Computer & Information Research Scientists
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
Also called: Computer Scientist, Computer Specialist, HPC Applications Manager (High Performance Computing Applications Manager), Research Scientist
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- product and service development
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Achievement/Effort
- Initiative
Technology:
Development environment software
- Eclipse IDE
- Microsoft Visual Basic
Analytical or scientific software
- Minitab
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Data base management system software
