Laboratory technician for sediment and aerosol sampling analysis | OG-070

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Barcelona, Barcelona provincia

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Job Reference: 666_24_ES_AC_RE1

Position: Laboratory technician for sediment and aerosol sampling analysis (RE1)

Closing Date: Thursday, 03 October, 2024

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. 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.

We are particularly interested 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.

Context And Mission

We are looking for a laboratory technician in the Atmospheric Composition (AC) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The AC group aims at better understanding and predicting the spatiotemporal variations of atmospheric pollutants along with their effects upon air quality, weather and climate. The post is available immediately.

The successful candidate will contribute to the AXA Chair on Sand and Dust Storms. He/she is expected to support laboratory analysis of sediments collected in the FRAGMENT field campaigns across desert regions of the Planet.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Spanish Scientific Research Council. He/she will be supervised by Carlos Pérez García-Pando from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (the PI of FRAGMENT) and Xavier Querol from the Spanish Scientific Research Council.

Key Duties

• Treatment of samples
• Preparation of samples for granulometric analysis
• Preparation of samples for mineralogical analysis
• Separation of samples by dry and wet method with sieves and ultrasounds
• Acidic chemical digestion of solid samples
• Sequential leaching of samples for Fe analysis
• Data processing

Requirements

- Education: Vocational Training Superior (Formación Profesional Grado Superior)

- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: At least 1 year of experience in a technical position

- Competences: Very good interpersonal skills; Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines; Ability to work both independently and within a team

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, 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: 01/10/2024

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be made through the 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 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.

Deadline: The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

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.