.Job Reference: 762_24_ES_CS_R2Position: Researcher - Climate services for the Renewable energy sector (R2)Closing Date: Thursday, 31 October 2024About 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, and is a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe).
BSC is now the 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 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.Context And Mission: The aim of the Earth System Services Group (ESS) is to research the impact of weather, atmospheric chemistry, and climate upon socio-economic sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, water management, forest fires, and urban development.
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to conduct cutting-edge research on climate services related to energy.Key Duties:Perform user-oriented research and post-process climate simulations.Actively participate in the management of tasks and work packages in EU projects (participate in teleconferences, workshops, meetings, and writing deliverables).Perform statistical data analyses and disseminate the results in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences.Teamwork: Interaction with scientists in the group and the department to favor synergies.Requirements:Education: Degree in Physics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics (or equivalent).Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience handling, analyzing, and validating large climate model datasets.Proficiency in scientific programming in a suitable language (e.G., R, Python, Matlab) and familiarity with working in a UNIX environment.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, especially for scientific publications.Ability to work in a professional environment within a multidisciplinary and international team.Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience working with sub-seasonal, seasonal, or decadal climate predictions/climate change projections.Experience working with climate extreme indices or bioclimatic indicators.Experience in developing tailored indicators to specific sectors, such as energy, agriculture, water management, or forest fires.Knowledge of statistical downscaling, multi-model combination techniques, bias adjustment techniques, or tropical/extratropical teleconnections will be positively evaluated.Experience in energy companies and consultancy companies will be positively evaluated