Please forward this as widely as you think fit... -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: The future of the Research Computing Service Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:42:28 +0000 From: Vice-Provost (Research) <vpr@imperial.ac.uk> To: French, Paul (PHOT) M W <paul.french@imperial.ac.uk>, Wilkins, Martin R <m.wilkins@imperial.ac.uk>, Ryan, Mary P <m.p.ryan@imperial.ac.uk>, Allen, Franklin <f.allen@imperial.ac.uk> CC: Adjiman, Claire S J <c.adjiman@imperial.ac.uk>, Aylin, Paul P <p.aylin@imperial.ac.uk>, Bearpark, Michael J <m.bearpark@imperial.ac.uk>, Colling, David J <d.colling@imperial.ac.uk>, Delahunty, Rebecca <r.delahunty@imperial.ac.uk>, Michaelides, Alex <a.michaelides@imperial.ac.uk>, Sherwin, Spencer J <s.sherwin@imperial.ac.uk>, Villamil, Juan <juan.villamil@imperial.ac.uk>, Vice-Provost (Research) <vpr@imperial.ac.uk>, Craster, Richard V <r.craster@imperial.ac.uk> Dear all ** The Research Computing Service (RCS) forms part of ICT and provides access to powerful computing resources, expert consultancy, and training for all researchers. The RCS function was reviewed over the summer by a broad group, including both of us, as part of the ICT consultation and restructure. This review highlighted the importance of RCS for the College and, as such, our plan is to continue to grow the service and build on the incredible foundation that is already there. We would like to thank Matt Harvey for his leadership of RCS, but, as many of you are aware, he is leaving the College. We are now recruiting for a senior leader to take on the role of working with our academic community and delivering the future RCS capability. You can find the role advertised internally here from today:Research Computing Service Product Owner <https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/FOG00431/research-computing-product-owner>. The new Research Computing Service Product Owner role will work closely with Professor Spencer Sherwin, the Academic Director of Research Computing, to ensure that the priorities are determined by the academic community. For more information on RCS please visit theRCS web pages <https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/ict/self-service/research-support/rcs/>. Please cascade this message to your departments. Regards, Nick Jennings Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) Juan Villamil Chief Information Officer