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
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.
Systems Administrator Intern
The Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) partners with a broad range of scientists to provide computing services for the UW-Madison campus and the nation. We are seeking students looking to work between 10 and 15 hours per week as mutually agreed upon, starting January 2026 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 Morgridge Hall.
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.
A common theme the group faces is figuring out how get the tools researchers already use to work with high throughput computing systems like the HTCondor Software Suite (HTCSS) and the Pelican Platform.
One piece of software we’ve identified as having the potential for high impact is the Snakemake workflow management tool. Snakemake is a Python package that lets users define Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) workflows “via an easy to read, adaptable, [and] powerful specification language on top of Python,” and a growing number of researchers have asked about using HTCondor as the computational backend for their established Snakemake pipelines.
We are seeking a student looking to work in-person between 10 and 20 per week, as mutually agreed upon, to assist in turning our proof-of-concept Snakemake+HTCondor integrations into a polished, well-documented tool that researchers from all backgrounds can pick up and use off the shelf.
The student intern will become an expert in Snakemake and HTCondor workflow management, and they’ll use this expertise to identify and polish any rough edges that exist between it and the HTCondor Software Suite and the Pelican Platform. They’ll also work closely with stakeholders to write clear documentation and provide easy-to-understand examples.
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.