Job Reference8_25_ES_GHR_R2PositionPostdoctoral Researcher - Health Impact Attribution (R2)Closing DateFriday, 07 February, 2025About BSCThe 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 now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe.
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We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.Context And MissionDespite increasing awareness of climate change impacts on health, our ability to quantify the extent to which climate change is responsible for worsening health outcomes remains limited.
Health impact attribution studies can provide essential input into policy-making processes by quantifying the climate change related health burden via causally linking greenhouse gas emissions to observed health outcomes.
This is crucial to informing health risk assessments, public health interventions, financial investments, and communication strategies aimed at policymakers and the public.The Global Health Resilience (GHR) group led by ICREA Research Professor Rachel Lowe at the BSC-CNS is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to co-create innovative modelling tools for impact attribution of climate-related health risks.
The selected candidate will work within the Wellcome Trust funded project TACTIC (HealTh ImpAct ToolkIt for Climate change attribution).
The project will deliver a user-friendly digital toolkit comprising resources tailored to the needs of policymakers, researchers and other professionals to better comprehend, interpret and communicate findings and conduct new health impact attribution studies.The GHR group conducts cutting-edge methodological research on disentangling the impacts of global environmental change on infectious disease risk and co-developing indicators and impact-based forecasting models.
This position presents an opportunity to work alongside a wide range of leading international climate and health scientists and practitioners.Key DutiesCo-design innovative methodologies for impact attribution of climate-related health risksHarmonise multi-source, multi-scale climate, land-type, demographic, socio-economic, human movement and health datasetsFormulate statistical, machine learning and mathematical models to understand the impact of environmental change and socio-economic factors on infectious disease risk and health outcomesDevelop indicators to track the impact of climate change on multiple health outcomesContribute to the development of open-source modelling tools, e.G.
R packagesIncorporate aspects of inequalities, inequities and injustices in quantitative researchContribute to health impact stories and communication materials to disseminate research to a broad audienceDisseminate research outputs in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferencesInteract with scientists in the group, department, center and other institutions in BarcelonaEngage with local communities, stakeholders and policy makersDevelop training materials and deliver training workshopsSupport administrative duties of the groupContribute to proposals for competitive fundingRequirementsEducationBSc and MSc in Epidemiology, Biology, Ecology, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics (or equivalent)PhD in infectious disease epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, statistical, ecological or environmental modelling or related fieldEssential Knowledge and Professional ExperienceExperience in data management and statistical analysesStrong programming skills in a suitable language (e.G., R, Python)Experience with version control systems (e.G., git)Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, demonstrated in scientific publicationsAbility to work in a collaborative professional environment within a transdisciplinary and international teamAdditional Knowledge and Professional ExperienceFluency in English is essential.
Proficiency in Spanish and other languages would be advantageousExperience with processing data from the field of climate and environmental sciencesExperience with Bayesian modelling and spatial epidemiologyExperience with machine learning methods and AIExperience with statistical downscaling and bias adjustments techniquesExperience with climate projectionsExperience harmonising various types of dataExperience with Linux environments and scripting languagesExperience working with public health stakeholders and international agenciesKnowledge of infectious disease transmission modellingCompetencesAbility to work in a team and in a multi-cultural environmentProblem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitudeExcellent communication skillsAbility to show initiative, prioritize tasks and meet deadlinesAbility to learn and adapt to multiple programming languages easilyDemonstrates kindness, empathy, and respectful communication in team interactionsConditionsThe position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences DepartmentWe offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation proceduresDuration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the projectHolidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of DecemberSalary: competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experienceStarting date: 1 Mar 2025Applications procedure and processAll applications must be made through BSC website and contain:A full CV in English including contact detailsA Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be consideredIn accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process.
The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive feedback.DeadlineThe vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.
Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.OTM-R principles for selection processesBSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R).
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