Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, is seeking motivated Web Developers to help build innovative and scalable web tools for various web technologies. In this position you will work closely with project managers, designers, and our user experience group to develop specifications and deploy new, interesting technologies on the web.

Responsibilities:

• Use various server side and client side web technologies to develop maintainable and testable code
• Configure and deploy on various Linux web server technologies
• Research and identify potential new technologies and architectures, and make recommendations to the team
• Implement, debug, and troubleshoot user interfaces with HTML/CSS/ and JavaScript
• Develop, debug, and troubleshoot web applications with Java Servlet Technology and PHP
• Configure, debug, and troubleshoot web server technologies such as Apache Tomcat and Apache HTTPD
• Be able to work with database technologies such as MySQL
• Work closely with a team and communicate with efficiency and accuracy
• Create and execute new features

Requirements:

• Must be experienced in web development with Java (or similar technologies), JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Must have experience with MySQL or similar relational database
• Must have experience with Linux administration
• Must have experience configuring and running Apache Tomcat or similar servlet containers
• Must be familiar with web standards and practices
• Must be familiar with creating and consuming REST Web Services
• Familiarity with Apache HTTPD web server is a plus
• Familiarity with PHP and Perl for web development is a plus
• Familiarity with Liferay is a plus
• Familiarity with working with scalable, clustered servers is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field

Location: Champaign, IL

Apply online at careers.wolfram.com

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

The Customer Success Manager (CSM) owns the customer relationship at Granular. Successful CSMs are technology-savvy individuals that work directly with farmers to understand their business, technical requirements, and partner with them to ensure successful implementation and long-lasting relationship. They love interacting with customers, solving problems and evangelizing the benefits of software and analytics in agriculture.

At Granular, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a top-tier startup team with proven entrepreneurial expertise looking to revolutionize the $3 trillion agriculture industry. We’re growing quickly, and expanding our team in the midwest. We’re looking for self-motivated, intellectual, and versatile individuals to join our team to improve the lives of our farmers.  

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Engage with large grower clients, plan implementation, capture feedback and provide excellent support communication
• Deliver initial and continued product training to ensure customers are effectively using the product
• Identify problems before they arise and either address them on the fly or work with broader Customer Success team to find a solution
• Analyze individual farm management processes to determine how Granular can be best used to address their pain points
• Collaborate with the Sales and Product teams to creatively problem solve on behalf of your customers
• Be the voice of the customer communicating improvements and new features to Product team
• Reporting directly to the VP of Customer Success
• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time

YOUR SKILLSET

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in customer-facing role with technology company, consulting firm, or agricultural vendor/service provider
• BA or BS from leading university required, Master’s or Agricultural Specialty degree a plus
• Track record of academic excellence
• Love agriculture with first-hand experience in farming
• Detail and process oriented - analytical and structured in your thinking
• Outgoing, assertive and enjoy working with people
• Enjoy working with software and analytics and have knowledge of business software applications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Apps and customer-facing software like Salesforce.com, Zendesk

Location: Champaign, IL office in UIUC Research Park

Design and build out a new generation of web and mobile agricultural management tools, develop advanced analytical tools to leverage geospatial and other data from a wide variety of sources, and create flexible data models for our farmers to drill down into their data, field by field. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

• Work closely with other developers, product management, and data scientists to design and develop high-performance, scalable web and mobile applications for analysis and visualization of data as well as large scale crop planning and management
• Develop tools to support internal data analysis and R&D

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• No farming/ agriculture knowledge required! 
• 5+ years of experience developing high-performance, user-friendly web applications in a fast-paced, small team environment
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Significant experience with a mainstream technology.  We use the technologies listed below, but they are not a requirement.
• Excellent code quality and attention to detail. Must be passionate about avoiding technical debt
• Driven and strong sense for high-quality user experience a plus
• Background in analysis and visualization of geospatial data a plus
• Passion to do something impactful with your hard-earned software development skills

TECHNOLOGIES USED

Python, Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, AngularJS, CSS3, HTML5, AJAX, Django, Pyramid

+ This role is located in Champaign, IL

Design and build out a new generation of web and mobile agricultural management tools, develop advanced analytical tools to leverage geo-spatial and other data from a wide variety of sources, and create great user interfaces for customer-driven data analysis and visualization.

