Researcher in Computational Social Sciences

**Job Reference**: - 664_25_CSSH_CSS_R2 **Position**: - Researcher in Computational Social Sciences (R2) **Closing Date**: - Friday, 28 November, 2025 **Reference**: 664_25_CSSH_CSS_R2 **Job title**: Researcher in Computational Social Sciences (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, 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 EuroHPC 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. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks 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** - CONTEXT AND MISSION **Key Duties** - Conduct innovative research on phenomena like opinion dynamics and polarization using advanced computational methods (ML/AI, LLMs, SNA, ABM). - Assistance with tasks of data collection, cleaning, pre-processing and analysis. - Writing and submitting project proposals of high scientific quality to seek competitive financial support at the national and European level. - Collaboration with the rest of the research group and other members of the CSSH program. - Exchanges and creation of synergies with other social science as well as technical disciplines to advance research and knowledge transmission. **Requirements**: - Education - PhD in computer science, cognitive science or quantitative social sciences - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - Experience in quantitative empirical analysis and computational methods (data mining, ML/AI, text analysis, network analysis, agent-based modeling). - Programming skills and ability to work with code in multiple languages (e.g. R, Python), with different statistical software, packages and notebook environments - Experience in adhering to open science practices - Data visualization skills - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Strong prior work in network science is considered a plus - Willingness to learn how to use cutting-edge language technologies in research - Previous experience with international collaboration and community building - Interest in disseminating results to the general public - Competences - A scientific mindset, the capacity of working independently, strong affinity for cooperative collaboration, project management skills - Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities - A motivated thinker and quick learner - Excellent presentation and written skills in English - A team player and a kind colleague, especially to junior scholars **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Directors 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 - Starting date: asap **Applications procedure and process** - A full CV in English including contact details - A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered. **Development of the recruitment process** The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases: - **Curriculum Analysis**: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - **_40 points_**: The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women. The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile. At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recrui