• Job Description

  Req#: 174474

  About University at Albany:
  

  Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962, the University at Albany's broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, and public service engages a diverse student body of more than 17,000 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.
  
  Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City and the Adirondacks.

  
  Job Description:
  

  The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) is a leading-edge Research Center at the State University of New York at Albany. ASRC is located in the University's ETEC Building a hub of collaborative research and partnerships with ASRC's xCITE Laboratory, the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science (DAES), The Center of Excellence in Weather and Climate Analytics (COE), The New York State Mesonet (NYSM), The National Weather Service (NWS), the State Weather Risk Communications Center (SWRCC), and The College of Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC).

  ASRC is seeking to hire a Systems Administrator to manage internal Linux research servers and MacOS/Windows systems as well as liaise with the University's Information Technology personnel in support of High-Performance Computing needs of the Center's faculty, staff, and students. This position serves as the lead in hardware configuration, design, installation, setup, and maintenance, for computing systems & peripherals. This position is also responsible for managing all software, including user accounting, software installation, and software training for users. The successful candidate has an interest in technology and the intellectual curiosity to learn to build complex environments meeting the diverse computational and data needs of ASRC. She/He/They have keen analytical skills and are driven to solve problems and acquire new knowledge to inform and build a computing environment commensurate with the needs of a public research university. The position supports users in ASRC, NYSM, COE, and the SWRCC, collectively referred to as "ASRC Users."

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  This is a promotional opportunity for current UAlbany employees.

  Eligibility for Consideration:

  For details concerning the University's Promotion Policy for Professional Employees, please see HR Memorandum 88-4 .

  Professional Rank and Salary Grade: Senior Programmer/Analyst, SL4; $85,000-95,000.

  The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

  Pursuant to NYS Labor Law 194-A, no State entity, as defined by the Law, is permitted to rely on, orally or in writing seek, request, or require in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current wage, or salary history as a condition to be interviewed, or as a condition of continuing to be considered for an offer of employment, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation, and for the purpose of verifying information, may such requests be made. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

  THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

  Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=174474

  
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  Closing date for receipt of applications: April 19, 2024

• About the company

  823884 The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as University at Albany, SUNY Albany or UAlbany, is a public research university with campuses in the New York cities of Albany and Rensselaer and the town of Guilderland.

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