Research engineer - R data analysis tools developer (RE2) About BSC The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing centre in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing 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. To coordinate developments of Department R tools, in close relation with the users, giving them the appropriate support with the use of them within a High-Performance Computing environment.

To contribute to the deployment and installation of the packages in the shared department environment. To contribute to the ongoing strategy for the development of the Earth Sciences Department tools. A Bachelor in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline Excellent skills in R or similar languages Knowledge of climate data formats (GRIB, NetCDF) Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages (bash, etc)



Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: Good programming skills to manage big and collaborative projects and experience with git Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience: Fluency in English, both speaking and writing The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department We offer a full-time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, adaptable working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement ASAP A full CV in English including contact details A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered.

Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position.

- The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. 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.

📌 Research engineer - R data analysis tools developer (Barcelona)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 Barcelona