Role overview
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.
What you'll work on
- Design and implement proof of concept NLP applications using LLMs and other AI resources.
- Prepare model training and fine-tuning in HPC clusters.
- Curate training and benchmarking datasets to measure application performance.
- Evaluate the quality of the models and datasets.
- Document and publish the models on open platforms.
What we're looking for
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Applied linguistics or related disciplines. Having a Master’s degree will be valued.
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Demonstrated experience of at least 3 years in deep learning or ML frameworks and in the relevant area(s).
- Demonstrated experience coding NLP applications in Python and other programming languages.
- Knowledge of version control tools and best practices.
- Native or good level of spoken and written English and Catalan and/or Spanish.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Demonstrated experience in developing open-source software and resources.
- Demonstrated experience in working in dynamic ML teams.
- Familiarity with Transformers, Gensim, Gradio, Hugging Face environment, Pytorch, Langchain and other NLP, UI and ML libraries.
- Strong understanding of linguistic concepts.
- Competences
- Ability to work independently and in a team to complete tasks on schedule.
- Ability to work under set deadlines.
Interview process
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.
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