.Job Reference: 762_24_ES_CS_R2Position: Researcher - Climate services for the Renewable energy sector (R2)Closing Date: Thursday, 31 October, 2024About BSC: The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain.
It houses Mare Nostrum, 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.
BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science under one roof, with 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.Context And Mission: The aim of the Earth System Services Group (ESS) is to research the impact of weather, atmospheric chemistry, and climate upon socio-economic sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, and water management.
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to conduct cutting-edge research on climate services related to energy.The selected candidate will work with state-of-the-art climate predictions and projections models to obtain relevant climate indicators at both global and regional spatial scales.
This position presents the opportunity to work alongside leading international climate scientists.Key Duties:Perform user-oriented research and post-process climate simulations.Participate in the management of tasks and work packages in EU projects.Perform statistical data analyses and disseminate results in peer-reviewed scientific papers.Interact with scientists in the group to favor synergies.Apply for competitive grants and projects.Requirements:Education: Degree in Physics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics (or equivalent).Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience handling, analysing and validating large climate model datasets.Proficiency in scientific programming (e.G., R, Python, Matlab) and familiarity with UNIX.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and international team.Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience:Experience with climate predictions/climate change projections.Experience with climate extreme indices or bioclimatic indicators.Knowledge of statistical downscaling, multi-model combination techniques, etc.Competences: Problem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitude.Conditions:The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department.
We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, and competitive salary