Job Reference: 480_24_CASE_NHRA_R3
Position: Modelling Specialist (hydrologist, atmospheric, risk) (R3)
Closing Date: Tuesday, 01 October, 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 a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe). BSC is now the 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 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 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. We encourage individuals who may not meet all the requirements to continue applying, as we value diversity of experiences and skills.
Context and Mission: We seek a passionate and talented Climate Modelling Specialist to join our Natural and Social Hazards (NaSH) group. In this role, you'll have the chance to work in a multidisciplinary team that aims to develop methodologies and products related to risk maps and early warning products, focusing on solving real-world problems. This position will focus on how climate change might affect different hazards, with interest in profiles that have experience in one or several of the following areas:
Hydrological drought/water stress
Wildfire
Extreme events
Hydrology
Atmospheric modelling
You will have the opportunity to drive the direction of future team projects, with methodologies developed based on physical modelling, sometimes assisted with AI/ML. We look for someone who is a quick and willing learner, and who is not afraid to get involved and form part of a close-knit team.
Key Duties:
Contribute to studying climate processes and their impact on regional and local weather patterns at various time scales.
Collaborate on planning, designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software products with a multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to developing and implementing catastrophe risk models for the humanitarian and insurance sectors, enhancing societal resilience to natural hazards and mitigating climate change impacts.
Identify gaps in existing methodologies to design new projects.
Contribute to writing funding applications.
Requirements:
To have a Ph.D. degree in climate modelling, meteorology, atmospheric physics and dynamics, or any other related field.
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