High-resolution global climate modeller

Job Reference

745_24_ES_GES_RE1

Position

High-resolution global climate modeller (RE1)

Closing Date

Thursday, 31 October, 2024
Reference: 745_24_ES_GES_RE1
Job title: High-resolution global climate modeller (RE1)

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 Earth Sciences Department of Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-ES) led by Prof Francisco Doblas-Reyes develops, among other research tools, global climate models to perform a range of climate experiments at frontier (storm and eddy-resolving) spatial resolutions. The Department is looking for a research engineer or scientist to assist in the development of the high-resolution global simulations with the IFS/NEMO climate model. Applicants with a more scientific background are also encouraged.

The candidate will first participate in the development of a Climate Digital Twin for Climate Adaptation based on the IFS-NEMO-SI3 global model as part of the BSC contribution to the Destination Earth European initiative to deliver cutting-edge climate simulations of unprecedented accuracy. The candidate will later contribute to the European Project EERIE, where a global eddy-resolving version of IFS-NEMO-SI3 will be used to investigate whether and how ocean mesoscale interactions (never resolved before at coupled global scales) provide a new understanding of future climate change .

Key Duties

- Modify and test several model features to ensure that the IFS-NEMO-SI3 model is suitable to produce physically sound climate simulations
- Collaborate with members of the Earth Sciences Department to test the latest model and workflow developments, debug potential model errors, and ensure that the experiments are performed efficiently
- Conduct and evaluate numerical simulations for model tuning and spin-up
- Contribute to the production of the final Destination Earth and EERIE experiments and their assessment from a physical point of view

Requirements

- Education

- Bachelor degree in computer sciences, applied mathematics or physics, or any related discipline

- A Ph D and work experience in meteorology/oceanography will be considered an asset

- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

- Advanced knowledge in high-level computer languages (especially FORTRAN) and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments, scripting languages (bash, Python …) and debugging tools.

- Experience working with numerical models of ocean, atmosphere and other Earth system components.

- Experience in using HPC architectures and parallel programming will be valued.

- Experience with version control systems (e.g., SVN or Git) will be valued.

- Fluency in English

- Competences

- Reliable and constructive interpersonal skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to take initiatives, prioritise and work under set deadlines

- Ability to work both independently and within a team

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, 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: 01/12/2024

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.

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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 is applied for 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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