Scientific Coordinator, Senior Researcher - Computational Social Science Program (R3/RE3)

30 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

29 Feb 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Negotiable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

Key Duties

Facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration between social scientists and computer scientists, promoting cross-department strategic research projects and activities, internal and external. Coordinating and overseeing research projects within the department's focus areas. Advancing computational methodology for social sciences and humanities. Managing the access and reuse of diverse datasets, including surveys, national statistics, social media, historical archives, laws and national plans, interviews, citizens' volunteered data, and industry data using the Dataverse platform, in close collaboration with BSC´s data management team. Leveraging high-performance computing resources advanced computational analysis in social science research, in collaborations with BSC´s Operations team. Coordinate the technical writing of competitive research projects strategic to the department at the international level. Provide support in talent recruitment processes and financial matters, in coordination with the research support departments in the BSC.

Requirements

Education Ph.D. in Computational Social Science, Social Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field. Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Proven experience in coordinating interdisciplinary research projects. Expertise in applying statistical models, AI/machine learning methods, and agent-based simulations to social science research questions. Proficiency in managing diverse datasets relevant to social science research. Familiarity with high-performance computing resources and their application in social science. Project management skills: reporting, documenting and planning. Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Experience in the application of LLMs (Large Language Models) for social sciences. Knowledge of innovative data sources, including social media, citizens' volunteered data, and industry data. Previous involvement in research areas such as Demography, Democracy Quality, Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change, Social Innovation, History, or Cultural Heritage. Excellent writing and presentation skills in English. Competences Strong personal soft-skills sets: Communicative, enthusiastic, highly collaborative, proactive, self-driven, and organised. Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration. Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Ability to work both independently and within a team.

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Directors 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
Requirements
Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.hipeac.net/jobs/14520/scientific-coordinator-senior-researcher-comp…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Country

Spain

City

Barcelona

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/5124dircssre3

Contact

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.youtube.com/user/BSCCNS
https://www.bsc.es/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/barcelona-supercomputing-center/

STATUS: EXPIRED