Context And Mission
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center’ Data Visualization and Analytics group is looking for a data scientist specialized in AI.
The group has 5 research lines -Industrial Data Science, Urban Data Science, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, and Arts+Science Driven Innovation. The goal of this position is to work as data scientist across all of the lines, as most projects include a combination of skills. In particular, to apply AI and advanced statistical methods to problems in advanced manufacturing and factory operation, digital services, energy efficiency, urban planning, digital democracy, as well as science dissemination.
The candidate will join the currently ongoing projects and work with the teams from all the related lines of research. The candidate will also work on procuring funding for future projects.
The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility – Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s
Key Duties
– Data exploration and preparation.
– Talking to end users and domain experts to capture the key components of a problem.
– Exploratory modeling (architecture design, pipeline design).
– Visualization and presentation of preliminary results.
– Advise younger researchers and engineers in the group.
– Help write reports, deliverables, and research proposals.
Requirements
Education
– Masters or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or technoogy related field.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
– Experience with AI and advanced statistical models applied to science and industry
– Experience working on applied data science projects.
– Strong AI programming experience, preferably in Python
– Strong initiative to carry on research and development independently.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
– Fluency in English is essential. Proficiency in Spanish and other European languages would be advantageous.
– Experience on some of the application fields of the group’s projects
– CompetencesAbility to work in a team and in a multi-cultural environment.
– Excellent communication skills, especially for producing documentation (reports, manuals, papers).
Conditions
– The position will be located at BSC within the CASE 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
– Duration: 4 years
– Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
– Salary: 42.00,00€
– Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
– Starting date: asap – the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024