Job Reference
415_26_OP_IAPU_IPCO

Position
International Project Connections Officer

Closing Date
Saturday, 31 October, 2026

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.

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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. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under‐represented sex will be favoured.

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.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission
BSC is the coordinator of the Spanish Center of National Competences in High‐Performance Computing,



Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (www.eurocc‐spain.res.es), as part of the EuroCC network (GA: 101306701), funded by EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. The objective of this Competence Centre is to consolidate the knowledge, skills and services offered by the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES), a Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (ICTS) distributed throughout Spain, composed of 20+ supercomputers interconnected with high‐speed networks, with a particular focus on facilitating and attracting industrial use of HPC.

BSC is also the host of the HPC node of DIH4CAT, the catalan innovation hub to promote digitalisation and transformation of SMEs based on test‐before‐invest programmes.

We are looking for a person to manage the international connections tasks of these two projects. In detail, the selected candidate will be in charge of the EuroCC_Spain and DIH4CAT connection with existing European initiatives, notably the EuroHPC AI Factories, identify new ones, and act as service broker for both projects, within the BSC Infrastructures Access Group of the Operations Department.

Key Duties

Management of the existing portfolio of connections for EuroCC_Spain and DIH4CAT and their relation with the BSC AI Factory

Contribute to coordination activities and events with EDIHs,



EuroCC network nodes and other related initiatives Supercomputing Network (RES)

Support to stakeholder management (including TEFs and AI sandboxes), user interaction (SMEs, startups, public administration and academia) and service catalogue brokerage

Travel availability in Europe to attend relevant events

Requirements

Education

Bachelor or Master degree (fields like Business, Science, Engineering, Technology)

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

One year experience in european projects management

One year experience in organization and management of scientific events

Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

Knowledge of the Catalan and Spanish innovation ecosystem

Experience in the field of digital transformation of companies (mainly SMEs) will be highly valued

Good English level

High Spanish level

Competences

Proactive attitude and good communication skills

Capacity to organize their own agenda and work plans

Ability to work independently or in teams when required

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Operations 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

Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the co

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