.Job Reference : 569_24_ES_AQS_RE1 Position : Junior Research Engineer in Air Quality Services (RE1) Closing Date : Tuesday, 03 September, 2024 Job Title : Junior Research Engineer in Air Quality Services (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.
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 Department of Earth Sciences of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is one of the most active groups in air quality and atmospheric composition modeling, climate prediction, and climate services in Europe.
The Department comprises about 200 people, including scientists and technical staff.
Key Duties : Analyze and evaluate model results against observations; prepare charts and reports.
Develop machine learning and AI workflows for downscaling air quality data.
Multidisciplinary research, working with scientists, IT developers, and policy-makers.
Communicate scientific results within the Department, in international conferences, and write quality papers in scientific publications.
Requirements : Education : Master in Meteorology or related disciplines.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience : Experience in indoor/outdoor air quality data (1 year).
Experience in statistical methods in R and/or Python.
Previous experience with Geographic Information Systems.
Ability to work in a professional environment and within a multidisciplinary research team.
Demonstrated verbal communication and technical presentation skills (English is a must).
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience : Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and GIT.
Willing to travel.
Competences : Fluency in English.
Fluency in other European languages will also be valued.
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, and restaurant tickets.
Duration: Temporary.
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement.
Starting date: 01/09/2024.
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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