Job title : Climate Services Team Leader (R3 / R4)
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, and is now the 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 to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
Context And Mission
The Earth System Services (ESS, Group within the Earth Sciences Department at BSC focuses on researching the impact of weather, atmospheric chemistry, and climate on key socio-economic sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, water management, forest fires, and urban development. The group aims to demonstrate the ongoing value of Earth system services for both society and the economy.
Within this context, we are seeking a Climate Services Team Manager to lead and strategically develop climate prediction and projection-based services for sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, and water management. The role requires a strong balance between scientific leadership, strategic planning, and collaboration.
The selected candidate will manage a team of approximately 18 researchers (December 2024) working on the development of climate services across different time scales, from sub-seasonal to multi-decadal, within the context of various EU and national-funded projects. This position presents the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of leading international climate scientists delivering cutting-edge climate science and climate services across Europe.
Key Duties
* Leadership: Lead the Climate Services team of the Earth Sciences Department. Oversee and coordinate the work of the Climate Services team, ensuring scientific excellence and fostering a collaborative and innovative research environment.
* Strategic Development: Define and refine the research lines of the Climate Services team, aligning them with feasibility, budget constraints, ongoing project commitments, and emerging research opportunities.
* Research: Perform research in collaboration with the Climate Services team members to develop context-based solutions for the generation of climate information for decision making.
* Project and Research Management: Ensure the successful execution of national and EU-funded projects, balancing current deliverables with a long-term research vision.
* Collaboration & Network Building: Establish and strengthen alliances within BSC, as well as at the Spanish and international levels, to foster collaborations and enhance project opportunities.
* Dissemination: Disseminate the results in peer-reviewed scientific papers and international conferences.
Requirements
* Education: Degree in Physics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics (or equivalent); Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, applied statistics or related field.
* Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: Strong background in climate data analysis and climate services; significant scientific publication record in the domain; proven track record in securing and managing national and / or international research projects.
* Competences: Problem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitude; capability to work in an international and fast-paced work environment; good communication skills.
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, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, and support for relocation procedures. The contract is open-ended due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration.
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain a full CV in English including contact details, a cover / motivation letter with a statement of interest, and two references. Applications without this document will not be considered.
Deadline
The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
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