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

• Work closely with other developers, product management, and data scientists to design and develop high-performance, scalable web and mobile applications for analysis and visualization of data as well as large scale crop planning and management
• Develop tools to support internal data analysis and R&D

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• No farming/ agriculture knowledge required! 
• 5+ years of experience developing high-performance, user-friendly web applications in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Significant experience with a mainstream technology.  We use the technologies listed below, but they are not a requirement.
• Excellent code quality and attention to detail. Must be passionate about avoiding technical debt
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Driven and strong sense for high-quality user experience a plus
• Background in analysis and visualization of geospatial data a plus
• Mobile development experience is beneficial
• Passion to do something impactful with your hard-earned software development skills

TECHNOLOGIES USED

Python, Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, AngularJS, CSS3, HTML5, AJAX, Django, Pyramid

Granular is a software and analytics platform that helps farmers operate more efficiently and make better business decisions. We are a vertical SaaS company that serves one of the world's largest ($3 trillion revenue) and most important industries. Granular is helping farmers improve their efficiency, yields, and profits while managing their environmental footprint and adapting to climate change.

QA team works hand-in-hand with the engineering team. QA is responsible for test and validation for all aspects of our application. As a small and growing team, automation is key in order to support the large number of engineers and the rapid pace of change. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

• Work closely with other engineers, product management, and data scientists to design and develop automated tests and associated infrastructure and test data sets
• Manual testing, writing test cases, triaging bugs, and validating new features. You will help ensure that our customers (internal and external) have a fantastic and high-quality experience every time they use our application
• Expand our automated tools and processes.
• Develop tools to support internal data analysis and R&D
• Work daily with our teams in Illinois, Romania, and California
• Be the first QA member in the U.S. and grow the team in Champaign, IL

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience with manual and developing automated tests infrastructure for web and mobile applications in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Experience as a team lead
• Understanding of QA validation methodologies
• Passion and strong sense for high-quality user experience a plus
• Web and mobile experience is tangential to performing QA well
• Experience with Javascript, Selenium, and Python
• Holding a certification in testing is a plus
• B.S. in Computer Science or relevant experience
• Excellent code quality and attention to detail is key.  We look for individuals who are passionate about avoiding technical debt

PERKS

• We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced, smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world
• Competitive salary, commission program and stock options
• Medical, dental, vision and 401(K) benefits
• All the perks you'd expect from a San Francisco startup in Champaign… free lunches, happy hours, ping pong!

Software Engineer

Applied Research Institute

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Illinois Applied Research Institute (ARI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has openings for software engineers to support multiple research projects by contributing to the development of complex software systems from design through test and validation. Qualified candidates will have an opportunity to contribute to one of the following projects:

·        Precision Agriculture – Contribute to ongoing development and deployment of our web-based platform, including front-end/user interface design, data ingestion/curation, and back-end/data processing.

·        Medical Imaging - Develop a common framework that streamlines data collection and analysis from disparate medical imaging modalities and accelerates data classification.

·        Digital Manufacturing - Design and implement two critical components of a cyber-physical manufacturing network: (a) an operating system, with network interfaces, capable of rapidly integrating a set of physically isolated manufacturing resources, and (b) a network support tool for administering the network.

ARI’s mission is to rapidly provide cost-effective solutions for industry and federal clients. From the beginning, our vision has been to create a new model for a university-based laboratory. With a sharp focus on maturation and validation of technologies before they leave the laboratory, ARI currently focuses on five primary thrust areas: Big Data and Analytics, Engineering Design and Simulation, Materials and Manufacturing, Homeland and Global Security, and Cyber-Physical Systems and Solutions. More information is available at http://www.appliedresearch.illinois.edu/.

Duties and Responsibilities

·        Provide support to research projects by gathering and analyzing software requirements and investigate optimal software solutions

·        Collaborate with a cross-functional software development team to architect, design, implement, and test those solutions

·        Conduct and document software testing to evaluate software robustness, identify bugs and defects, and verify requirements gaps

·        Write detailed supporting documentation including software requirements specification, system architecture specification, operational requirements specification, and user interface specification

·        Prepare activity reports to monitor progress and track the status of the projects

·        Assume additional appropriate related software engineer duties to further the mission of the institute

Minimum Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering with 1-3 years of industry experience or an advanced degree with at least one year of industry experience. Alternate degree fields will be considered if accompanied by equivalent experience

·        Solid Computer Science foundation in data structures and algorithms, object-oriented programming (OOP), and modern software engineering practices

