Supercomputer Hall Manager - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The PDC Center for High Performance Computing is the leading Swedish supercomputing center and is hosted by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at KTH. PDC operates state-of-the-art computational and storage resources for a variety of scientific application domains, including mechanics, computational chemistry, life sciences, climatology, and physics. The flagship system at PDC is one of the largest supercomputers in the Nordic countries: Beskow, a Cray XC-40 system with over 67,000 cores and a power consumption of around 800 kW. Currently PDC is in the process of procuring the successor to Beskow – the new system will become operational during 2021. The PDC computer hall is, in many ways, technology-leading as it caters for extremely high power consumption in a small area with high reliability due to redundancy.  For many years, KTH has also re-used the heat energy from the computers to heat buildings on the KTH main campus.

For more information about PDC, go to http://www.pdc.kth.se.

Job description

The new supercomputer hall manager will be responsible for the operation of PDC’s computer hall, initially in cooperation with the current computer hall manager and later more independently. The new manager will handle the contact with suppliers of computer systems and suppliers of computer hall equipment (for power, cooling, control/monitoring and so forth), as well as handling interactions with the company that owns the buildings at KTH, Akademiska hus. Planning new computer installations and projects to increase the energy efficiency and reliability of the computer hall will also be the responsibility of the new manager.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future.
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in central Stockholm, in close proximity to nature

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Qualifications

Training and experience in one or more of the areas of power, cooling and control, such as diesel generators, UPSes, and power distribution, is required.
Experience of project management is a merit.
Experience of computer halls, computer networks or other industrial environments with high requirements on reliability is an advantage.
Having a practical disposition is useful so you can sometimes fix small things on your own.

A good command in English is required since the staff at PDC is international.

We would like you as a person to be stable and be able to cooperate easily with others as the work of the computer hall manager involves liaising with both internal and external contacts.
You should also be able to work independently and take the initiative to plan and be responsible for completing your work.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competence.

Trade union representatives

You will find contact information to trade union representatives at KTH's webbpage.

Application

The application should include:
• CV
• Personal letter with a brief motivation why you are interested in the position

Log in to KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad. Your complete application must be received by KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

Temporary employment, Full-time, for up to two years, with the possibility of an extension.

Other information

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