International Project Connections Officer

Reference: 415_26_OP_IAPU_IPCO Job title: International Project Connections Officer

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 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. 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

BSC is the coordinator of the Spanish Center of National Competences in High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (www.eurocc-spain.res.es), as part of the EuroCC network (GA: 101306701), funded by EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. The objective of this Competence Centre is to consolidate the knowledge, skills and services offered by the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES), a Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (ICTS) distributed throughout Spain, composed of 20+ supercomputers interconnected with high-speed networks, with a particular focus on facilitating and attracting industrial use of HPC.

BSC is also the host of the HPC node of DIH4CAT, the catalan innovation hub to promote digitalisation and transformation of SMEs based on test-before-invest programmes.

We are looking for a person to manage the international connections tasks of these two projects. In detail, the selected candidate will be in charge of the EuroCC_Spain and DIH4CAT connection with existing European initiatives, notably the EuroHPC AI Factories, identify new ones, and act as service broker for both projects, within the BSC Infrastructures Access Group of the Operations Department.

Key Duties

• Management of the existing portfolio of connections for EuroCC_Spain and DIH4CAT and their relation with the BSC AI Factory

• Contribute to coordination activities and events with EDIHs, EuroCC network nodes and other related initiativesSupercomputing Network (RES)

• Support to stakeholder management (including TEFs and AI sandboxes), user interaction (SMEs, startups, public administration and academia) and service catalogue brokerage

• Travel availability in Europe to attend relevant events

Requirements

• Education

  • Bachelor or Master degree (fields like Business, Science, Engineering, Technology)

• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

  • One year experience in european projects management
  • One year experience in organization and management of scientific events

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

  • Knowledge of the Catalan and Spanish innovation ecosystem
  • Experience in the field of digital transformation of companies (mainly SMEs) will be highly valued
  • Good English level
  • High Spanish level

• Competences

  • Proactive attitude and good communication skills
  • Capacity to organize their own agenda and work plans
  • Ability to work independently or in teams when required

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Operations Department

• We offer a full-time contract (35h/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: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 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: October 2026

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 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.

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. For more information follow this link This position is reserved for candidates who meet the requirements and have the legal status of disabled persons with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%. In case there are no applicants with disabilities that meet the requirements, the rest of the candidates without declared disability will be evaluated.