·        Demonstrated proficiency with C++, Java, Python, Matlab or other programming language

·        Demonstrated experience debugging and testing software systems

·        Strong verbal and written communication skills

·        Excellent problem solving and multi-tasking skills

Minimum Requirements Specific to Each Project

·        Precision Agriculture: Experience working with networking software such as HTTP, FTP, and TCP; Good understanding and experience with client-server application

·        Medical Imaging: Experience working with Linux or Embedded-Linux, Matlab and scientific computing

·        Digital Manufacturing: Experience working with networking protocols stacks, cloud-based software development environment, and web services

Preferred Qualifications

·        Three to five years of industry experience

·        Experience working with open source applications and frameworks

·        Experience with agile software development

·        Experience with version control systems (GIT, P4, Clearcase, etc.), bug tracking systems (Jira, Bugzilla, GitHub, etc.)

·        Experience with cloud computing or other distributed programming environments

·        Experience with database programming

·        Experience working with machine learning algorithms to solve classification and clustering problems, perform information retrieval from unstructured and semi-structured data, and build supervised and semi-supervised learning solutions

·        Experience with big data and analytics

·        Eligibility to obtain security clearance (requires U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status)

These positions are full-time, benefits-eligible academic professional positions appointed on a 12-month service basis.  The expected start date is as soon as possible, based on the business needs of the organization.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

To apply for this position, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references as a single PDF file by March 6, 2017. Interviews and hires may take place prior to the closing date and early applications are encouraged; however, full consideration will be given to complete applications received by the closing date. For further information regarding application procedures, contact Summer Redman at sredman@illinois.edu or 217-300-5400.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.  (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

Laboratory Assistant

Energy Driven Technologies is looking to hire students to work part-time in our Research and Development lab at EnterpriseWorks.  We are a small startup working to translate our surface modification technology into real-world products.  We are looking for individuals who have a technical background, laboratory experience, and a drive to create exciting new products. 

Responsibilities

·       Perform material modification experiments

·       Follow safety protocols for safe handling of materials and operation of equipment

·       Work collaboratively to design experiments and analyze results

·       Interface with UIUC students on joint-projects

·       Assist in developing new products and identifying potential commercial applications

Required Skills

·       Engineering, science, technology, or related background with a strong preference for majors related to materials science, plasma physics, and biomaterials

·       Laboratory experience – procedural hands-on experience with laboratory equipment, sample preparation and handling, and data recording

·       Technical writing – organizing, summarizing, and presenting technical results

·       Vacuum technology experience not necessary, but valued

Who We Are:
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science.

Position Description:
The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include:
• Creating automated workflows on the Amazon Web Services platform
• Researching new services and creating canonical examples that apply to current workflows

Qualifications:
• Must be registered as a full-time student
• Undergraduate and Graduate students
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
• 10 - 15 hours/week during the academic year
• 35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester
• Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details
• Proficient with the Linux command line
• Familiarity with Linux system administration
• Ability to design and deliver clean and usable software solutions

Preferred Skills:
• Amazon Web Services
• Python
• RESTful Web development
• Familiarity with bioinformatics

Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the spring semester 2017 with an option to continue through the summer and 2017-2018 academic year.

To apply: Submit your resume to Masha Trenhaile at Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com
Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

About Turn

Turn delivers real-time insights that transform the way leading advertising agencies and enterprises make decisions. Our digital advertising hub enables audience planning, media execution, and real-time analytics from a single login, and provides point-and-click access to more than 150 integrated marketing technology partners. Turn is headquartered in Silicon Valley and provides its products and services worldwide. For more information, visitturn.com or follow@turnplatform.

About the Position

We are looking for brilliant and talented software engineers to join our Applications team, responsible for all of the client-facing components at Turn. You should be motivated by building high performance, web-based, enterprise applications that are used to manage hundreds of millions of dollars in digital marketing spend around the globe.

The Applications team works closely with the Product Management and User Experience teams to help design our products. We use agile methodologies with a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience first and foremost.

We are full-stack developers with exposure to everything – back-end, front-end, and everything in between. Some projects may involve more front-end development using cutting-edge JavaScript frameworks; others will involve working on backend infrastructure APIs that interact with our data stores. In either case, the collaborative nature of the team allows you to constantly learn new things and mentor others.

