Scientific Programmer & AI Analyst

Date Posted: 04/23/2026
Req ID: 47595
Faculty/Division: VP - Research
Department: SciNet
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00059303
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) portfolio supports the University of Toronto as a top public research university in the world. Our mission is to create the most supportive environment possibleso that our researchers, innovators and learners can do what they do best - advance understanding and apply new knowledge. Our work supports, fosters and promotes the research and innovation culture and activities of our faculty, staff and students, along with our partner hospitals, funding sponsors, and partners in the public and private sector. VPRI provides a full range of services including guidance to faculty, staff and students on funding opportunities, research agreement negotiation, oversight andaccountability services including research accounting, environmental health and safety, innovation and entrepreneurship, partnerships, policies and procedures, and institutional awards and honours. SciNet, within the division of VPRI, is a University of Toronto advanced research computing facility and support team that operates as part of a national platform providing high performance computing resources for academic researchers from all disciplines and regions of Canada.

SciNet, within the division of VPRI, is a University of Toronto advanced research computing facility and support team that operates as part of a national platform providing high performance computing resources for academic researchers from all disciplines and regions of Canada.

Your opportunity:

SciNet is in the process of installing a new AI capability, with a large number of high performance GPUs, as part of the ISED Sovereign AI Compute initiative. The incumbent is expected to support the platform and assist users in AI applications research, and in AI assisted research in general.

Under general direction of the CTO, Hardware and Operations, the Scientific Programmer Analyst & AI Analyst provides senior IT services, particularly with GPU infrastructure, networking and storage for the SciNet advanced computing consortium. The incumbent is involved in designing, training and validating machine learning models and deep learning algorithms; analyzing large datasets, perform data cleaning, transformation, and feature engineering to prepare data for model training; deploying AI solutions into production environments, ensure they integrate seamlessly with existing software applications and infrastructure and monitoring the performance of AI systems and make adjustments to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide IT systems
• Developing, maintaining, and ensuring the security of University networks
• Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems
• Analyzing operational requirements to implement plans for network and internet presence
• Configuring system applications according to needs
• Devising solutions to operational problems within the capacity and operational limitations of installed equipment
• Defining requirements and scope of complex projects with broad impact and long-term consequences
• Serving as an expert resource to a group of professionals in the speciality

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or quantitative sciences; or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Six to seven (6-7) years' relevant experience with high performance computation for scientific applications.
• Significant experience and understanding of scientific numerical codes, compilers, code optimization, data science, and the Linux kernel & OS.
• Extensive knowledge of computing hardware and networking.
• Strong knowledge of modern programming languages under Linux/Unix
• Strong knowledge of cyber-security technologies.
• Ability to learn on the job in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle several tasks, and effectively prioritize and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate highly technical terms and concepts to people of non-technical background.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Visualization skills and background an asset.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Goal oriented
• Motivated self-learner
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 05/07/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Grant - Term  This is a 2-year Term, with the possibility of renewal.
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 18 -- $116,547. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $149,043. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Anita Chooraman

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

A job description is available upon request

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see 

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