Job Reference

686_24_ES_CS_R2

Position

Postdoctoral for climate services (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. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. 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.

Context And Mission

We are looking for a climate scientist to work on the development of decadal climate predictions for sectors such as wind energy. The selected candidate will work with state-of-the-art climate predictions to obtain relevant climate indicators for the aforementioned sectors at both global and local spatial scales. This position presents the opportunity to work alongside leading international climate scientists delivering cutting-edge climate science and climate services across Europe.

Key Duties

Perform user-oriented research, understand user needs and facilitate technology transfer

Actively participate in the management of projects (teleconferences, workshops, meetings, reporting and writing deliverables)

Perform statistical data analyses and disseminate the results in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences

Teamwork: Interaction with scientists in the group and the department to favor synergies

Requirements

Education: Degree in Physics, Environmental 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

Knowledge on 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 environment

Good communication skills

Conditions

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

We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, and support for relocation procedures

Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project

Salary: competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Starting date: 01/10/2024

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be made through the BSC website and contain:

A full CV in English including contact details

A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references

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).

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