Job Reference

75_25_CS_HPAHAB_RE1

Position

Research Engineer for HPC (RE1)

Closing Date

Wednesday, 12 February, 2025

Reference: 75_25_CS_HPAHAB_RE1

Job title: Research Engineer for HPC (RE1)

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 (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission

The BSC participates in the Stratum project that explores multimodal data processing through Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to support complex surgeries in many anatomies, with brain tumor surgery being one of the most complex cases. Our mission is to analyze and characterize the performance of large-scale data analysis pipelines to propose novel algorithms and hardware accelerators.

Our research group seeks a highly motivated postdoc interested in applied AI and bioinformatics algorithms and data structures. Come join our group to address the challenge of providing accurate and efficient co-designed software-hardware solutions that can scale with increasingly large and complex sequencing datasets for large-scale bioinformatics analysis. In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic team of researchers and engineers, contributing to leading scientific research.

Key Duties

• Research on acceleration of bioinformatics algorithms and AI-based data analysis pipelines using software and hardware optimization techniques.
• Investigate novel healthcare/bioinformatics algorithms and data structures.
• Write scientific papers and actively engage in ongoing research lines and activities.
• Coordinate and attend project meetings, supervise students, and manage research teams and project deliverables.
  
  

Requirements

• Education
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (or a related area).
• Publications in recognized computer science or AI conferences or journals are a plus but not essential.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Strong background in algorithms, computer architecture, and performance analysis.
• Expertise in AI and bioinformatics algorithms and data structures, dataflow execution, and sparse computation.
• Expertise in C/C++ programming, performance engineering, and low-level optimizations.
• Expertise in Python, Bash, and basic Linux.
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience with CUDA or FPGA programming is a plus but not essential.
• Experience with R and Matlab is a plus but not essential.
• Experience with HPC environments and applications, but not essential.
• Experience with Python, R, and Matlab is a plus but not essential.
• Competences
• Problem-solving, highly proactive, and result-oriented work attitude.
• Strong teamwork skills and capability to work with international partners.
• Strong communication skills, including proficiency in both written and verbal English.
• Autonomy in researching and exploring new problems and lines of inquiry.
  

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Computer 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: 01/03/2025
  
  

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be made through BSC website and contain:

• A full CV in English including contact details
• A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be considered
  
  

In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.

The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive a feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes, for any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact [email protected].

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Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.

BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.

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