Postdoctoral for climate services (R2)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 36.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) seeks a climate scientist for development of decadal climate predictions and climate services. You will work with state-of-the-art climate predictions to derive indicators for energy, agriculture and water sectors at global and local scales.

The position offers training and an international, multidisciplinary environment with strong emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities to contribute to innovative climate services across Europe.

Formación

• Degree in Physics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics or equivalent.
• PhD in atmospheric sciences or related field is desirable.
• Experience with climate model datasets and climate data analysis.
• Strong communication skills in English for scientific publications.
• Ability to work in an international multidisciplinary team.

Responsabilidades

• Perform user-oriented research and understand user needs.
• Participate in project management, teleconferences, meetings and deliverables.
• Conduct statistical analyses and publish results in journals and conferences.
• Collaborate with group and department colleagues to foster synergies.
• Supervise PhD and Master students and contribute to project proposals.

Conocimientos

Climate data handling

Statistical analyses

Scientific programming (R/Python/Matl​

Academic writing

Teamwork in international setting

Educación

Physics

Environmental Sciences

Mathematics

PhD in atmospheric sciences

PhD in applied statistics

Herramientas

R

Python

MATLAB

Descripción del empleo

Starting date: ASAP

Job Reference

419_26_ES_ESS_R2

Position

Postdoctoral for climate services (R2)

Closing Date

Wednesday, 30 September, 2026

Reference

419_26_ES_ESS_R2

Job title

Postdoctoral for climate services (R2)

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 looking for a climate scientist to work in on the development of decadal climate predictions for sectors such as wind energy.

The appointed person will be involved in the development of climate services at decadal time scales. The selected candidate will work with the state-of-the‑art climate predictions to obtain relevant climate indicators for the aforementioned sectors at both global and local spatial scales. His/her activity will be positioned within the context of WMO’s Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), whose aim is to advance climate predictions to provide actionable sub‑seasonal to decadal climate information to key sectors of society. This position therefore presents the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of leading international climate scientists delivering cutting‑edge climate science and climate services across Europe. The position holder will enjoy joining one of the leading and most dynamic European groups in the field of climate services.

Successful candidates will benefit from expert training and BSC-CNS staff benefits: international multidisciplinary scientific environment and advanced applied research training. We encourage applications from highly motivated candidates with demonstrated experience in climate science and interest in applied research projects within the context of climate services.

Key Duties

• Perform user-oriented research, understand user needs and facilitate technology transfer
• Actively participate in the management of projects (participate in teleconferences workshops, meetings, reporting and writing deliverables)
• Perform statistical data analyses and disseminate the results in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences
• Team work: Interaction with scientists in the group and the department to favor synergies
• Supervision of PhD and Master students
• Preparation of Project Proposals

Requirements

• Education
• Having a Degree in Physics, Enviromental Sciences, Mathematics (or equivalent) Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, applied statistics or related field
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience handling, analysing and validating large climate model datasets
• Experience with climatic statistical analyses
• Proficiency in scientific programming in a suitable language (e.g. R, Python, Matlab) and familiarity with working in a UNIX environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, especially for scientific publications
• Ability to work in a professional environment within a multidisciplinary and international team
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience working with climate predictions/climate change projections
• Experience working with climate extreme indices or bioclimatic indicators
• Experience in developing tailored indicators to specific sectors, such as energy, agriculture, water management or forest fires
• Knowledge on some of the following topics: statistical downscaling, multi-model combination techniques, bias adjustments techniques or tropical/extratropical teleconnections will be positively evaluated
• Competences
• Problem-solving, pro‑active, result‑oriented work attitude
• Capability to work in an international and fast‑paced work
• Good communication skills

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences 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: Open‑ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
• 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: ASAP

Deadline

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

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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