At Turn, what you build has impact on millions and works to better the Internet. You’ll do this in a culture that promotes innovation, freedom, growth, and humor. You’ll work with people who are as passionate about web applications as you are, along with leading experts in distributed computing, data mining, and machine learning who build our backend platform.

We are very passionate about what we do here, and at the same time have fun doing what we love.   Various company and team events and outings provide a good mix of work and play.  We all need to chill out occasionally and have fun with our fellow team members.

Job Here are some common traits for members of the team:

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science from a top tier school

• Anywhere from 0 – 6 years of experience

• High degree of comfort in Java or other object-oriented language

• Experience with web-based development, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as jQuery, Angular, etc.

• Knowledge of application frameworks such as Spring 3

• Understanding of HTTP request/response lifecycle

• Experience with database technologies

• A good sense of information architecture and visual design

• Strong problem solving and communication skills

• Motivated by writing fast, scalable code with testability in mind

• Excited by working in a fast-paced environment

Key Points

• Working on high touch, high visibility, high performance, highly scalable enterprise applications - client facing apps involving campaign management, workflow, analytics, audience design, etc.

• Experimenting with new ways of visualizing large amounts of data

• Work with latest technologies. Tech stack includes: Java, Hibernate, Spring 3, AngularJS, React, D3, Jasmine, Bootstrap, HTML5, MongoDB, and more

• Research on new web technologies

• Passionate about web based applications

Location:  Champaign, Illinois; On the University of Illinois campus in the Research Park

In addition to our great environment, we offer a competitive base salary, bonus program, stock options, employee development programs and other comprehensive benefits. Please send a cover letter along with your resume when applying to the position of interest located at Turn.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls and no recruiting agencies, please.

The Turn Innovation Center, located in the University of Illinois Research Park, is Turn’s first engineering office and innovation center outside of the corporate headquarters. The Turn Innovation Center offers the same excitement and challenges working in the fast-paced online advertising industry as Turn’s headquarters, plus many various opportunities to engage with the University and students. The Research Park, consistently ranked as one of the top research parks and tech incubators in the country, offers a variety of social and training events throughout the year. All employees at companies within the Research Park are affiliate members of the University, and receive benefits accordingly (http://www.researchpark.illinois.edu/at-illinois/affiliation-benefits).

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, is looking for a modern marketer with a passion for data and technology to help it grow and retain Wolfram|Alpha Pro. You will set the direction for acquisition and retention strategies while also assisting with the management and prioritization of our development roadmaps. This role will collaborate closely with the business analysis team to come up with creative and metric-based campaigns for customer acquisition, engagement, conversion and retention.

Activities will include:

• Funnel optimization
• SEO
• Retargeting campaigns
• In-product marketing
• Email campaigns
• Opportunity management—capturing leads from awareness campaigns and defining engagement strategies
• Testing new strategies for growing customers, e.g. referral programs, viral campaigns
• Promotional campaigns focused on upgrading existing customers
• Planning customer life-cycle emails and in-product messages
• Collaborating with PR or social media strategies in relation to product marketing campaigns

Requirements:

• 2+ years of product marketing experience
• Marketing or related degree (mix with a technical degree is a plus)
• Strong English communication skills—experience in copywriting and email marketing
• Growth-hacking passion or experience
• Knowledge and experience in modern marketing methods
• SEO experience is a big plus
• Web and email analytics background is important
• Exposure to developer community or personal experience in programming is a big plus
• Lean methodology or startup experience is a plus

Location: Champaign, Illinois

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, is looking for a communications professional who has a solid understanding of the current technology space to drive its US corporate and industry media and communications efforts. The Media & Communications Specialist will develop and implement media and communications initiatives that significantly widen the reach of media, influencers and future partners with meaningful stories about Wolfram and its technologies.

This position requires proactive and reactive media relations. The ideal candidate will have experience communicating at a high level, a solid foundation of organization and a passion for detail. Strong organization, communication, project management, multitasking and presentation skills are essential. Candidates must thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, distributed team environment.

Wolfram is always looking for talented, enthusiastic, driven people to join its organizations. Wolfram will allow you to have an impact on everything you touch, satisfy your entrepreneurial spirit and place you directly in the path of cutting-edge technology.

Responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining ongoing relationships with press, influencers and partners
• High-level communications with authors, producers, managing directors and CEOs
• Organizing and tracking multiple campaigns, from assisting with content creation to pitching stories and keeping track of correspondence
• Working with developers to determine appropriate messaging and audience for new features
• Represent Wolfram publicly and present our technology to external outlets

Preferred Requirements:

• Must be an effective and efficient communicator who is organized and able to learn quickly
• Technical knowledge of our products is highly preferred
• Some knowledge of programming or a scientific field of study is required
• Must have college-level communication and research skills, though no degree formally required
• Must submit a cover letter with resume

Location: Champaign, Illinois

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

This position is for up to 20 hours per week, increasing to up to 40 hours in the summer, to start immediately.

Support engineers at John Deere Technology Innovation Center in the Champaign Research Park (south end of campus) by researching companies, technology, and business issues. Your research will guide the decision making of engineers worldwide, finding companies, professors, and universities to work with in jointly developing new technologies, finding patent out-licensing opportunities, and identifying new suppliers. Every research project completed has real-world implications within the company, providing actual research experience in a corporate environment.

Requirements:

• An interest in business or technology research (or both), competitive intelligence, or intellectual property issues
• Ability to quickly learn about business or technology subjects that you are unfamiliar with, and apply that knowledge to research problems
• Strong oral and written skills, including presentation skills
• MS Office software, including PowerPoint

Although not required, it is helpful to have one or more of the following:

• Relevant coursework, such as:
o iSchool:
 Searching Online Information Systems
 Government Information
 Business Information
 Legal Resources
 Applied Business Research
 Business & Government
 Information Consulting
o Any classes in the MS Tech curriculum
o Applicable classes in Agricultural Economics
• A professional or academic background in business
• A professional or academic background in technology
• Experience with patent searching and intellectual property issues
• Experience using business databases (OneSource / Avention, LexisNexis, ABI/Inform, etc.)
• Experience using science and technology databases (Engineering Village, ASABE, IEEE, etc.)
• Government regulatory research experience
• A second language, especially Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, or German
• Knowledge of farming, agricultural issues, construction equipment, or other off-highway equipment
• Familiarity with internationally accepted technology standards (IEEE, ISO, ANSI, etc.)

Please forward all resumes and letters of interest to:

Jamie Hosek
Senior Business Information Analyst
John Deere Technology Innovation Center
2021 South First Street, Suite 101
Champaign, IL 61820
+1 (217) 693-6941
HosekJamieL@JohnDeere.com

Granular is a software and analytics platform that helps farmers operate more efficiently and make better business decisions. We are a vertical SaaS company that serves one of the world's largest ($3 trillion revenue) and most important industries. Granular is helping farmers improve their efficiency, yields, and profits while managing their environmental footprint and adapting to climate change.

QA team works hand-in-hand with the engineering team. QA is responsible for test and validation for all aspects of our application. As a small and growing team, automation is key in order to support the large number of engineers and the rapid pace of change. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

• Work closely with other engineers, product management, and data scientists to design and develop automated tests and associated infrastructure and test data sets
• Manual testing, writing test cases, triaging bugs, and validating new features. You will help ensure that our customers (internal and external) have a fantastic and high-quality experience every time they use our application
• Expand our automated tools and processes.
• Develop tools to support internal data analysis and R&D
• Work daily with our teams in Illinois, Romania, and California
• Be the first QA member in the U.S. and grow the team in Champaign, IL

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience with manual and developing automated tests infrastructure for web and mobile applications in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Experience as a team lead
• Understanding of QA validation methodologies
• Passion and strong sense for high-quality user experience a plus
• Web and mobile experience is tangential to performing QA well
• Experience with Javascript, Selenium, and Python
• Holding a certification in testing is a plus
• B.S. in Computer Science or relevant experience
• Excellent code quality and attention to detail is key.  We look for individuals who are passionate about avoiding technical debt

PERKS

• We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced, smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world
• Competitive salary, commission program and stock options
• Medical, dental, vision and 401(K) benefits
• All the perks you'd expect from a San Francisco startup in Champaign… free lunches, happy hours, ping pong!

