Position @ Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), SpainSenior or Postdoctoral Researcher (Homomorphic Encryption) - ERC Grant (R3/R2)About 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 a hosting member of the PRACE European distributed supercomputing infrastructure.
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 770 staff from 55 countries.Look at the BSC experience:BSC-CNS YouTube ChannelLet's stay connected with BSC Folks!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.Context And MissionThe Accelerators and Communications for HPC Group leads cutting-edge research and development around accelerators/coprocessors in HPC and high-performance networking.
We collaborate closely with the major vendors in the topic for HPC: NVIDIA and Intel.
We organize locally international events such as the PUMPS Summer School, PATC Courses on CUDA/OpenACC, and annual hackathons, and collaborate in the organization of related international conferences and workshops such as SC, IEEE Cluster, or AsHES.The group has been recently awarded one of the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants: https://www.Hpcwire.Com/off-the-wire/bsc-researcher-antonio-j-pena-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-for-the-home-project/Group Web Page: https://www.Bsc.Es/discover-bsc/organisation/scientific-structure/accelerators-and-communications-hpcKey DutiesCoordinate co-design efforts in the projectAdvise on R&D related to homomorphic encryptionWrite papers and scientific documentsDrive dissemination and communication tasksAbout 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 a hosting member of the PRACE European distributed supercomputing infrastructure.
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 770 staff from 55 countries.Look at the BSC experience:BSC-CNS YouTube ChannelLet's stay connected with BSC Folks!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.Context And MissionThe Accelerators and Communications for HPC Group leads cutting-edge research and development around accelerators/coprocessors in HPC and high-performance networking.
We collaborate closely with the major vendors in the topic for HPC: NVIDIA and Intel.
We organize locally international events such as the PUMPS Summer School, PATC Courses on CUDA/OpenACC, and annual hackathons, and collaborate in the organization of related international conferences and workshops such as SC, IEEE Cluster, or AsHES.The group has been recently awarded one of the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants: https://www.Hpcwire.Com/off-the-wire/bsc-researcher-antonio-j-pena-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-for-the-home-project/Group Web Page: https://www.Bsc.Es/discover-bsc/organisation/scientific-structure/accelerators-and-communications-hpcKey DutiesCoordinate co-design efforts in the projectAdvise on R&D related to homomorphic encryptionWrite papers and scientific documentsDrive dissemination and communication tasks RequirementsEducation PhD in related fieldEssential Knowledge and Professional Experience Cryptography backgroundAdditional Knowledge and Professional Experience Experience with homomorphic encryption valued but not requiredCompetences Good English Level ConditionsThe position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences DepartmentWe offer a full-time contract, 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 proceduresDuration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget durationSalary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in BarcelonaStarting date: ASAP Applications 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 consideredIn 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 a 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 ****** more information follow this linkDeadlineThe vacancy will remain open until 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 planels 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
