Overview

Postdoctoral researcher - Climate services for the Renewable energy sector (R2)

Employer: Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Sector: Other

Atmospheric Sciences (AS); Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL); Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI)

Type: Full time

Level: Experienced

Open

Preferred education: PhD

Dates: 20 February ****; Posted 21 January ****

Reference: 33_26_ES_ESS_R2

Job title: Postdoctoral researcher - Climate services for the Renewable energy sector (R2)

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, and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU.

The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress.

BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science and has over **** staff from 60 countries.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and encourage applications from women and underrepresented groups.

We Value Diversity Of Experiences And Skills.

Context And Mission

The aim of the Earth System Services Group (ESS) is to research the impact of weather, atmospheric chemistry and climate upon socio-economic sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, water management, forest fires and urban development and to demonstrate the value of earth system services to society and the economy.

The role involves research on climate services related to renewable energy and collaboration on EU and national projects, notably Destination Earth Climate Digital Twin, to provide actionable information on multi-decadal timescales.

The candidate will develop climate services based on high-resolution global climate projections and maintain software for computing renewable energy indicators in an operational environment.

Benefits include an international multidisciplinary environment and advanced applied research training.

We encourage applicants with demonstrated experience in climate science, computer science and renewable energy.

Key Duties

Perform user-oriented research focused in renewable energy.

Post-process and inter-compare climate simulations (raw variables and computed indicators) from a range of sources in an HPC environment.

Maintain and upgrade Python-based software for calculating renewable energy indicators in an operational setting.

Engage with sector-relevant stakeholders to understand user needs.

Participate in management of tasks and work packages in EU projects, including teleconferences, workshops, conferences and writing deliverables.

Disseminate research results in peer-reviewed papers and international conferences.

Collaborate with scientists in the group and department and with external collaborators.

Apply for competitive grants and projects.

Requirements

Education

Degree in Physics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics (or equivalent)

Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, applied statistics or related field

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

Experience handling, analysing and validating large climate model datasets

Proficiency in scientific programming (Python preferred) and UNIX/HPC environment

Experience with Git for software development

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, especially for scientific publications

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and international team

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

Experience with sub-seasonal, seasonal or decadal climate predictions

Experience with climate extreme indices or bioclimatic indicators

Experience developing tailored indicators for sectors such as energy, agriculture, water management or forest fires

Experience with climatic statistical analyses

Knowledge of statistical downscaling, multi-model combination techniques, bias adjustments, or teleconnections is favorable

Experience in energy companies or consultancies favorable

Experience working in an operational software environment

Competences

Problem-solving, proactive, result-oriented attitude

Ability to work in international and fast-paced settings

Good communication skills

Conditions

Location: BSC within the Earth Sciences Department

Full-time contract (37.5h/week), flexible hours, training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, relocation support

Duration: Open-ended contract tied to project and budget duration

Holidays: 22 days plus 6 personal days plus 24th and 31st December

Salary: competitive and commensurate with qualifications and cost of living in Barcelona

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and include:

A cover/motivation letter in English specifying areas and topics of interest; include two references.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection is competitive and consists of two phases: Curriculum Analysis (40 points) and Interview (60 points).

A minimum of 30 points in the interview is required.

The recruitment panel will be gender-balanced and include at least three people; feedback will be provided to all interview participants.

We follow OTM-R principles.

For more information, contact ******.

Deadline and principles

The vacancy remains open until a suitable candidate is hired.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

More information follows in the linked pages.

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