Research Engineer - Data Science For Climate And Health (Re2) - Ai4S

.Job Reference580_24_ES_GHR_RE2PositionResearch Engineer - Data Science for Climate and Health (RE2) - AI4SClosing DateMonday, 16 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, and is involved in significant HPC initiatives in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress. We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where everyone is appreciated for who they are, regardless of differences.Context And MissionThe Global Health Resilience (GHR) group is seeking a highly motivated data scientist to co-create robust harmonized datasets and dashboards for decision-support tools to enhance surveillance, preparedness, and response to global health challenges, including climate-sensitive infectious diseases. The selected candidate will conduct data audits, perform data linkage, and develop dashboards to summarize and visualize data, facilitating communication with the team and stakeholders.Key DutiesCo-create decision support systems to enhance public health resilience to climate changeConduct data audits of existing epidemiological, health system and environmental informationProcess, clean, and verify the integrity of data to be used for analysisPerform Extraction, Transform and Load (ETL) processesConduct exploratory statistical analyses and create exploratory data analysis reportsProduce dashboards and design innovative ways to visualize dataDevelop training materials for researchers, data managers, and stakeholdersCommunicate research results at scientific conferences and in refereed journalsSupport applications for competitive grants and projectsCoordinate core activities of the global health resilience groupEngage with local stakeholders, data managers, and policy makersLead the data management plan and curation of shared resourcesOrganize and coordinate technical training courses and workshops with external partnersRequirementsEducation: BSc and MSc in relevant fieldsEssential Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience in data management and statistical analysesStrong programming skills in R or PythonExcellent written and verbal communication skills in EnglishAbility to work in a collaborative professional environmentCompetences:Ability to work in a team and in a multi-cultural environmentProblem-solving, pro-active, result-oriented work attitudeExcellent communication skillsConditionsFull-time contract (37