.Job Reference 627_24_CASE_DPPP_R3Position Researcher - AI social urban digital twins (R3) - AI4SClosing Date Monday, 30 September, 2024About 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, 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.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 Mission The Barcelona Supercomputing Center's Data Visualization and Analytics group is looking for a research lead on AI applied to science. The goal of this position is to lead the research and projects on the Industrial Data Science line, interacting with other lines to complement and finish applied research into current industry problems: advanced manufacturing and factory operation, AI-powered digital services, and extraction, processing, and modeling of unstructured information to improve efficiency.The candidate will join the currently ongoing projects, guiding their correct progress and interacting with all the technical leads of the group as well as with external partners and providers. Furthermore, the candidate will participate and actively work on finding and securing funding for future projects.Key DutiesDefine AI strategy and research for industry.Lead the research of the group projects related to this area.Advise younger researchers and engineers in the group.Take a lead role in identifying and securing new funding opportunities.Find applications of the research in the problems led by the urban, interactive, and arts research lines.Lead and coordinate the writing of reports and deliverables.RequirementsEducation PhD Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, or technology-related field.Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Experience with AI and advanced statistical models applied to science and industry.Experience working and managing applied data science projects.Experience in leading and managing a research team.Strong initiative to carry on multidisciplinary research projects.Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Fluency in English is essential
