You need a STEM degree, Computer Science Master's, PhD in ML (2020 or before), 1+ year in RISC-V and transformers, 2+ years in CUDA, 5+ publications, and advanced skills in C++, Python, and Bash. Fluent in English and Spanish.

You will review code generation methods, gather and preprocess data, design and train AI models, implement automated training processes, and document your work for dissemination.

Data

Research & Development

Spain

Barcelona

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is a research institution specializing in high-performance computing, data science, and scientific applications. It focuses on advancing computational science and technology to tackle complex problems in fields like climate modeling, life sciences, and engineering. Their mission is to drive innovation and support scientific research through cutting-edge supercomputing resources and expertise.

Science & Healthcare

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Technology

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     492_24_CS_AIR_RE3-T2
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       Research Engineer - AI4S - LLMs for Code Parallelization (RE3-T2)
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       Saturday, 30 November, 2024
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     <b>Reference:</b> 492_24_CS_AIR_RE3-T2
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     <b>Job title:</b> Research Engineer - AI4S - LLMs for Code Parallelization (RE3-T2)
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      <b>About BSC</b>
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      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&amp;D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.<br> <br> Look at the BSC experience:<br> BSC-CNS YouTube Channel<br> Let's stay connected with BSC Folks!<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.
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      <b>Context And Mission</b>
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      The Predictable Parallel Computing group and the High Performance Artificial Intelligence research group (expert in AI) are pushing a collaboration between both, focused on the use of AI models for code generation, and particularly, code parallelization.<br> This position is intended to work at the intersection of both fields, catching up with the state-of-the-art on code generative models, and extending these towards parallelization and optimization tasksmanagement.<br> <br> The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.<br> For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s
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      <b>Key Duties</b>
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      <li>Contribute to the review of the state-of-the-art for code generation, with a focus on parallelization and code optimization.</li>
      <li>Identify inhouse or external data sources. Lead the data gathering and pre-processing pipelines.</li>
      <li>Conduct the design and training of AI models</li>
      <li>Implement reliable, reproducible and automated training and evaluation methodologies. Integrate with HPC environments.</li>
      <li>Document and disseminate the work done</li>
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      <b>Requirements</b>
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      <li>Education 
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        <li>Degree in STEM</li>
        <li>Master in Computer Science</li>
        <li>PhD in Machine Learning (2020 or before)</li>
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      <li>Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience 
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        <li>Experience in RISC-V (1 year minimum)</li>
        <li>Experience with transformers (1 year minimum)</li>
        <li>Experience with CUDA (2 year minimum)</li>
        <li>Publications track (5 papers minimum)</li>
        <li>Advanced knowledge of C++, Python and Bash.</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience 
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        <li>Fluent English and Spanish are a must.</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Competences 
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        <li>Capacity to work in multidisciplinary environments</li>
       </ul></li>
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       <b>Conditions</b>
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        <li>The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department</li>
        <li>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</li>
        <li>Duration: 4 years</li>
        <li>Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement</li>
        <li>Salary: 70.000,00 €</li>
        <li>Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.</li>
        <li>Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024</li>
       </ul>
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       <b>Applications procedure and process</b>
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       <p>All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:</p>
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        <li>A full CV in English, including contact details.</li>
        <li>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.</li>
       </ul><br>
       <p></p>
       <p><b>Development of the recruitment process</b></p>
       <p>The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:</p>
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         <li><b>Curriculum Analysis:</b> Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. <i>- </i><b><i>40 points</i></b></li>
        </ul>
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         <li><b>Interview phase:</b> 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. -<b> </b><b><i>60 points.</i></b><i> A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.</i></li>
        </ul>
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       <p>The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.</p>
       <p>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.</p>
       <p>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.</p><br>
       <p></p>
       <p>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.</p>
       <p>For more information, please follow this link.</p>
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       <b>Deadline</b>
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       The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
      </div>
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       <b>OTM-R principles for selection processes</b>
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       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.<br> 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.<br> For more information follow this link
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    Job Reference
    
     492_24_CS_AIR_RE3-T2
    
   
  
  
   
    Position
    
     
      
       Research Engineer - AI4S - LLMs for Code Parallelization (RE3-T2)
      
     
    
   
  
  
   
    Closing Date
    
     
      
       Saturday, 30 November, 2024
      
     
    
   
  
 
 
  
   
    
     Reference: 492_24_CS_AIR_RE3-T2
    
    
     Job title: Research Engineer - AI4S - LLMs for Code Parallelization (RE3-T2)
    
    
    
     
      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.  Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks!  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
     
     
      The Predictable Parallel Computing group and the High Performance Artificial Intelligence research group (expert in AI) are pushing a collaboration between both, focused on the use of AI models for code generation, and particularly, code parallelization. This position is intended to work at the intersection of both fields, catching up with the state-of-the-art on code generative models, and extending these towards parallelization and optimization tasksmanagement.  The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan. For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s
     
     
     
     
      Key Duties
     
     
      Contribute to the review of the state-of-the-art for code generation, with a focus on parallelization and code optimization.
      Identify inhouse or external data sources. Lead the data gathering and pre-processing pipelines.
      Conduct the design and training of AI models
      Implement reliable, reproducible and automated training and evaluation methodologies. Integrate with HPC environments.
      Document and disseminate the work done
     
     
      Requirements
     
     
      Education 
       
        Degree in STEM
        Master in Computer Science
        PhD in Machine Learning (2020 or before)
       
      Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience 
       
        Experience in RISC-V (1 year minimum)
        Experience with transformers (1 year minimum)
        Experience with CUDA (2 year minimum)
        Publications track (5 papers minimum)
        Advanced knowledge of C++, Python and Bash.
       
      Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience 
       
        Fluent English and Spanish are a must.
       
      Competences 
       
        Capacity to work in multidisciplinary environments
       
     
     
      
       Conditions
      
      
       
        The position will be located at BSC within the Computer 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
        Duration: 4 years
        Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
        Salary: 70.000,00 €
        Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
        Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024
       
      
     
     
      
       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
      
     
    
   
  
 



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