INTERNSHIP: INNOVATIVE METHODS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH

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.
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Context And Mission Despite the increasing awareness of climate change impacts on health, our ability to quantify the extent to which climate change is responsible for worsening health outcomes remains limited.
Health impact attribution can provide essential input into policy-making processes by quantifying the climate change related health burden and causally linking greenhouse gas emissions to observed health outcomes.
This internship proposes.
The review of innovative methods and practices for communicating and visualising the impacts of climate change on health (e.
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solution-oriented and positive storytelling, serious games, data visualisation tools, short-form videos) to raise awareness of the impact of climate events on health, therefore integrating science to policy and society.
After this initial review, the intern will provide recommendations for the co-development of health-impact stories together with stakeholders from different geographical regions (Andes, Mediterranean, Southern Africa).
The co-developed impact stories will serve the dual purpose of disseminating the information generated in the projects TACTIC (Health impact toolkit for climate change attribution) and TerraDT (Digital twin of Earth system for cryosphere, land surface and related interactions), and engaging with more general audiences, making the impacts of climate change more tangible.
These stories will eventually be integrated in a health impact toolkit for climate change attribution and on the digital twin for climate change adaptation platform.
About the group.
The intern will join the Earth System Services Group (ESS) at the Earth Sciences Department, conducting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to enhance the societal value of climate prediction services, atmospheric composition and weather forecasting.
The group actively engages with society, decision-makers, and businesses to enhance knowledge exchange and technology transfer while improving resilience by accelerating adaptation to a rapidly changing environment.
Key Duties Conduct a review of innovative methods and practices for communicating and visualising the impacts of climate change on health Provide recommendations for the co-development of health-impact stories with stakeholders from different geographical regions, encompassing different health impacts and climate hazards Co-develop impact stories for disseminating information on health-impact attribution and engaging with more general audiences, making the impacts of climate change more tangible Requirements Education Education (first degree, master’s, or postgraduate) in science communication, public engagement or related field Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Prior work experience in science communication is not required but will be valued Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Knowledge on impact assessment methods for communication and dissemination activities and learning assessment techniques will be highly valued Knowledge on the impacts of climate change on health and/or other sectors will be valued Competences Written and verbal communication skills in English Ability to work collaboratively in a professional environment within an interdisciplinary and international team Proactivity, creativity, and high sense of responsibility Conditions The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences Department We offer a part-time contract (20h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan.
Duration.
6 months 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.
January/February  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.
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Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
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This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
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