Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL) Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI) Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE) Type: Full time Level: Experienced Open: Yes Preferred Education: Other Posted: 13 November 2024 Deadline: 13 December 2024 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, and is a key player in European HPC infrastructure.
We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research.
In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.
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 Computational Earth Sciences group, the successful candidate will be part of the Models and Workflows team, responsible for improving and maintaining the software stack that manages and monitors scientific experiments in different High-Performance Computing facilities.
The candidate will work within the EC-Earth climate model ecosystem, which is developed and maintained by various institutions in Europe, including the BSC.
This model will run on state-of-the-art systems such as the upcoming EuroHPC Pre Exascale systems.
Key Duties: Be the main responsible for the EC-Earth model department infrastructure, including developing and maintaining the supporting software stack.
Be in charge of the testing strategy and workflow documentation.
Support scientific experiments by addressing technical issues and communicating further necessities to the team.
Collaborate with members of the department and other institutions.
Port the model and supporting software to new platforms.
Requirements: Education: Bachelor in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics, or related discipline.
A Master's or PhD will be valued.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: Excellent development skills and experience with UNIX/Linux environments.
Knowledge of scientific applications on parallel computers.
Understanding of HPC architecture issues.
Experience in executing numerical climate models.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience: Experience with version control (Git or SVN).
Experience with Python programming and scientific Python packages.
Experience with testing procedures and containerization methodologies.
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, flexible working hours, and a competitive salary.
Applications procedure and process: All applications must be made through the BSC website and contain a full CV in English and a Cover Letter with a statement of interest.
Deadline: The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.
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