The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) is seeking an Engineer to join the Software and Data Engineering department of the Technological Unit of the ICCUB.

The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary centre devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. The ICCUB Technology Unit focuses on inventing and building the ambitious and innovative instruments of the future. This involves collaborating on large projects related to particle physics experiments, space missions, astronomical facilities and others.

The ICCUB is a centre with more than 60 long term scientists, 20 engineers and 80 postdoctoral researchers (55% international) and PhD students (30% international) offering an international and multicultural environment. The ICCUB also hosts a vibrant fundamental research program in cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics, with a strong technology unit supporting our participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.

Job description

Currently, the unit is composed by a team of around 20 engineers and researchers divided in two divisions: Electronics & Instrumentation, and Software & Data Engineering. The Software & Data Engineering division designs software to help producing high quality datasets, which give significance to the experiments and to the Physics behind, like Gaia (https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia) or LHCb (https://lhcb.web.cern.ch).

Since 2018, the ICCUB participates at scientific and technological level in Gravitational-Wave projects, such as the Virgo Collaboration (https://www.virgo-gw.eu), the Einstein Telescope (https://www.et-gw.eu), and more recently, the LISA mission (https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa). While Virgo is operational since 2017, ET and LISA are still in their respective preparatory phases, aiming at the start of operations around 2035 and 2037, respectively.

We search for a highly motivated Engineer with demonstrated experience in collaborative software development for high-performance or high-throughput computing environments.

To know more about the research interests of the ICCUB, please follow this link.

Tasks:

Preparatory tasks related to the data processing and analysis systems for the Einstein Telescope and LISA projects. It will include supporting the definition and development of the general data handling and analysis architecture for ET, and supporting the design and development of the Spanish distributed computing centre for LISA.

Requirements:

· Degree in engineering (preferably computing).

· Knowledge of data processing and analysis techniques of large projects like Virgo and LIGO, and/or knowledge of data processing and analysis techniques of data from space missions such as Gaia.

· Knowledge of high-performance or high-throughput computing systems (HPC or HTC), such as HTCondor.

· Good programming skills in C/C++ and Python.

· Knowledge of Machine Learning techniques.

· Experience in Linux and Shell scripting environments.

· Experience with collaborative development (e.g., SVN and Git).

· Experience in international scientific projects will be a plus.

· MECR intermediate English level B1 certificate.

Employment conditions:

We offer a full-time contract for a period of six months with anticipated renewal for up to two additional years; this is contingent upon the availability of funds and job performance.

Gross monthly salary will be around 2.200€ with 14 payments per year with included social security and public healthcare benefits, covering spouse and children.

Position is expected to begin in two months, although exceptions can be made in cases of maternity/paternity or other special circumstances.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

ICCUB offers and promotes a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation (for additional information please see the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call or email secretaria@icc.ub.edu with their request.

Application procedure:

Documents that will be required for your application are:

· Curriculum Vitae

· Motivation letter

All applications must be submitted through this link. It will be appreciated if you send a copy to secretaria@icc.ub.edu

Deadline:

Applications must be submitted before May 5th.

Funding:

This contract is part of the project Advanced technologies for the exploration of the Universe and its components, of the area of Astrophysics and High Energy Physics, within the frame of the R&D&I Complementary Plans of the Spanish Government that are part component 17 of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism. This contract is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (MICINN/PRTR funds) and by the Generalitat de Catalunya.