligned with the laboratory and with personal strengths and interests; pursue co-authorship of papers/presentations as appropriate; engage in scientific communication and outreach. • Any additional duties as required for the operation of the lab and assigned by the line managers. Senior candidates (L5) are also expected to: • Contribute and take charge of major tasks in lab leadership projects, such as the refresh of Shaheen Supercomputer, as assigned by Lead and Lab Director. • Initiate collaborative projects and activities with other groups within the lab, and across other core labs when applicable. • Increase national and international visibility of KAUST and Core Labs through active participation and representation of the lab in relevant events. Competencies • Expertise in using or supporting computational science and engineering, data analysis, and artificial intelligence applications and libraries in different HPC environments. • Demonstrated ability to support research activities in an HPC environment • Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative research environment • Proficiency in programming HPC applications and tools (e.g. Fortran, C/C++, Python, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, OpenACC, etc.). • Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills • Creative and innovative individual with clear initiatives to improve lab operation • Flexible and delivers high-quality results within deadlines • Planning and organizational skills • Ability to work in teams, influence peers and achieve results. • The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously • Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environment • Demonstrated ability to prepare written and to give oral reports in English • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Senior candidates (L5) are also expected to have the following competencies: • Track record of publications and other contributions in computational sci