Internship In Computational Social Sciences
hace 3 semanas
Job Reference
738_24_DIR_CS_R0
Position
Internship in Computational Social Sciences
Closing Date
Thursday, 31 October, 2024
Reference: 738_24_DIR_CS_R0
Job title: Internship in Computational Social Sciences
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, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing 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.
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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
The Computational Social Science program envisions preparing the social sciences and humanities for the era of data, artificial intelligence (AI), and Exascale supercomputing. Our mission is to foster collaboration between social scientists and computer scientists, making high-performance computing (HPC) accessible to all researchers in the field. Through innovative approaches, we aim to apply social science research to contribute valuable insights for informed policymaking. In our pursuit, we focus on a wide range of key societal research areas such as Population changes and living arrangements, Democratic Quality, Social Media and Information Environment, Social-Ecology, Education and Labor Market, Law technologies, Social Innovation, and History and Cultural Heritage. Employing a mix of complex statistical models, AI/Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agent-Based Modeling (ABM), Social Network Analysis (SNA), among others, our advanced computational methods are applied to diverse datasets from official statistics, surveys, social media, news, laws, historical archives, current data archives, citizens' volunteered data, government and industry data.
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Research Intern to join our team. This internship is ideal for candidates pursuing studies in philosophy, politics, economics, or related disciplines and are eager to develop their research skills in a professional, interdisciplinary environment. The intern will contribute to various research projects, develop reports, and support the team with analysis related to public policy, international law, economics, and social development.
Key Duties
- Assist in conducting interdisciplinary research on topics related to public policy, economics and political science.
- Support data collection, analysis, and reporting using tools such as Microsoft Office and RStudio.
- Contribute to writing detailed reports, summaries, and presentations.
- Participate in the drafting of articles and research papers for internal and external publication.
- Engage with stakeholders, including clients and partners, to support collaborative research efforts.
- Assist in organizing and maintaining research databases.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings and presentations.
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments to support ongoing research initiatives.
Requirements
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Political Science, Economics or Sociology or a related field.
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience with interdisciplinary research.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with RStudio is a plus.
- Experience in producing reports and handling data efficiently.
- A demonstrated interest in public policy and quantitative social sciences.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Spanish and Catalan.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Previous internship experience in research or consulting firms.
- Experience implementing quantitative methods.
- Competences
- Ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
Conditions
- The position will be located at BSC within the (department) 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, support to the 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
- Starting date: asap
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be made through 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 contacts with them will receive a 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 (dot) For more information follow this link
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