Research Support Engineer - Barcelona, España - Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

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Barcelona, España

hace 2 semanas

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Isabel García

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Job Reference:

565_22_ES_AC_RE1
Position:
Research support engineer
Development of atmospheric emission models (RE1)
Closing Date:
Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
Reference: 565_22_ES_AC_RE1
Job title: Research support engineer
Development of atmospheric emission models (RE1)
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, and is a hosting member of the PRACE European distributed supercomputing infrastructure. 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 770 staff from 55 countries.
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Context And Mission
The Atmospheric Composition group from the Earth Science department at the BSC-CNS searches for one junior research support engineer willing to work on the development, maintenance, updating and execution of the High-Elective Resolution Modelling Emission System (HERMESv3). HERMESv3 is a multiscale atmospheric emission model for supporting air quality modelling research that has been fully developed at the Earth Science department at the BSC-CNS and that is used for multiple international and national research projects. The position will support new developments to improve and update the model on inter

- and trans-disciplinary collaboration with other projects at the Earth Science department and external partners. The successful applicant will work closely with providers of emission and activity data at the global, European level as well as national and city levels to build and evaluate emission inventories suitable for studies of air pollution at scales ranging from urban
- to global-scale.
Key Duties

Collection and processing of activity and emission data for use in model development.
Development of spatial and temporal profiles for different emission sectors.
Geoprocessing and spatial analysis using GIS tools.
Development and assessment of emission estimation methodologies.
Analysis, benchmarking and intercomparison of emission inventories.
Modelling emissions with HERMESv3, postprocessing and analysis of the results.
Interact with atmospheric composition scientists to understand and respond to their needs.

Requirements:

Education
A graduate degree in the physical sciences or engineering (e.g., Chemistry, Meteorology, Physics, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics), Master in Environmental Engineering or similar.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience with emission inventory development.
Experience with GIS data and tools.
Experience in programming in Python and R.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience in similar fields will be valued.
Fluency in English
Competences
Very good interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines
Ability to work both independently and within a team

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department
We offer a fulltime contract, a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with stateoftheart infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, tickets restaurant, private health insurance, fully support to the relocation procedures
Duration: Openended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
Starting date: Pending

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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