Undergraduate Student Computational Biology (R0)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State-of-the-art infrastructure

International, multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Barcelona Supercomputing Center seeks an undergraduate student to analyze multi-omics data in an HPC environment on MareNostrum 5, exploring disease co-occurrences among CNS disorders, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. You will work in an international, multidisciplinary Computational Biology group within BSC and contribute to high-impact research outputs.

The role emphasizes biological interpretation of results, pipeline development, and dissemination of findings in meetings, with a start date

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related field.
• Basic programming in Python or R.
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
• Understanding bioinformatics workflows.
• Ability to interpret scientific literature.
• Familiarity with genomics, transcriptomics, or multi-omics data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and preprocess biomedical datasets, including genomic and transcriptomic data.
• Develop, implement, and optimize computational pipelines and tools for disease research.
• Apply computational methods to a biomedical case study and generate interpretable results.
• Document and present results in internal meetings and contribute to research outputs.
• Participate in internal group meetings and scientific discussions.

Skills

Python

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences Biochemistry, Biotechnology

Tools

UNIX/Linux

HPC environments

Job description

Context And Mission

The Computational Biology group, led by ICREA Professor Alfonso Valencia, is seeking an undergraduate student to work on the analysis of multi-omicrons data to better understand disease co-occurrences, specifically those between central nervous system disorders, cancer, and autoimmune diseases.
Work will take place in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment using the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, allowing the candidate to handle large-scale datasets and generate reproducible, high-impact results. Biological and functional interpretation of results is a core part of the role, with opportunities to contribute to active research lines within the group. The candidate will join an international, multidisciplinary team within the Computational Biology laboratory at BSC.

Key Duties

• Analyze and preprocess biomedical datasets, including databases, genomic and transcriptomic data.
• Develop, implement, and optimize computational pipelines and tools for disease research.
• Apply computational methods to a specific biomedical case study and generate interpretable results.
• Document and present results in internal meetings and contribute to research outputs.
• Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions.

Requirements

• Education
  • Enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences Biochemistry, Biotechnology), or a related field.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Basic programming skills in Python and/or R.
  • Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Understanding of bioinformatics or computational biology workflows.
  • Ability to interpret scientific literature.
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Familiarity with genomics, transcriptomics, or multi-omics data analysis.
  • Prior experience developing computational pipelines or tools.
  • Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Competences
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Effective communication and presentation skills.

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department
• We offer a full-time internship (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure
• Duration: Until 31/01/2027
• 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