HPC and Software Engineer for Earth Sciences applications (RE1)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading supercomputing center in Spain seeks an HPC and Software Engineer for Earth Sciences applications. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team aiming to improve computational metrics for advanced Earth models. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and an enriching research environment.

Servicios

Flexible working hours

Private health insurance

Restaurant tickets

Extensive training plan

23 paid vacation days

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Essential knowledge in HPC systems is crucial for the role.
• Fluency in English and motivation to work in a multidisciplinary group is needed.

Responsabilidades

• The main goal is to improve computational metrics to quantify the cost of models.
• Work within a multidisciplinary research group focused on Earth Sciences.

Conocimientos

Experience in running and optimizing scientific codes on large HPC systems

Verbal communication skills

Technical presentation skills

Fluency in English

Educación

Bachelor in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline

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Job Reference

426_25_ES_CES_RE1

Position

HPC and Software Engineer for Earth Sciences applications (RE1)

Closing Date

Friday, 27 June, 2025

Reference: 426_25_ES_CES_RE1

Job title: HPC and Software Engineer for Earth Sciences applications (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, 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

The Department of Earth Sciences of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), BSC-ES henceforth (bsc.es/earth-sciences) is one of the most active groups in air quality and atmospheric composition modeling, climate prediction and climate services in Europe. The Department comprises about 200 people, including scientists and technical staff. It is structured into five distinct but interacting research groups: Atmospheric Composition, Climate Prediction, Earth System Services (ESS), Global Health Resilience, and Computational Earth Sciences.

Successful candidates will benefit from the training program and the BSC-CNS staff benefits: an international multidisciplinary scientific environment, advanced research training, and advanced computational facilities.

Key Duties

• The selected candidates will work in an international multidisciplinary and innovative research group.
• The main goal will be to work on the improvement of the computational metrics developed to quantify the computational cost of the models in Destination Earth and other models in the department
  
  

Requirements

• Education
• Having a Bachelor in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience or knowledge in running and optimizing scientific codes on large HPC systems.
• Experience in software for the evaluation of Earth System Models using computational performance metrics
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Demonstrated verbal communication and technical presentation skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Competences
• Highly motivated and willingness to work in an international multidisciplinary group.
  

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department
• We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/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: Open-ended 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
• 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: 01/02/2025
  
  

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

• A full CV in English including contact details
• A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.
  
  

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

• Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
• Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.
  
  

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact [e-mail].

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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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