Starting date: 15/12/2026 Job Reference 477_26_ES_AQS_RE1 Position Urban Flow Modelling Research Engineer (RE1) Closing Date Friday, 06 November, 2026 Reference 477_26_ES_AQS_RE1 Job title Urban Flow Modelling Research Engineer (RE1) 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, 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. Look At The BSC Experience 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. Context And Mission The Department of Earth Sciences of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), BSC-ES henceforth (bsc.es/earth-sciences) is one of the most active groups in air quality and atmospheric composition modeling, climate prediction and climate services in Europe.



It is structured into five distinct but interacting research groups: Atmospheric Composition, Climate Prediction, Earth System Services (ESS), Global Health Resilience, and Computational Earth Sciences. The ESS group develops climate and air quality services, facilitating knowledge and technology transfer of state-of-the-art research at local, national, and international levels. The ESS is seeking a Research Engineer interested in multidisciplinary research and in developing user-oriented products for European and national projects. The position focuses on creating new tools to support microscale urban air quality modeling. Successful candidates will benefit from the training program and BSC-CNS staff

benefits:
an international multidisciplinary scientific environment, advanced research training, and advanced computational facilities. Develop machine learning and AI workflows based on in-situ observations and model outputs. Multidisciplinary research, working with scientists, IT developers, and policy-makers. Communicate scientific results within the Department, in international conferences and write quality papers in scientific publications. Experience in air quality models and AI methods (1-3 years)



Experience in statistical methods in R and/or Python. Previous experience with CFD Ability to work in a professional environment and within a multidisciplinary research team. Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and GIT Demonstrated verbal communication and technical presentation skills (English is a must). Fluency in English. 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, 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 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.

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