CIMNE's General Director

Organisation/Company Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en la Enginyeria Research Field Engineering » Simulation engineering Mathematics » Applied mathematics Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 20 Nov 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jun 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) is opening an international call to fill the position of Director of the organization.
The new Director must meet the challenge of increasing the scientific level and the international prestige of CIMNE and boosting the basic and translational research carried out within the organization.
Brief description of CIMNE The International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE, www.cimne.com ) was founded in 1987 as a non-profit research institution based in Barcelona as a joint initiative of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC BarcelonaTech) in cooperation with UNESCO. It has the legal form of a consortium between the Generalitat de Catalunya and UPC.
CIMNE is member of CERCA (Centres de Recerca de Catalunya). The network of research centres at Catalonia.
The mission of CIMNE is the development of numerical methods and computational techniques for advancing scientific knowledge and technology in engineering, the education and training of researchers and engineers and the transfer of the research outputs to society.
CIMNE researchers carry out first-class research activities in the framework of competitive international and national research programmes and research contracts with industry, publish in the best scientific journals in the field, train excellent researchers and promote international research and academic activities.
CIMNE has a professional scientific and technical management team, a critical mass of researchers and on-going research projects, real possibilities of growing and establishing durable links with industrial and business sectors, and the capacity of leading technological projects, both nationally and internationally.
CIMNE attracts funding from a variety of sources. Core funding is provided by the Generalitat de Catalunya through its departments of Territory and Research and Universities, and by the UPC in the form of in-kind support through UPC staff affiliated to the Centre and the use of premises in its Campus Nord. Additional funding comes from competitive projects in European, national and regional programmes, contracts with industry and other scientific activities such as the publication of journals, the organization of conferences, the administration of scientific societies, as well as IP licenses.
CIMNE develops the innovation potential of its research by making novel scientific knowledge accessible to society and supporting its implementation in cooperation with industry, via licenses and the existing network of CIMNE spin-off companies. The combination of engineering development and scientific research enables CIMNE to connect academia, applied research and industry.
In this way, CIMNE significantly contributes to the economic growth of the industrial sector by becoming a reputable partner in research and technological development activities, as well as a provider of knowledge and human resources for industrial research.
Over the years, CIMNE has consolidated its prestige as an international Center of Excellence in the field of numerical methods in engineering. CIMNE's excellence was acknowledged by the Spanish Government in 2020 when it selected CIMNE as one of the Severo Ochoa Centers of Excellence, the highest recognition for research organizations in Spain. CIMNE has currently submitted a proposal to renew this award.
Details of CIMNE's activities can be found at the research centre's website . The report of CIMNE activities in 2025 can be downloaded from this link .
Salary will be agreed in terms of experience.
The appointment will be for a period of five years, which could be extended in agreement with the Governing Council of CIMNE.
Candidates interested in the post may wish to have informal conversations with the current Director, who can be contacted at: director@cimne.upc.edu .
The Director has the following duties:
Draw up the specific objectives of CIMNE
Manage, organize, execute and monitor CIMNE activities
Prepare periodic reports for the Generalitat de Catalunya, the governing bodies of CIMNE and the Severo Ochoa programme, among others
Manage actions oriented towards securing resources
Hire and appoint personnel
Promote the training of the scientific and technical staff
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