Job Reference616_24_DIR_ER_PAPositionProject Management OfficerClosing DateWednesday, 25 September, 2024About 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.
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.We are particularly interested for this role 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 MissionBSC is looking for candidates to fill the newly created position of project manager reporting to the team leader in the International partnership team of the BSC Director office.
This position will report to the Team Leader and senior advisor for international partnerships inside the BSC Director's Office.
The main task will be to assist the team leader in exploring opportunities internationally with a special focus on regions and countries strategic for BSC, such as South America and the Caribbean, Japan, India, the US, and south Mediterranean countries.Key DutiesExplore and identify potential international partnerships in line with the BSC objectives and interests.Organise meetings and conference calls with potential international partners.Draft collaboration proposals and help define responses to EU and other funding agencies.Support the Team Leader in his activities in projects in which he is the BSC PI.Draft project deliverables and reports, monitor the project budget.Coordinate consortium meetings.Keep the project documentation in order and prepared to be audited by internal and external authorities.Liaise with the other BSC departments, such as Communications, Legal, Education and scientific departments, to incubate and run international and EU-funded projects.Manage the international schools that the TL leader directs, such as the ACM HPC summer school in Barcelona and the ACM HPC ASEAN school in South East Asia.RequirementsEducationBachelor degree in related disciplines or equivalent experienceEssential Knowledge and Professional ExperienceAt least 5 years experience in managerial roles in international projects.Proven ability to draft proposals and answer EU and other funding agencies' RFPs.Proven ability to coordinate the drafting and review of EU project deliverables.Experience in organizing and running international events.Proven ability to liaise with administration and service units in scientific institutes.Availability to work on a flexible time schedule and to travel when necessary.Excellent mastery of at least English and Spanish, working knowledge of other languages an additional advantage.Additional Knowledge and Professional ExperienceExperience in supervising and training junior staff in the same team.Solid presentation skills and mastering of the necessary office tools such as MS PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams, etc.…Master or Doctoral Degrees in related disciplines will be an additional value.CompetencesCapability to work independently and to face unexpected urgent peaks of work.ConditionsThe position will be located at BSC within the Director's Office DepartmentWe 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.
Remote work is possible when and if authorized by the Team Leader and BSC management.Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget durationHolidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreementSalary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in BarcelonaStarting date: 01/11/2024Applications 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 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 feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.At BSC we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes, for any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es [dot] For more information follow this link.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 of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R).
This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.For more information follow this link.#J-18808-Ljbffr
