Junior Research Engineer

**Job Reference**: - 559_25_LS_CB_RE1 **Position**: - Junior Research engineer - Computational Biology Group (RE1) **Closing Date**: - Sunday, 14 September, 2025 **Reference**: 559_25_LS_CB_RE1 **Job title**: Junior Research engineer - Computational Biology Group (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** - Este contrato es parte del proyecto **PDAC PANCREATIC CANCER LILLY**, financiado por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033 y por la Unión Europea "Next GenerationEU"/PRTR", siendo **CPP2022-009609**la referencia que figura en la resolución de concesión. **Key Duties** - Analyze and preprocess biomedical datasets, including databases, genomic and transcriptomic data. - Develop, implement, and optimize computational pipelines and tools for disease research. - Interpret results, evaluate their biological relevance, and propose potential directions for future research. - Develop visualizations and summarize results to communicate findings. - Document and present results in internal meetings and contribute to research outputs. - Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions. **Requirements**: - Education - Enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences (e.g. Biochemistry, Biotechnology), or a related field. - Eligible to carry out a Bachelor’s Thesis (TFG) as part of the degree program. - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - Basic programming skills in Python and/or R. - Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments. - Understanding of bioinformatics or computational biology workflows. - Ability to interpret scientific literature. - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Familiarity with genomics, transcriptomics, or multi-omics data analysis. - Prior experience developing computational pipelines or tools. - Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments. - Competences - Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. - Effective communication and presentation skills. **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department - We offer a part-time contract (30h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures - Duration: Until 15/05/2026 - Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement - Starting date: 16/11/2025 **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 recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es. For more information, please follow this link. **Deadline** **OTM-R principles for selection processes** BSC-CNS is an equal op