Job Reference

681_24_CS_HPAI_R2

Position

Postdoctoral Researcher – AI4 S (R2)

Closing Date

Monday, 07 October, 2024

About BSC

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses Mare Nostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is now hosting entity for Euro HPC 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.

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

High-Performance Artificial Intelligence (HPAI) is an international and diverse research group that is at the forefront of innovation. HPAI conducts fundamental and responsible research in AI, ensuring that our work is always ethical and trustworthy.

Our research group has been consistently developing contributions in the field of multi-agent systems from several perspectives, including efficient methods for combining symbolic and sub-symbolic forms of reasoning; scalable architectures for parallel distributed execution of large volumes of agents; mechanisms and languages for encoding, interpreting and analysing the effects of social values and norms; and explainability methods in cooperative and competitive settings. The main objective of this vacancy is to lead or contribute research efforts in the direction of these research lines, collaborating in a team of researchers, occasionally in tasks of leadership responsibility.

The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s

Key Duties

Do research in the field of multi-agent systems

Investigate and design methods and models for multi-agent systems in one or more of the following topics: combined symbolic and sub-symbolic reasoning, scalable architectures for HPC computing, encoding, interpretation and analysis of social values and norms, and explainability

Design and lead the experiments for the methods and models researched

Implement reliable, reproducible and automated training and evaluation methodologies

Lead the efforts in integrating and exploiting the work done in other HPAI projects where it may be applicable

Document and disseminate the work done

Requirements

Education

Degree in STEM, preferably MSc in Artificial Intelligence or similar

Ph D in STEM discipline

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

Experience in a research-oriented position (one year minimum)

Experience in writing scientific papers (two peer-reviewed papers, in the relevant topics, minimum)

Experience in multi-agent systems (two years minimum)

Experience in reinforcement learning (six months minimum)

Experience in intelligent agent architectures (six months minimum)

Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

Fluent English and Spanish are a must. Catalan is desirable.

Mathematical and formal logics background is desirable

Competences

Ability to work in multidisciplinary environments

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Computer 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

Duration: 4 years

Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement

Salary: 45.000,00€

Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.

Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024

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.

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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 recruitment@bsc [dot] es.

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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