Job Reference: 427_26_CS_PPC_RE2
Researcher Engineering - Edge and cloud computing technologies (RE2)
Closing Date: Saturday, 10 October, 2026
Reference: 427_26_CS_PPC_RE2
Researcher Engineering - Edge and cloud computing technologies (RE2)
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, 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.
BSC-CNS YouTube Channel. 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. Internet of Things (IoT) involves massive numbers of sensing devices with different capabilities, ranging from low-complexity sensors to smart cameras and actuators, generating huge volumes of data, which can be transformed into valuable knowledge through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data technologies. In this context, an effective combination of edge and cloud computing technologies (a.k.a. compute continuum) has been rising as an emerging paradigm that: (1) allows bringing computation closer to the data sources, bringing down latency and energy consumption with respect to cloud computing, enabling novel real-time services for domains such as smart city; and (2) provides high-performance capabilities for data intensive algorithms. Moreover, the advent of newest communication technologies (e.g.,



Unfortunately, edge and cloud computing and networks technologies have been evolving in parallel, and they are not fully integrated, leaving a gap that must be addressed to jointly leverage the compute computing capabilities.
Design of orchestration policies that meet specific application requirements, jointly taking into account computing and communication resources in a distributed edge/cloud computing environment.
Development of advanced data analytics pipelines, addressing different application domains, including but not limited to smart mobility, precision agriculture, etc.
Support the research on policies and architecture design for edge computing, leveraging advanced edge devices (featuring GPUs, many‑core, FPGAs, etc.)
Develop system prototypes featuring advanced data analytics pipelines, for the smart mobility, precision agriculture, etc.
Support the execution of ongoing research projects by attending technical meetings and writing technical reports
Generate scientific outcomes (journal and conference paper writing and presentation)
Bachelor degree or MSc in Computer Science or Communications or related discipline

Python and edge/cloud computing technologies

C/C++ programming
Fluent English both written and spoken
The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
We offer a full‑time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure, versátil 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
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.
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📌 Researcher Engineering - Edge and cloud computing technologies (Barcelona)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 Barcelona