AT Systems Eng/ Admin Sr

Department: IT Academic Technologies
Division: Information Technology (NUIT)
Requisition #: 12064
Location: Evanston
Full Time Percent: 50.00
Grade:ITS/80
Salary: TBD

Job Summary

Under minimal direction, the SR AT Systems Engineer is responsible for the evaluation, appraisal, design and integration of research systems and applications essential to faculty projects of NUIT Academic Technologies. This position works closely with the Architect for Visualization, the AT Director and with other AT software architects in the area of new research applications for use by NU faculty. This employee also works on AT contracts and grant projects with NU faculty.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and testing new research applications for adoption by AT and by NU faculty;
  
• Overseeing the installation, maintenance, configuration and integrity of new AT software applications, particularly in the area of research applications;
  
• Demonstrating the highest level of competence in working with faculty to plan for new research systems for the University, as well as working with AT Software Developers on research services, visualization services, scholarly technology and distributed learning projects;
  
• Forecasting and anticipating the need for new services to improve NU's standing as a state-of-the-art educational and research environment;
  Recommending and presenting coherent arguments for the integration of new technologies into existing services;
  
• Keeping current on new technologies as required to meet the needs and services of AT;
  
• Collaborating with faculty in writing the technical aspects of grant proposals for the funding of new initiatives for research and scholarly technologies;
  
• Performing other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired;
  
• Ability to develop and support software evaluations for faculty research applications, as well to support hardware implementation, integration, installation and configuration plans;
  
• Extensive knowledge of web services, business workflow systems and research computing applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• A graduate degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired;
• 5+ years' related experience.

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Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.

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