Roster – Software Developer & Cloud Services
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) offers a full-time position as Software Developer & Cloud Services in order to support the research activities of Research Line (RL) 5 on Integrated Modelling of Coupled Human-Natural Systems.
The RL generates multidisciplinary scientific knowledge from human-nature interdependence to address complex sustainability problems through artificial intelligence (AI). The goal of the RL is to provide environmental data, models and understanding by retrieving, evaluating and integrating the existing information in order to support an effective policy-making where nature counts. Besides Ecosystem Services, the RL also tackles Natural Capital Accounting, Food Security, Marine Spatial Planning, and Renewable Energy.
During the past decade, the RL has envisioned and built the ARIES (ARtificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability (https://aries.integratedmodelling.org/) platform, a technology that integrates network-available data and model components through semantics and machine reasoning.
Its underlying open-source software (k.LAB, https://docs.integratedmodelling.org/technote/) handles the full end-to-end process of integrating data and with multiple model integration types to predict complex change. It also supports selection of the most appropriate data and models using cloud technology and following an open data paradigm: the resulting insight remains open and available to society at large, and becomes a base for further computations, contributing to an ever-increasing knowledge base. For the first time, it is possible to consistently characterize and publish data and models for their integration in predictive models, building and field-testing technologies that have eluded researchers to date.
We are looking for an individual who can support strategic activities related to integrated data science and collaborative, integrated modelling on the semantic web (semantic meta-modelling).
The selected candidate will:
Contribute to the ARIES (ARtificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability) platform, a semantic web infrastructure that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to build computational solutions to environmental, policy and sustainability problems. This technology, based on machine reasoning, machine learning, distributed computing and high-performance, multi-disciplinary and multi-paradigm system modelling, is the flagship product of the Integrated Modelling Partnership (IMP) which is expected to serve a growing number of worldwide users (from academia, governments, NGOs and industry) in the years to come.
All of this is created by the k.LAB stack: https://github.com/integratedmodelling/klab
We are looking for a developer with some experience deploying containerized workloads in virtual environments: Docker, Vsphere, Linux or other orchestration systems skills.
We are looking for an enthusiastic self starter who appreciates the opportunity to work with diverse technologies. We are a small growing team of programers and modelers eager to bring in new developers. We need help generating, deploying and innovative services for our platform. Applicants will have the opportunity to work with an international team, along with international organizations such as United Nations, NASA, WWF.
Our Software Stack includes:
- Java and Spring framework
- Git
- Docker
- VMWare
- VueJS
Interesting Skills:
- Distributed Systems
- Build Systems
- Linux
- Python
- Database (SQL y NoSQL)
- GIS
Benefits:
- Working in a project that contributes to society
- English-speaking environment and international team
- Strong professionals around you that will help to accelerate your growth
- Flexible working hours
Term of contract
Long term contract with a probation period of 6 months
Salary
The position will carry a salary matching the professional profile of the applicant, and excellent work conditions.
Location
Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa, Spain.
As a HR Excellence awarded institution, BC3 is committed to conciliate research-academic requirements and family duties. BC3 is particularly concerned with creating equality opportunities for people. Women with relevant qualifications are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the position.
Application procedure:
Those interested should include in their request:
- 2-page CV
- One-page motivation letter
- Contact details of two referees
Informal enquiries can be made to Ferdinando Villa (ferdinando.villa@bc3research.org) and Stefano Balbi (stefano.balbi@bc3research.org) noting in the subject of the message “ARIES Cloud developer”
