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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 staff from 60 countries.
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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 Computational Applications in Science and Engineering department (CASE) works with industry and academia developing software and applications that leverage the power of High Performance Computing to solve real problems.
In particular, a large line of research and development is focused on the energy industries.
Inside the CASE department works the Data Analytics and Visualization group, whose role is to develop and apply advanced statistical and determinist models to extract valuable information from large data sets, and convert them into visual and useful tools and representations.
We are looking for a user experience designer and information designer to lead the design team at the group, research user requirements, conceptualize applications, identify and design appropriate data visualizations, and lead the general design of all the applications in the group projects.
The position will work mainly in the lines of research on interactive data visualization and art and science driven innovation, both with strong collaboration with the data science focused research lines.
The position will be responsible for managing the day-to-day tasks of UI and information designers, and coordinate with the interactive developers team.
Key Duties Interact with domain specialists (end users and clients) to understand their problems and the available data in order to formulate useful solutions Lead the UI and data visualization design team, and collaborate with the development team and data science researchers to ensure the final products incorporate all the stakeholders' requirements Employ user centred design methods to create applications using data visualizations and interactivity Support and collaborate in obtaining funding and opening new projects Requirements Education Bachelor (licenciatura), or Master or equivalent on digital product design, information design, or user experience design.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Essential strong experience (5+ years) in data visualization techniques and software Strong experience (5+ years) in user experience methods and techniques, specially applied to information and big data contexts Experience (2+ years) leading an information design team in coordination with upstream (scientists) and downstream (developers) collaborations Strong experience (5+ years) creating interfaces, products, and projects solely based around data and data visualization, in fields involving AI and machine learning applied to industry, Experience (3+ years) with UI/UX and data viz software.
Figma, XD, Tableau, Superset Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Strong expertise on project management, in public funded projects (HE) and private (with industry and administration) Competences Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deal with different stakeholders and understand their needs Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish, specially at the level of producing documentation (reports, white papers).
Strong initiative to carry on a multidisciplinary research project that requires talking to people on many different fields and learning new skills on the job Artistic experience or education Conditions The position will be located at BSC within the CASE Department We offer a full-time contract (37.
h/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.
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 recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
For more information follow this link 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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