Job Reference 218_26_AII_LM_RE1
Job Title Research Engineer for Language Technologies (RE2)
Starting date: 01/07/2026
About the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) 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, and hosts the EuroHPC JU. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress.
Context and Mission The Language Modeling Team at the newly created AI Institute hosted at BSC focuses on massive language model building, biomedical text mining, and unsupervised learning for under‑resourced languages. The team is responsible for flagship projects ALIA (funded by the Spanish Secretariat of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence) and AINA (aimed at developing AI resources for Catalan), among other EU‑funded international projects.
Key Duties
Collaborate with the group to design and develop solutions for the group’s research projects.
Contribute to the evaluation and analysis of language models via high‑quality evaluation frameworks, dataset curation, and annotation workflows.
Research and deploy evaluation strategies and evaluation of instructed LLMs, focusing on Iberian languages.
Requirements
Education
Degree in Philology, Linguistics, or related field.
Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or related field.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Good knowledge of Python.
Good knowledge of Linux.
Knowledge of Machine Learning.
Basic knowledge of Deep Learning.
Experience in NLP and linguistic data processing.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Knowledge of linguistics applied to NLP and Machine Learning.
Experience in LLM evaluation.
Experience in dataset curation and development of linguistic resources.
Experience with multilingual data, especially Iberian languages.
Theoretical broad knowledge of AI and language technologies.
Basic knowledge of HPC workload managers such as Slurm.
Knowledge of annotation and corpus processing tools.
Experience in data analysis using NLP libraries such as NLTK, spaCy, Pandas, NumPy.
Fluency in Spanish and English; knowledge of other Spanish co‑official languages is valued.
Competencies
Ability to explore new research lines.
Good communication and presentation skills.
Strong organizational and coordination skills.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work within a team.
Conditions and Benefits
Location: BSC within the Directors Department.
Full‑time contract (35 h/week) with a highly stimulating environment, state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure, adaptable working hours, and an extensive training plan.
Benefits include restaurant tickets, private health insurance, and support for relocation procedures.
Duration: Open‑ended contract linked to project and budget duration.
Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + public holidays per collective agreement.
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications, aligned with cost of living in Barcelona.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion BSC‑CNS is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We value diverse experiences and encourage applications from individuals who do not meet all requirements but bring unique perspectives. We promote equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that appreciates each individual regardless of differences.
Equal Opportunities Statement BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We 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 law.
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