Researcher - Bridging The Gap Between Digital Twins

**Job Reference**:

- 621_24_ES_CVC_R3**Position**:

- Researcher - Bridging the gap between digital twins of the Earth and ocean biology at the species-level (R3) - AI4S**Closing Date**:

- Tuesday, 01 October, 2024**Reference**: 621_24_ES_CVC_R3**Job title**: Researcher - Bridging the gap between digital twins of the Earth and ocean biology at the species-level (R3) - AI4S**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.

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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**
- This position is hosted by the Climate Variability and Change (CVC) Group within BSC's Earth Science Department. The CVC Group undertakes fundamental research to (1) understand climate variability and change, including for climate extremes, (2) investigate global biogeochemical dynamics, effectiveness and impacts of carbon removal technologies to mitigate climate change, (3) developing new Earth System modeling capabilities, and (4) improving our ability to forecast the climate variations from one month to multiple decades into the future, both at global and regional scales.

The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.**Key Duties**
- Develop digital tools based on Species Distribution Models to identify future refugia and vulnerable areas for ecologically and socio-economically relevant species in different areas of interest.
- Integrate these tools in the Digital Twin for Climate Adaptation developed at the BSC to support the creation of Mobile Marine Protected Areas in different regions of the world.
- Leading all research activities in marine conservation within the CVC group and actively seeking for funding opportunities to further develop and consolidate that research line.

**Requirements**:

- Education
- A PhD in Marine sciences, physics, fluid dynamics, oceanography, mathematics or a related discipline.
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Strong experience in a scientific field related to the ocean, with a preference for marine biology and/or preservation.
- Broad experience with marine ecology observations and species distribution models.
- Previous experience supervising postdocs, PhDs, master students or research engineers.
- Solid track record publishing peer-reviewed scientific articles.
- Demonstrated ability to obtain competitive research funding.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Fluency in English is essential. Proficiency in Spanish and other European languages would be advantageous.
- Experience with Earth System Models is highly valued.
- Proven ability to manage large-scale, collaborative projects.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.
- Competences
- Ability to work in a team and in a multi-cultural environment.
- Good networking skills.
- Ability to interact with climate and computer scientists to conduct collaborative research.
- Highly collaborative spirit and ability to work as part of a large, strongly-coordinated team and to continuously share both knowledge and tools.

**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
- Duration: 4 years
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Salary: 55.00,00€
- Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
- Starting date: asap - the incorporation for