Researcher - Modelling Tools for Climate and Health (R2) -AI4S

hace 2 semanas


Barcelona, Barcelona, España Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) A tiempo completo
About the Position

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) in the Earth Sciences Department. The successful candidate will work on cutting-edge methodological research on tracking past, present, and future health risks posed by climate change, environmental degradation, human movement, and other global change processes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Co-create decision support systems to enhance public health resilience to climate change
  • Harmonise multi-source, multi-scale climate, land-type, demographic, socio-economic, human movement, and health datasets
  • Formulate statistical, machine learning, and mathematical models to understand the impact of environmental change and socio-economic factors on infectious disease risk and health outcomes
  • Develop indicators to track the impact of climate change on infectious disease risks and health outcomes
  • Incorporate aspects of inequalities, inequities, and injustices in quantitative research
  • Disseminate research outputs in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences
  • Interact with scientists in the group, department, center, and other institutions in Barcelona to enhance synergies
  • Apply for competitive grants and projects
  • Engage with local communities, stakeholders, and policy makers
  • Develop training materials and deliver training workshops to researchers, data managers, and stakeholders
  • Coordinate core activities of the global health resilience group
  • Support administrative duties of the group, including arranging meetings, taking minutes, writing deliverable and mission reports, maintaining Wiki/webpages, etc.
  • Co-supervise Masters students
  • Lead on policy engagement and contribute to country profiles, policy report, and policy briefs
Requirements
  • Education: BSc and MSc in Epidemiology, Biology, Ecology, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics (or equivalent)
  • Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: PhD in infectious disease epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, statistical, ecological, or environmental modelling or related field
  • Experience in data management and statistical analyses
  • Proficiency in scientific programming in a suitable language (e.g., R, Python) and experience with git
  • Experience using data visualization packages, mapping tools, and dashboard creation (e.g., Shiny, etc.)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, demonstrated in scientific publications and well-documented repositories
  • Ability to work in a collaborative professional environment within a transdisciplinary and international team
Additional Information

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. Duration: 4 years. Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement. Salary: 45.00,00€. Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.



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