Researcher - Climate Change Adapation For Urban Resilience (R2)

Researcher - Climate Change Adaptation for Urban Resilience (R2) Closing Date: Friday, 15 November, 2024
Reference: 792_24_ES_K1_R2
Job Title: Researcher - Climate Change Adaptation for Urban Resilience (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, and is a founding member of the European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe). 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 both computer and computational science (life, earth, and engineering sciences) under one roof, currently employing over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
We are particularly interested 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 favored. 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 The Earth System Services Group (ESS) at the Earth Sciences Department conducts interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to enhance the societal value of climate prediction services, atmospheric composition, and weather forecasting. The group actively engages with society, decision-makers, and businesses to co-produce and exchange knowledge and develop user-oriented services. The work includes research on the impact of weather, atmospheric chemistry, and climate upon socio-economic sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, water management, forest fires, and urban development. The aim of the ESS is to enhance knowledge co-creation and improve resilience by accelerating adaptation to a rapidly changing environment.
Within this context, we are seeking a highly motivated scientist to conduct cutting-edge research on climate change adaptation and environmental justice in urban social-ecological-technological systems. The person appointed will be involved in different EU and national-funded projects, with the aim of co-developing climate services at different time scales from sub-seasonal to seasonal and multi-decadal for urban areas. The selected candidate will work with state-of-the-art climate predictions and projections data to obtain relevant climate indicators to analyze climate change impacts by integrating social, ecological, and technological dimensions of urban systems. The candidate will also closely collaborate with urban stakeholders to co-develop useful and usable climate information and services. This position presents an opportunity to work alongside a wide range of leading international climate scientists delivering cutting-edge climate science and climate services across Europe. In addition, the position holder will work in a transdisciplinary setting, collaborating with interdisciplinary scientific teams, as well as with the stakeholder community, to produce more inclusive and comprehensive climate knowledge.
Successful candidates will benefit from expert training and BSC-CNS staff benefits: an international interdisciplinary scientific environment and advanced applied research training.
Key Duties Analyse climate change impacts by integrating social, ecological, and technological dimensions of urban systems.Engage with users and stakeholders to co-produce climate knowledge.Provide and evaluate services for supporting urban adaptation.Disseminate the results in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences.Actively participate in the management of tasks and work packages in EU projects.Teamwork: Interaction with scientists in the group and the department to favour synergies.Apply for competitive grants and projects. Requirements Education:Degree in Environmental Sciences, Physics, Technologies (or other relevant fields).Ph.D. in urban environmental management (or equivalent work experience).Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience in analyzing climate and/or socio-economic datasets.Experience with participatory processes.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, especially for scientific publications.Ability to work in a professional environment within an interdisciplinary and international team.Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience working with socioeconomic climate indicators.Knowledge of social justice, urban resilience, and Nature-Based Solutions will be positively evaluated.Experience in urban planning will be positively evaluated.Experience in the analysis of earth observations (satellite data).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, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, 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 and budget duration.Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 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. 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 - Applications without this document will not be considered. In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process. The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contact with them will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
At BSC, we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] 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 applies to 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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