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# Earth data strategist

- **Company:** Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Data Archiving, Data Sharing, Linux, Python (Programming Language), NetCDF, Supercomputing, Data Storage Technologies, High Performance Computing, Data Ingestion, Information Technology, Data Management, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.bsc.es/discover-bsc/not-assigned-pages/open-apply-tenders

## About the Role

* Education
 + Having a Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, or a related discipline
 * Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
 + at least 3 to 5 years experience in a Earth Sciences data environment
 * Competences
 + Data management in a Linux-based environment
 + Earth data formats and tools
 + Python
 + Communication skills to get the requirements from the users
 + High performance computing environments
 + Management of high data volumes (~PB)

## Description

* Design a strategy for the long-term evolution of the NetCDF data archive of the Earth Sciences department
 * Investigate with internal users and external institutions the needs and existing landscape for Earth data storage, * A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

 * Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
 * Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
For more information, please follow this link.


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