Education & Training Officer (Maternity leave)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 38.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Barcelona seeks an Education & Training Officer (Maternity leave) to coordinate HPC education activities across national and European projects. You will design training materials, organise events, and liaise with partners, universities and industry while promoting inclusive, high‑quality training.

The role requires a Master’s degree or equivalent, strong English, and proven experience in training organisation; a collaborative, multicultural mindset is essential.

Formación

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a technical field is required.
• Proven ability to organise and deliver training activities.
• English fluency, written and spoken.
• Experience with international projects is advantageous.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team.

Responsabilidades

• Play an active role in coordinated HPC education and training initiatives with national and European partners.
• Facilitate contact and communications with participants, speakers, training providers and stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit reports and documentation professionally and on time.
• Coordinate and support meetings, training events, seminars and activities for different audiences.
• Support the design and implementation of the BSC training program in projects.
• Provide broader administrative support for the team and BSC as needed.
• Organise training activities in all related aspects.

Conocimientos

Time management

Office software

Meeting facilitation

Training coordination

Multicultural teamwork

Educación

Master’s degree or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Reference

297_26_DIR_ET_ETO

Job title

Education & Training Officer (Maternity leave)

Starting date

01/8/26

Closing date

Saturday, 31 October, 2026

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 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.

Context And Mission

We are seeking a professional with technical training in a field related to High Performance Computing (HPC), computer science, other science or engineering to join our team, to play a role of Education and Training officer in National and European projects related to HPC and AI education and training.

The Education and Training team coordinates activities and develops opportunities for collaboration with other HPC research centers and Supercomputing centers, as well as world class universities. The team collaborates at the local, national, and European levels.

Current projects of greatest interest to our team and relevance for this position include CASTIEL3 and EuroCC3. EuroCC3 is a project designed to map and enhance each participating European country’s HPC resources, expertise, and skills. CASTIEL3 is a project aimed at enhancing cooperation and expertise across Europe in HPC. Its main goals include promoting collaboration, standardising HPC knowledge and practices, and facilitating the exchange of expertise.

The main responsibility of the position will be to play an active role in ongoing projects within the scope of the Education and Training team, by communicating with national and European collaborators, participating in the development of tasks, and contributing to coordinated actions related to HPC education and training.

Key Duties

• Play an active role in the energy and success of internationally coordinated HPC education and training initiatives with your presence, enthusiasm, and creative contributions based on your technical background and perspectives
• Facilitate contact and communications at the national and European level with participants, speakers, training providers, and other stakeholders
• Prepare and submit reports and documentation professionally and within the deadlines
• Coordinate, and support meetings, training events, seminars and other activities of the Education & Training team for different audiences
• Support the design and implementation of the BSC training program in any required project
• Provide broader administrative support for the team and BSC for relevant activities, as needed
• Organise training activities in all the related aspects

Requirements

• Education
  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in a technical field such as computer science, HPC, a scientific domain, engineering, or similar
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Ability to effectively manage time and organise information to ensure the smooth functioning of multiple ongoing activities in parallel
  • Competence using office software and tools to edit documents, create presentations, and store and analyse data
  • Competence participating in, hosting, and presenting during online and hybrid meetings
  • Proven experience in training organisation
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Experience in international project management would be advantageous
  • Experience working in European projects would be advantageous
  • Experience in event organisation would be a plus
  • Additional European languages would be a plus
• Competences
  • Organisation skills to handle multiple assignments
  • Communication skills
  • Ability to work independently, in a team, and in a multicultural environment

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department
• We offer a full-time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
• Duration: Temporary (Maternity leave)
• Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
• Starting date: 01/8/26

Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

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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