Software engineer for climate and health

Context And Mission   The BSC Earth Sciences Department (ES) is looking for a software engineer to consolidate and further develop the existing software environment for the Global Health and Resilience Group’s portfolio of climate, health and digital technology projects. The software engineer will be a member of the Data and Diagnostics Team (DDT), which provides support and has developed a suite of R packages and dashboards used by the scientists of the department to perform their analysis and verify the simulations over observations and reanalysis, from sub-seasonal to decadal time scales, from the load of the data to the computation of the diagnostics and scores and the visualization.The successful applicant will join the team to contribute to the development and computational optimization of R packages, dashboards and user interfaces linking climate and and health data in decision-support models, in collaboration with the department’s Global Health Resilience (GHR) group, led by ICREA Professor Rachel mission of the GHR group is to apply a interdisciplinary approach to co-designing policy-relevant methodological solutions, to enhance surveillance, preparedness and response to climate-sensitive disease outbreaks and emergence. In close collaboration with stakeholders and R tool users, the successful applicant will participate in different projects in collaboration with partners across the globe to develop and optimize R data and modelling analysis functions, packages and dashboards required to meet user needs. These data, modelling and visualization tools will be developed within a High Performance Computing environment.Moreover, the applicant will contribute to the ongoing strategy for the development of the Earth Sciences Department tools, thereby increasing the applicability, international visibility and impact of the research and services emerging from present and future projects.   Key Duties   Support on software development, system administration and climate-health related tools configuration and optimization. Design, develop, and deploy applications and micro-services for data integration, process automation, and infrastructure optimization (Docker, Podman...). Co-development and optimization of R packages for climate and health projects. Contribute to the development of training materials for capacity strengthening workshops. Present and document technical progress to both technical and non-technical audiences. Liaise between internal and external groups across multiple research sites in-country and internationally.   Requirements   Education A Masters in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Prior experience in a software development or software engineer position Excellent skills in R, Python and/or other interpreted languages Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages (bash, etc) Good programming skills to manage big and collaborative projects and experience with git (gitlab, github) Interest in climate change and global health challenges Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Knowledge of health related data types will be valued Knowledge of geospatial data formats (GRIB, NetCDF, etc...) Previous experience in HPC architecture and parallel programming (multi-threaded applications) will be valued Competences Capacity to interact and build strong relations with researchers, engineers, and users. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to show initiative, prioritise tasks and work under set deadlines. Ability to work both independently and within a team. Ability to learn and adapt to multiple programming languages easily. Fluency in English, both speaking and writing   Conditions   The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department We offer a full-time contract 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: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 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: as soon as possible