Job Reference
672_24_CS_AIR_RE2
Position
Research Engineer (RE2)
Closing Date
Monday, 30 September, 2024
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, and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, which leads large-scale investments and HPC provision 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 under one roof, currently employing over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases 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 individual is appreciated for who they are, regardless of differences.
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
The High Performance Artificial Intelligence research group is growing, requiring a stronger structure in which experienced researchers take responsibility and proactivity in the growth of the group. This position is intended to manage the practical aspects of a specific research project.
Key Duties
Leading development efforts of projects related to foundational models
Head projects for multimodal LLMs
Influence and suggest improvements over the devOps and MLOps systems
Contributing to the writing of competitive funding proposals
Leading research papers and their dissemination
Requirements
Education
Degree in STEM
MSc in Artificial Intelligence
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Professional experience in at least 3 programming languages (3 years each)
Understanding of the AI field in width, with experience in at least 3 types of learning and/or reasoning paradigms.
Experience with Pytorch and TensorFlow (2 years min)
Experience with CUDA, OpenMP, and MPI
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience with AWS
Docker, Kubernetes, Openstack
DVC, MLFlow
DL frameworks (Pytorch/TF)
Linear programming
Constraint programming
Competences
Leadership of groups.
Conditions
The position will be located at BSC within the Computer 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, and support for 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: 15 October
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be made through the 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. 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 and a technical exercise may be required during the process.
The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contact with them will receive feedback regarding their acceptance or rejection.
For suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
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Deadline
The 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 processes
BSC-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, including creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks.
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 law.
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