Junior Research Engineer for Social Link Analytics

**Job Reference**: - 410_25_LS_SLA_RE1 **Position**: - Junior research engineer for Social Link Analytics (RE1) **Closing Date**: - Thursday, 19 June, 2025 **Reference**: 410_25_LS_SLA_RE1 **Job title**: Junior research engineer for Social Link Analytics (RE1) **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** - Within the Life Sciences Department, we are looking for a junior research engineer RE1 to work with the Social Link Analytics unit. The Social Link Analytics unit is dedicated to analyzing data related to biology and medicine, aiming to evaluate their impact on scientific advancement in society. The main areas of activity of the unit include: - Leading the Bioinfo4Women programme of the Life Department. **Key Duties** - Analyse ML training datasets to identify biases. - Support coordination of the research line in the frame of the Bioinfo4Women programme of the Life Department. - Dissemination of results through data visualisations, scientific articles, blogs, and online media posts. **Requirements**: - Education - Degree in Computer Science, Computer Architectures, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Physics, or similar. - Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Architectures, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Physics, or similar, or in the process of presenting the TFM. - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - Experience in Python programming language. - Experience in AI development, and Data Analysis. - Experience in web programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Javascript, HTML, CSS, WordPress). - Collaborative experience working in multidisciplinary teams. - Experience with Python data tools (e.g., Pandas, Numpy, Jupyter Notebooks, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib/Seaborn) to obtain, curate, clean, analyze, and visualization of information. - Minimal experience with Linux-based environment is also appreciated. - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Good communication skills, including proficiency in Spanish and English (both written and spoken). Catalan language skills are also appreciated. - Competences - Empathetic approach to fostering connections within diverse, multicultural teams. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and kindly to diverse audiences. - Demonstrated ability to work in both independent and collaborative settings, supporting teammates with a considerate and supportive attitude. **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Life 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 - 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 intervie