Research Software Engineer (3 posts)

at  The University of Manchester

ABOUT IT SERVICES

IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers.

This role is aimed at undergraduate science and engineering students already studying at degree-awarding institutions in the UK who are seeking a Year in Industry placement for 12-months as part of their programme.
This role is an exciting opportunity to spend a full year working full-time in our thriving Research Software Engineering department within Research IT at The University of Manchester. As a trainee Research Software Engineer (RSE), you will work with several of our experienced RSEs on a range of real research projects, developing and delivering software applications and tools to academic research groups across our faculties and cultural institutions.
You will work on multiple projects, from weeks to months in duration, from conception to completion, getting to the heart of some of the worlds most important challenges and applying cutting-edge knowledge through software. This may involve gathering requirements, designing, building, testing, deploying, documenting and maintaining software in a wide range of domains. This role is designed to expose you to as much of our software engineering operation as possible and provide you with variety and opportunities to learn mobile app development, web development and even writing software for GPUs or supercomputers.