Role overview
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 large-scale 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 1000 staff from 60 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. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.
We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.
If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
What you'll work on
- Co-create decision support systems to enhance public health resilience to climate change
- Conduct data audits of existing epidemiological, health system and environmental information
- Process, clean, and verify the integrity of data to be used for analysis
- Perform Extraction, Transform and Load (ETL) processes
- Harmonise multi-source, multi-scale datasets (e.g. health surveillance, demographic, climate, hydrological, socio-economic, mobility, etc.)
- Develop automated data pipelines for operational decision support tools
- Conduct exploratory statistical analyses and create exploratory data analysis reports
- Produce dashboards and design innovative ways to visualise data
- Develop training materials for researchers, data managers and stakeholders
- Communicate research results at scientific conferences and in refereed journals
- Contribute to applications for competitive grants and projects
- Support administrative duties of the group, including arranging meetings, taking minutes, writing deliverable and mission reports, maintaining Wiki/webpages, etc.
- Engage with local stakeholders, data managers and policy makers
- Develop and maintain open-source data and modelling tools, e.g. R packages
- Coordinate data science activities within and across groups
- Mentor junior data scientists
What we're looking for
- Education
- BSc and MSc in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Public Health Geography, Demography, Epidemiology, or equivalent
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience in data management and statistical analyses
- Strong programming skills in a suitable language (e.g., R, Python)
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., git)
- Experience using data visualisation packages, mapping tools and dashboard creation (e.g., Shiny, Tableau, Power BI)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, demonstrated in scientific publications and/or well documented repositories
- Ability to work in a collaborative professional environment within a transdisciplinary and international team
- Experience with Linux environments and scripting languages (e.g., bash)
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Fluency in English is essential. Proficiency in Spanish and other languages would be advantageous
- Experience with machine learning methods and AI
- Experience with statistical downscaling and bias adjustments techniques
- Experience with various types of data (e.g., epidemiological, meteorological, environmental, mobility, hydrological)
- Experience working with climate projections and counterfactuals
- Experience in the processing and evaluation of satellite/drone images and geodata (e.g., GIS).
- Experience with Docker
- Experience working with public health stakeholders and international agencies
- Competences
- Problem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitude
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to show initiative, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to learn and adapt to multiple programming languages easily
- Demonstrates kindness, empathy, and respectful communication in team interactions, fostering collaboration and a positive work environment
Interview process
BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
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.
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