The Accelerated Materials Research (AMRes) group at the Applied Research Institute (ARI) at the College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) seeks Postdoctoral Research Associate applicants with backgrounds in Multiscale/Multiphysics reactive plasma flow simulations. The position requires the ability to carry out externally funded research on atmospheric plasma and surface interactions. The project will be carried out in collaboration with plasma engineering team with experimental capabilities. Therefore, the ability to work collaboratively as required by this three-year project will be important. A high degree of professional maturity is also required. ARI works with UIUC academic departments, multiple industry partners, mission-driven agencies, national laboratories and governmental agencies. In addition to academic excellence, this position is an excellent opportunity to train in modern project management principles and applied research on problem-solving. The expected start date is as soon as possible, based on the business needs of the organization.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

ARI’s mission is to provide rapid, cost-effective solutions for industry and federal clients. From the beginning, our vision has been to create a new model for a university-based laboratory. With a sharp focus on maturation and validation of technologies before they leave the laboratory, ARI currently focuses on five primary thrust areas: Big Data and Analytics, Engineering Design and Simulation, Materials and Manufacturing, Homeland and Global Security, and Cyber-Physical Systems and Solutions. More information is available at http://www.appliedresearch.illinois.edu/.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

·        Develop multiscale connections of chemistry and surface reactions using atmospheric plasma flow environment

·        Perform research activities including setting up simulations, analyzing data, and providing periodic reports

·        Assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of research projects including identifying project tasks, task assignment, timeline development, monitoring the progress of tasks, and preparing and analyzing activity reports

·        Develop multiscale coupling schemes with other researchers in the team

·        Present research results through reports, technology demonstrations, conference presentations, and the publication of scientific papers, where warranted and desired

·        Assume additional appropriate related research duties to further the mission of the Institute

Minimum Qualifications

·       Doctoral degree in applied science, chemical, mechanical or related engineering disciplines

·        Experience in building applications by combining different fluid dynamics, reactive flow, fluid-structure interaction and multiphysics computational tools

·        Strong background in Linux environment, HPC environment for large-scale simulations and parallel computing

·        Strong background in the validation of simulation results and uncertainty quantification

·        Demonstrated proficiency in all forms of communication, along with solid time management, teamwork, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

·        Demonstrated knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and fluid/structure interactions

·        Demonstrated knowledge of  reaction engineering and chemical kinetics modeling

·        Demonstrated knowledge of multiscale modeling methods and atomistic links to fluid properties

·        Experience with numerical methods, sensitivity analysis, optimization, or statistics

·        Demonstrated understanding of mesh free methods and ALE methods

·        Experience with finite element modeling, reaction engineering, mesoscale methods, and material modeling

·        Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference presentations and/or patents

To apply for this position, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references as a single PDF file by March 3, 2017.  Interviews may take place prior the closing date and early applications are encouraged; however, full consideration will be given to complete applications received by the closing date.  For further information regarding application procedures, contact Summer Redman at sredman@illinois.edu or 217-300-5400. For technical questions on AMRes and job responsibilities, please contact, Dr. Santanu Chaudhuri at santc@illinois.edu.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

We are looking for someone who can tap into their deep knowledge of data analytics to create robust data pipelines that will scale to our global markets. Each member of our team is passionate about leveraging data analytics to discover invaluable insights from our extensive global sales data. We have a broad skill set and are willing to take on any challenge. We look for someone who embraces our passion for beer and building things from scratch. Our office harbors a start-up environment with the resources and future opportunities of a large corporation.

Here at Bud Lab, we value a great fit with our culture and we seek people from diverse backgrounds. Past members of this team have varied from masters students in statistics to PhD candidates in plasma engineering. You should be able to quickly communicate with SQL databases to grab datasets. You should also be equipped to write efficient scripts to clean, explore and visualize these datasets (preferably in Python). Your duties will include developing new as well as existing data analytics tools that we build here at Bud Lab for several business regions around the world. 

Purpose of Role / Responsibilities:

·      Development of advanced analytics algorithms and tools to facilitate research and capabilities for the Global Tech Sales team.

·     Leverage research methodologies efficiently to create data pipelines that extract valuable insights from our global sales data.

·     Grab datasets from servers, efficiently plot, explore and preprocess to discover patterns in sales, social media or geographic information about beer suppliers.

·      Collaborate in a team of graduate-level researchers in the Bud Lab 
to deliver analytics to business zones located around the world.

Education:

·      Master's or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Economics or related quantitative disciplines preferred.

Mandatory Requirements:

·     
2+ years’ experience in programming in a quantitative analytics setting

·      Experience with Python, SQL, R/MATLAB, C++ or Java

·      Experience manipulating large technical data sets

·      Experience in clustering analysis, modeling, regression-based analysis or machine learning in general

·      Familiarity with machine learning and data visualization libraries in at least one language

·     Strong communication skills

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