Postdoc: Climate Services Projections & AI Downscaling

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) seeks a highly motivated PostDoctoral Researcher for Climate Services - Climate Projections (R2). You will analyze climate simulations, develop downscaling methods (including AI), and create sector-specific indicators to support evidence-based decision making.

The role involves working with large datasets, collaborating across international teams, and contributing to European and national projects in a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in atmospheric sciences, applied statistics or related field.
• Experience handling and validating large climate model datasets.
• Experience with climate projections and scientific programming (Python/R) in UNIX.

Responsibilities

• Analyze different climate simulations (CMIP6/CMIP7, CORDEX, global km-scale).
• Contribute to development of statistical downscaling techniques, including AI.
• Develop sector-specific climate indicators.
• Study climate extreme events with a process-based approach.
• Disseminate results in peer-reviewed papers and international conferences.
• Engage with users and collaborators to extend impact of climate services.

Skills

Climate data handling

Statistical analysis

Climate projections

Python

R

UNIX

English writing

Education

PhD in atmospheric sciences

Applied statistics

Tools

HPC environments

Job description

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) seeks a highly motivated PostDoctoral Researcher for Climate Services - Climate Projections (R2). You will analyze climate simulations, develop downscaling methods (including AI), and create sector-specific indicators to support evidence-based decision making.

The role involves working with large datasets, collaborating across international teams, and contributing to European and national projects in a multidisciplinary environment.