Senior Climate Services Research Engineer - Barcelona, España - Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

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Barcelona, España

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Isabel García

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Job Reference:

133_23_MNG_FP_FPI
Position:
Senior Climate Services Research Engineer (R4)
Closing Date:
Friday, 11 August, 2023
Reference: 133_23_MNG_FP_FPI
Job title: Senior Climate Services Research Engineer (R4)
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads largescale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 800 staff from 55 countries.
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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research.
Context And Mission
The Earth System Services Group (ESS) at the Earth Sciences Department conducts interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to enhance societal value of climate prediction services, atmospheric composition and weather forecasting. The group actively engages with society, decisionmakers and businesses to exchange knowledge and develop useroriented services. The aim of the ESS is to enhance knowledge and technology transfer and improve resilience by accelerating adaptation to a rapidly changing environment.

Key Duties

Coordinate and explore synergies between research centers, academic institutions, public administration and private sector at National and International level
Attend international initiatives in the field of climate services and climate change adaptation to interact with other research institutions and stakeholders
Help focusing the research lines of the Earth System Services Group to advance sustainable development in key sectors of society
Advise the Knowledge Integration Team strategic planning and mentor junior colleagues
Participate in the key publications of the Knowledge Integration Team

Requirements:

Education
PhD in social sciences (Philosophy, Economics, Political Sciences etc.)
Postgraduate studies in Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Sociology Economics or Communication will be valued
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
More than 15 years of experience in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity research and practice
Demonstrated project management skills
Previous experience in climate services for the private sector, governance and private sector engagement for transformations to sustainability.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience in private sector
Previous experience in standardisation processes
Competences
Ability to work in a professional environment within a multidisciplinary and international team
Good organizational skills and interest in project and team management
Good interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department
We offer a fulltime contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with stateoftheart infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
Duration: Openended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
Starting date: 01/09/2023

Applications procedure and process- A full CV in English including contact details

A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references
Applications without this document will not be considered

At BSC we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes, for any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.

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DeadlineOTM-R principles for selection processes**- BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.