Postdoctoral Position

**Job Reference**:

- 868_24_ES_AC_R2**Position**:

- Postdoctoral position - Investigating brown carbon dynamics over Europe (R2)**Closing Date**:

- Monday, 16 December, 2024**Reference**: 868_24_ES_AC_R2**Job title**: Postdoctoral position - Investigating brown carbon dynamics over Europe (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.

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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**Key Duties**
- Review and improve the BrC parameterization implemented in the MONARCH model
- Process and analyze numerical results of MONARCH experiments over Europe
- Evaluate the BrC absorption simulated with MONARCH using optical measurements (e.g. aethalometer, sun-photometers)
- Conduct original research and dissemination in peer reviewed publications, internal and external meetings and conferences

**Requirements**:

- Education
- PhD in atmospheric chemistry, environmental engineering, meteorology, geosciences or related disciplines
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Advanced understanding of environmental, atmospheric, or chemistry sciences.
- Experience with BrC modeling (3 year minimum)
- Experience with atmospheric composition (modeling, data assimilation or observations) (3 year minimum)
- Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and with scripting languages (such as bash) (4 years).
- Experience in HPC environments will be valued (4 years)
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Knowledge of atmospheric science data formats (GRIB, NetCDF) and previous experience with scientific software and tools (CDO, NCO, Python or R)
- Experience working with version control systems, such as GitLab or GitHub, will be valued
- Competences
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize 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
- Starting date: 16/12/2024

**Applications procedure and process**
- 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

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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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