Descripción de la oferta
Position: Climate and Health Data Scientist (RE2)Reference: 165_26_ES_GHR_RE2Closing Date: Wednesday, 15 April, 2026Starting Date: ASAP
About BSC: The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) is Spain’s leading supercomputing centre, housing the MareNostrum supercomputer. It is a founding member of the former PRACE infrastructure and a hosting entity for EuroHPC JU. BSC’s mission is to develop and manage information technologies that facilitate scientific progress across life, earth, and engineering sciences. The centre employs over 1,000 staff from more than 60 countries.
Context and Mission: The Global Health Resilience (GHR) group at BSC-CNS, led by ICREA Professor Rachel Lowe, seeks a data scientist to co‑create harmonised datasets, R packages, and dashboards to strengthen surveillance, preparedness, and response to global health challenges, including climate‑sensitive infectious diseases. The role will involve data audits, linkage, and development of operational decision‑support tools for public‑health stakeholders worldwide.
Key Duties
Co‑create decision‑support systems for climate‑impact public‑health resilience.
Conduct data audits of epidemiological, health system, and environmental information.
Process, clean, and verify data integrity for analysis.
Perform ETL (Extraction, Transformation, Loading) processes.
Harmonise multi‑source, multi‑scale datasets (health surveillance, demographics, climate, hydrology, socio‑economic, mobility, etc.).
Develop automated data pipelines for operational decision support tools.
Conduct exploratory statistical analyses and produce reports.
Create and design dashboards to visualise data.
Develop training materials for researchers, data managers, and stakeholders.
Present research results at conferences and in refereed journals.
Contribute to grant and project applications.
Coordinate administrative duties, including meetings, minutes, reports, and wiki maintenance.
Engage with local stakeholders, data managers, and policy makers.
Maintain open‑source data and modelling tools (e.g., R packages).
Coordinate data science activities within and across groups.
Mentor junior data scientists.
Requirements
Education: BSc and MSc in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Public Health Geography, Demography, Epidemiology, or equivalent.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:
Experience in data management and statistical analyses.
Strong programming skills in R or Python.
Experience with version control (git).
Proficiency in data visualisation packages, mapping tools, and dashboard creation (Shiny, Tableau, Power BI).
Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
Ability to work collaboratively in a transdisciplinary and international team.
Experience with Linux environments and scripting (bash).
Additional Knowledge and Experience:
Fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish and other languages advantageous.
Experience with machine‑learning methods and AI.
Experience with statistical downscaling and bias adjustment techniques.
Experience with diverse data types (epidemiological, meteorological, environmental, mobility, hydrological).
Experience with climate projections and counterfactuals.
Experience in processing and evaluating satellite/drone images and GIS.
Experience with Docker.
Experience working with public‑health stakeholders and international agencies.
Competencies:
Problem‑solving, proactive, results‑oriented attitude.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
Rapid learning of multiple programming languages.
Demonstrates kindness, empathy, and respectful communication fostering collaboration.
Conditions
Location: BSC Earth Sciences Department.
Full‑time contract (37.5 h/week) with state‑of‑the‑art facilities, flexible hours, training, cafeteria vouchers, private health insurance, relocation support.
Open‑ended contract linked to project and budget duration.
Holidays: 22 days + 6 personal days + additional days per collective agreement.
Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and cost of living in Barcelona.
Applications Procedure
All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and include: a full CV in English, a cover letter in English with a statement of interest, and two references. Applications lacking any of these documents will not be considered.
Selection Process: Competitive examination system with curriculum analysis (40 %) and interview phase (60 %). A minimum of 30/60 points is required for eligibility.
BSC‑CNS is an equal‑opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected status.
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