Job Reference
722_24_ES_AC_R2
Position
Postdoc position on soil dust emission: field campaigns, theory and modeling (R2)
Closing Date
Monday, 28 October, 2024
Reference: 722_24_ES_AC_R2
Job title: Postdoc position on soil dust emission: field campaigns, theory and modeling (R2)
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses Mare Nostrum, 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 Euro HPC 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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If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
Context And Mission
We are looking for Postdoctoral in the Atmospheric Composition (AC) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The AC group led by Carlos Pérez García-Pando aims at better understanding and predicting the spatiotemporal variations of atmospheric pollutants along with their effects upon air quality, weather and climate.
The successful candidate will focus on soil and airborne dust analyses derived from the European Research Council project FRontiers in dust miner Alo Gical co Mposition and its Effects upo N clima Te (FRAGMENT). He/she is expected to contribute new fundamental understanding on the size distribution and mineralogy of soil particles.
The successful candidate will work closely with national and international collaborators from the Spanish Scientific Research Council, Technische Universität Darmstadt, NASA, Caltech and PSI. He/she will be supervised by Carlos Pérez García-Pando from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (the PI of FRAGMENT) and Xavier Querol from the Spanish Scientific Research Council.
Key Duties
- Develop original research and analysis strategies
- Participate in collaborative projects with partner institutions
- Present results at international meetings
- Publish results in high-impact peer-reviewed journals
- Contribute ideas for new research projects
Requirements
- Education
- Ph D in Physics, Geology, Geosciences, Engineering or related discipline
- Excellent academic record
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Knowledge on wind erosion and dust emission
- Experience in field campaigns
- Knowledge on soil and airborne dust lab analyses
- Robust geology background
- Fluency in English
- Competences
- Very good interpersonal skills
- 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
- Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
- Starting date: ASAP
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be made through BSC website and contain:
- 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
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive a feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
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