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Facilitation Professional III

🇺🇸 Lexington, Kentucky 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $74K - $122K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ October 7th, 2026

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University of Kentucky is hiring a Facilitation Professional III to advise researchers on the best use of state-of-the-art Cyberinfrastructure systems, tools, and software that enable research productivity. The professional partners with researchers to co-create and co-learn research activities and advanced computing and data capabilities, both locally and nationally. This staff role works in Computational Sciences and builds documentation and training materials for users.

Highlights
  • Advise researchers on using HPC systems, cloud systems, and massive high performance storage systems.
  • Partner with researchers to co-create and co-learn research activities.
  • Develop documentation and training materials, including online tutorials.
  • Provide user support through ticket systems, knowledge bases, interactive chat systems, and web pages.
  • Manage user onboarding and enforce data security and privacy policies in advanced CI environments.
  • Apply automation and scripting, debugging, and performance profiling techniques to large-scale CI systems.
  • Collaborate with researchers and technology providers to develop advanced solutions.
  • Hold a master's degree and 1 year of related experience.
  • Pay $73,861-$121,888 a year for a full-time staff position.
  • Work Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Facilitation Professional III Full Description


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Facilitation Professional III
Posting Details
 Posting Details 
Job Title  | Facilitation Professional III
Requisition Number  | RE56034
Working Title  | Sr. CI Facilitator/Sr. CI Consultant
Department Name  | 40533:Computational Sciences
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 49
Salary Range  | $73,861-121,888/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | MS
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 1 yr
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None
Physical Requirements  | Sitting for long periods of time
Lifting, pushing, or pulling objects up to 50 lbs.
Shift  | Monday – Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm
Job Summary  | Advise researchers in the best use of a broad set of state-of-the-art Cyberinfrastructure (CI) systems, tools, and software to enable research productivity. Partner with researchers to co-create and co-learn research activities and relevant advanced computing and data capabilities both locally and nationally.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  | Knowledge and experience with a wide range of state-of-the-art cyber-infrastructure (CI) systems (e.g., HPC system, cloud systems, massive high performance storage systems) and well as CI services, tools, and software Knowledge and experience with advanced automation/scripting, debugging, and performance profiling techniques for large-scale CI systems Expertise in using user support systems (e.g., ticket systems, knowledge-bases, interactive chat systems, and web pages) Well-versed in user management and user onboarding processes and procedures in advanced CI environments, including maintaining and enforcing data security and privacy policies Experience collaborating and working with researchers and technology providers to develop advanced solutions Advanced writing skills and experience developing documentation and training materials including online tutorials.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  | Minimum of master’s degree and 1 year relevant work experience
Deadline to Apply  | 10/12/2026
Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
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Optional Documents
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  2. Academic Transcript
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