Postdoc on high resolution modeling (RE2/R2)

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER, Spain

Updated: 24 days ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 16 Jun 2024

19 May 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
Research Field

Physics
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Spain
Application Deadline

16 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

37,5
Offer Starting Date

16 Jun 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number

555_23_ES_CVC_R2
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
Context And Mission

 


The Earth Sciences Department of Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-ES) led by Prof Francisco Doblas-Reyes develops, among other research tools, global climate models to perform a range of climate experiments at frontier (storm and eddy-resolving) spatial resolutions. The Department is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to assist in the development and analysis of the high-resolution global simulations with the IFS/NEMO climate model.
The position offered is funded by the European projects EERIE and EXPECT, and involves (1) providing scientific feedback to improve the physical soundness of a Digital Twin based on IFS-NEMO developed at the BSC within the Destination Earth initiative, (2) leading the production of cutting edge simulations with an eddy-resolving version of IFS-NEMO, and (3) contributing to their scientific analysis with a specific focus on the impact of ocean eddies on the local air-sea interactions, their influence on the atmospheric circulation and their ultimate impact on extreme events.

 


Key Duties

 

  • Provide scientific inputs for the development of the eddy-resolving version of the model NEMO-IFS
  • Performing the production experiments with this new model configuration
  • Preparing and submitting supercomputing access proposals to support the production of the high resolution simulations
  • Lead scientific analyses on the role of mesoscale air-sea interactions in shaping the response of the atmospheric circulation in the North Atlantic to climate change
  • Conducting a process-based evaluation of the drivers of summer extremes in the NEMO-IFS simulations, with a particular focus on hydroclimate extremes
  • Participate in the supervision of the junior members of the group
  • Coordinate the BSC contributions to several project deliverables

Requirements
Research Field
Physics
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • Education
    • Highly recommend to hold a PhD in atmospheric science, applied mathematics, engineering, fluid dynamics or in a related discipline
  • Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Postdoctoral experience will be valued
    • Proven ability to prepare and submit manuscripts to peer-review journals
    • Experience developing experimental set ups that address specific climate modeling problems
    • Experience in ocean/atmosphere modelling (or environmental modelling) and in handling climate model outputs.
    • Demonstrated experience in high resolution modelling will be valued
    • Programming skills: scripting (e.g. bash, python), data analysis and visualization software (e.g. CDO, NCO, R, Python, NCL)
    • Experience in handling large datasets, and a minimum knowledge of NetCDF encoding
    • Experience in HPC and parallel computing (multi-threaded applications)
  • Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Interest and capacity in participating in the writing and, when possible, leading the preparation of research and computing proposals
    • Knowledge of version control systems (git, svn, cvs…)
    • Interest in tutoring and/or advising master and PhD students
  • Competences
    • Fluency in spoken and written English, while fluency in other European languages will be also valued
    • Highly collaborative spirit and ability to work as part of a large, strongly-coordinated team and to continuously share both knowledge and tools

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good

Additional Information
Benefits
Conditions

 


  • The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department
  • We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible 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: 23 paid vacation days plus 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 cost of living in Barcelona
  • Starting date: asap

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
Geofield


Where to apply
Website

https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/55523escvcr2

Contact
City

Barcelona
Website

http://www.bsc.es/
Street

c/ Jordi Girona nº31
Postal Code

08034

STATUS: EXPIRED

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