Research Engineer - R Data Analysis Tools Developer

Position

Job Reference: 105_26_ES_EDD_RE2

Job title: Research engineer - R data analysis tools developer (RE2)

Starting date: ASAP

Closing date: Saturday, 04 April ****

About BSC

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing centre 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, and is now the hosting entity for EuroHPC JU.

The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress.

BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over **** staff from 60 countries.

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.

We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of women and under-represented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research.

Context and Mission

The BSC Computational Earth Sciences Group (CES) seeks a software developer to consolidate and further develop the existing software environment for Earth data verification.

The Data and Diagnostics Team has developed a suite of R packages used by researchers to analyse and verify simulations against observations and reanalysis across sub-seasonal to climate time scales, covering data loading, diagnostics computation, scoring and visualization.

Key Duties

Coordinate development of Department R tools, working closely with users and providing support within a High-Performance Computing environment.

Contribute to the deployment and installation of packages in the shared department environment.

Participate in ongoing strategy for the development of the Earth Sciences Department tools.

Requirements

Education

A Bachelor in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics or a related discipline.

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

Excellent skills in R (or a similar language).

Knowledge of climate data formats (GRIB, NetCDF).

Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages (bash, etc.).

Previous experience in HPC architecture and parallel programming (multi-threaded applications) will be valued.

Good programming skills for managing large and collaborative projects and experience with git.

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

Fluency in English, both speaking and writing.

Competences

Capacity to interact and build strong relations with both climate and computer scientists.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to take initiatives, prioritise tasks and work under set deadlines.

Ability to work both independently and within a team.

Ability to learn and adapt to multiple programming languages easily.

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department.

We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, an extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance and support for relocation procedures.

Duration: open-ended contract due to the 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: a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona.

Application Procedure

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

A full CV in English, including contact details.

A cover/motivation letter in English, stating the specific area and topics of interest; two references for further contacts must be included.

Applications without this document will not be considered.

Recruitment is conducted through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición").

The Process Consists Of Two Phases

Curriculum Analysis – Evaluation of previous experience, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position.

(40 points)

Interview Phase – Candidates with the highest points are invited to interview, conducted by the department and Human Resources.

Technical Competencies, Knowledge, Skills And Professional Experience Are Evaluated.

(60 points).

A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will include at least three people, with at least 25% representation of women.

A gender-balanced panel is formed at the beginning of the process.

At least one technical and one administrative interview will be held, and a personality questionnaire and technical exercise will be conducted.

All participants in the interview phase will receive detailed feedback with acceptance or rejection.

For any suggestions or complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact ******.

OTM-R Principles and Equal Opportunity

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 applies to all potential candidates, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognising career breaks.

BSC-CNS is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, 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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