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Research Software Engineer, AI Digital Twins for Climate, CSC – IT Center for Science, Espoo, Finland (deadline 28th September 2026)
Do you want to contribute to an international effort to develop AI‑driven digital twins for climate, while leveraging some of the world’s leading supercomputers?
At CSC, we offer unparalleled growth opportunities, a supportive and inclusive work environment, and the chance to work on the future of research and learning. Join us today!
We are now looking for a Research Software Engineer to join CSC’s Digital Twin Technologies Group in Espoo. Our team develops cutting‑edge technologies for digital twins, with a particular focus on Earth system digital twins as part of the Destination Earth initiative (https://destination-earth.eu/).
In this position, you will play a key role in an EU‑funded research project focused on developing an AI‑driven digital twin platform for delivering climate simulations to support science, industry, and policymaking. The platform will run on EuroHPC supercomputers, including LUMI (https://lumi-supercomputer.eu/), and will also leverage LUMI AI Factory capabilities (https://lumi-ai-factory.eu). You will work as part of an international team of scientists, software engineers, and AI experts to develop this platform.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Develop and maintain workflow orchestration for distributed, hybrid execution across HPC and cloud environments
- Develop containerized, reproducible deployments on EuroHPC systems and AI Factories
- Implement CI/CD pipelines with integrated computational performance, data quality, and energy‑efficiency metrics
- Benchmark example pipelines to ensure reusable, reproducible, and sustainable operation on HPC platforms
- Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary, international project team
- Contribute to software documentation and project reporting
What we expect
To be successful in the role, you need:
- Proven experience working with HPC environments, including large‑scale workflows, batch scheduling (Slurm), and performance considerations
- Solid programming and scripting skills in Python and Bash
- Experience with workflow management and orchestration for distributed or parallel execution
- Experience with CI/CD practices and automated testing, benchmarking, and performance monitoring
- Experience with container technologies (e.g. Docker, Singularity/Apptainer)
- Fluent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
We also value
- Experience with physical modeling, e.g. climate or Earth system modelling
- Experience in working with AI models
- A degree in a relevant field, e.g. physics, meteorology, computer science
Deadline for applications is 28th September 2026.
Executive Director, CERIC-ERIC (the Central European Consortium for Research Infrastructure), Trieste, Italy (deadline 20th September 2026)
CERIC-ERIC, the Central European Consortium for Research Infrastructure, is searching for candidates for the position of Executive Director as defined in article 13 of its Statute.
Executive Director Profile and Duties
The Executive Director (ED) is the executive body of CERIC-ERIC and the legal representative of CERIC-ERIC responsible for the day-to-day management. The qualifications of the ED should integrate a strong scientific and research background with proven managerial capabilities. The ED works closely with the Board of Directors (BoD) and the Chair of the General Assembly (GA) and has the specific powers to commit the Consortium based on his/her coordination tasks. The Executive Director is expected to perform a significant portion of their work in person at the premises of the Statutory seat.
More details on the job and particular tasks are in CERIC-CERIC internal regulation n.5.
Selection and Contractual Arrangements
The selection will be performed by a Committee set up by the BoD and approved by the GA. The selection committee will invite shortlisted candidates for an interview. The proposal of the selected candidates will be submitted to the GA for approval and final selection.
Upon decision of the GA, its Chair will define with the selected candidate the stipend, the contractual arrangements, including in working time at the CERIC-ERIC Statuary Seat and agile work percentage, and the detailed tasks for the final approval by GA.
The call closes on September 20th 2026 at 17:00.