Available Positions
If advancing the state of the art of distributed computing in an academic environment interests you, the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) offers a unique working environment. Our project’s home is in the UW Department of Computer Sciences, an internationally recognized department consistently ranked in the top ten across the USA.
A position with CHTC will provide you the opportunity to interact with both department faculty and students to translate novel ideas into real-world solutions. The software and infrastructure you will be working on is used by scientists and engineers at hundreds of institutions, from universities to national laboratories and from large high tech corporations to small animation teams.
Fellowships & Internships
Summer 2025 Now Available
Our student programs provides undergraduate and graduate students with learning opportunities in research computing, system administration, web development, and communication.
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We're always looking for smart motivated students to partner with software developer and system administrator mentors. We expect students to work between 10 and 20 hours a week, with 10 of those being during business hours, with some flexibility on remaining hours. During the summer and breaks, it is possible to work up to 29 hours per week.
Student Office Assistant
The Morgridge Institute is looking to hire a Student Office Assistant to start immediately and continue through Summer 2025. This position will provide support within the Research Computing Department at Morgridge. The Discovery building is located on the UW-Madison campus at 330 North Orchard Street and is easily accessible by bus. We are seeking a student who can commit to 10 – 20 hours per week during the school year and has availability during the work week (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). During Summer 2025, we’d like the candidate to increase their hours up to approximately 29 hours per week.
We are seeking an individual who is detail-oriented, a good communicator, helpful, and able to work independently. This position will be responsible for a variety of tasks including social media, emailing, proofreading, event planning, expense reports/travel reimbursement, and project reporting. Student positions offer flexible schedules, an opportunity to gain great work experience, and the ability to network and collaborate with Morgridge staff.
Systems Integration Intern
The Research Computing group at the Morgridge Institute for Research partners with a broad range of scientists to provide computing services for the Institute, the UW-Madison campus as part of the Center for High Throughput Computing, and the nation. We are seeking students looking to work less than 30 hours per week starting June or September 2025 to assist our systems administrators and to gain valuable training and education on state-of-the-art hardware, complex systems and leading technologies. This position offers high value learning opportunities in a collaborative, flexible and supportive working environment. The is an excellent career building position for candidates interested in learning a diverse set of technologies. The CHTC manages over 1,000 Linux servers, maintains services for the national cyberinfrastructure, and distributes a software stack for global research communities.
The Systems Integration Intern will assist with improvements to our software development pipelines (e.g. Continuous Integration) and high-throughput computing usage reporting. During this internship, students will learn software development best practices and about industry standard technologies, such as Docker, ElasticSearch, and GitHub Actions. Work is normally performed on-site during normal business hours in the Discovery Building.
Systems Administrator Intern
The Research Computing group at the Morgridge Institute for Research partners with a broad range of scientists to provide computing services for the Institute, the UW-Madison campus as part of the Center for High Throughput Computing, and the nation. We are seeking students looking to work less than 30 hours per week starting May or June 2025 to assist our systems administrators and to gain valuable training and education on state-of-the-art hardware, complex systems and leading technologies. This position offers high value learning opportunities in a collaborative, flexible and supportive working environment. The is an excellent career building position for candidates interested in learning a diverse set of technologies. CHTC manages over 500 Linux servers and network devices, providing services such as Kubernetes, distributed file systems, batch systems, and databases.
The administrator assistant will help with the provisioning and management of hardware and OS infrastructure; on-the-job training will be provided on industry-standard tools for these activities. Work is normally performed during typical office hours in the office in the Discovery Building.
Student Science Writer
The Morgridge Institute for Research, Research Computing group is looking for a student science writer to promote the impacts of the NSF Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing (PATh) project (and other projects) on research and campuses across the country. The position will provide opportunities to develop science writing and communication skills, learn about research across multiple domains, to develop an understanding of computational research methods and computing technologies, and to advance the understanding of these concepts by relevant audiences.
The position will work 10-20 hours per week, based upon the schedule and availability of the student. Work hours will be flexible, but mostly between 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
Benefits
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a great place to work. You can read about the benefits in detail elsewhere. In short, we have five weeks of vacation/personal time per year, very good health insurance (and cost effective for entire families), and a good retirement plan. Please note that the minimum salary in our job listings are just that - the minimum. Compensation will increase with experience.
In addition to the official benefits, there are many side benefits:
- You will work with the CHTC team. We are world leaders in solving interesting distributed computing problems!
- You can attend interesting talks in the department
- Relatively flexible working hours — we value work-life balance.
- A Discounted Bus Pass!
- You get staff access to the Union, the UW athletic facilities, and the UW library system.
- We're in a lively neighborhood with great restaurants in easy walking distance.
If you are interested in a position with CHTC, explore the job listings below! If you would like to apply, send your resume and cover letter to chtc-jobs@g-groups.wisc.edu, and indicate which job you would like to apply for.
Please note:
- A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.
- A period of evaluation will be required.
- UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.