5 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
- Research Field
- Computer scienceEngineeringPhysicsMathematics
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- Spain
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 37.5
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- 599_23_ES_HPCES_RE2
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Context And Mission
The Earth Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) (www.bsc.es) is embarking on an umbrella of large-scale activities and developments linked to the implementation of a High-Resolution Emission System for Air Quality Prediction and Greenhouse Gas Monitoring. These activities are part of a large initiative on the “Modernization of observation networks and digitalization of production processes for the development of intelligent meteorological services in the context of climate change” in the framework of the European Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU.
In this ambitious and potentially rewarding endeavor, we need a variety of researchers, and research engineers in computer science. The applicants would ideally have interest in the computational performance improvement and modularization of Atmospheric composition and emission models
Key Duties
- Take a lead role in refactoring and modularizing the existing atmospheric composition model written in Fortran, focusing on improving code quality and maintainability.
- Develop highly scalable and robust code structures, integrating testing methodologies in the process.
- Optimizing applications to efficiently run on supercomputers based on CPUs, using MPI and OpenMP
Requirements
- Research Field
- Computer science
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
- A Master's or PhD is highly valued.
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Proficiency in high-level computer languages, especially Fortran and C/C++.
- Demonstrable experience or strong knowledge in refactoring large-scale HPC codes.
- Proven experience optimizing and running scientific codes on large HPC systems.
- In-depth understanding of HPC architecture and expertise in parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP).
- Extensive experience in UNIX/LINUX environments.
- Proficient in managing collaborative projects with Git or similar version control systems.
- Adherence to coding and documentation best practices and standards.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Fluency in English; Spanish language proficiency is optional (free lessons available after joining).
- Competences
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with a diverse team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- Country
- Spain
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Barcelona
- Website
- Street
- c/ Jordi Girona nº31
- Postal Code
- 08034