Duration

Duration: Until 31/01/2027

Starting date: asap

Job Reference

461_26_LS_CB_R0

Position

Undergraduate student Computational Biology (R0)

Closing Date

Wednesday, 28 October, ****

Reference

461_26_LS_CB_R0

Job title

Undergraduate student Computational Biology (R0)

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 **** 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

The Computational Biology group, led by ICREA Professor Alfonso Valencia, is seeking an undergraduate student to work on the analysis of multi-omicrons data to better understand disease co-occurrences, specifically those between central nervous system disorders, cancer, and autoimmune diseases.

Work will take place in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment using the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, allowing the candidate to handle large-scale datasets and generate reproducible, high-impact results.

Biological and functional interpretation of results is a core part of the role, with opportunities to contribute to active research lines within the group.

The candidate will join an international, multidisciplinary team within the Computational Biology laboratory at BSC.

Key Duties

- Analyze and preprocess biomedical datasets, including databases, genomic and transcriptomic data.
- Develop, implement, and optimize computational pipelines and tools for disease research.
- Apply computational methods to a specific biomedical case study and generate interpretable results.




- Document and present results in internal meetings and contribute to research outputs.
- Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions.

Requirements

Education

Enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences (e.g. Biochemistry, Biotechnology), or a related field.

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

- Basic programming skills in Python and/or R.
- Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
- Understanding of bioinformatics or computational biology workflows.
- Ability to interpret scientific literature.

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

- Familiarity with genomics, transcriptomics, or multi-omics data analysis.
- Prior experience developing computational pipelines or tools.
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments.

Competences

- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Effective communication and presentation skills.

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department

We offer a full-time internship (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure

Duration: Until 31/01/2027

Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona

Starting date: asap

Development of the recruitment process

Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history

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