## Facing the future of RSE: building a modern RSE Service --- ## Where we are - Research Computing - Viewed as a helpful, accessible team for researchers in IT - Run the ARC systems and provide training ---- ## Services offered | Service | Time spent | | -------- | -------- | | High performance computing (HPC) | 50% | | Research software support | 10% | | Community engagement and training | 40% | <!-- Supporting University of Leeds High performance computing services that support £147M of research Deliver a full calendar of training to over XXXX researchers Support delivery of cloud resources to researchers Service provision called out in Red Oak Report Provide regular ad-hoc support --> --- ### Where RSE is going - Growing recognition and expectation that RSE services are available to researchers - Career pathways developing to address retention issues - Skills demand to meet emerging challenges: Exascale, cloud for research, software sustainability <!-- - Research councils much more accepting of inclusion of RSE time on grants - Researchers much more aware of RSE offer, large demand at Leeds and difficult to meet all skills required - More institutions adopting a basic 3-tier career structure RSE-assistant, RSE, Senior RSE, with technical recognition as well as management - --> --- ## The future of RSE at Leeds ---- ### Short term (6-18 months) - Grow the team to capacity, to meet skills needs and service demands - Define more clearly processes for service provision - Increase service visibility across campus ---- ### Medium term (2-3 years) - Develop career pathways that reward technical expertise to improve staff retention and development - Reduced RSE role in HPC service management - A sustainable customer base for RSE project work ---- ### Long term (5+ years) - Created a mature team structure with a hierarchy of RSEs with differing specialisms, rewarding technical expertise - Engaged in collaborative projects with other UK institutions providing RSE expertise - Developed a strong national reputation for RSE excellence --- ### Core Challenges - Finding and retaining talent - Developing standardised, consistent, value add services for customers - Maintaining relevance to stakeholders --- ### Now is the time - If central team doesn't fill this need someone else will - Building off a strong existing reputation - Research IT Strategy provides a crucial launchpad to establish central RSE at Leeds --- ### Thank you