Overview
Technology Transfer Junior officer on IPR focused on Open Source at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).
Job Reference: 462_25_DIR_IBD_IOIPR
Closing Date: Saturday, 08 November, 2025
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, and is the hosting entity for EuroHPC JU. The mission is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D in computer and computational science with over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
Context and Mission
Reporting to BSC’s Technology Transfer Manager, the Technology Transfer Junior officer on IPR will support activities mainly focused on keeping BSC’s IPR portfolio registers and BSC spin-off portfolio updated, including identifying, registering, protecting and facilitating the exploitation of BSC’s research results.
Key Duties
* Provide help on protecting BSC research project results in the most appropriate way
* Provide help on Identifying BSC research results
* Provide help on registering BSC research results via Intellectual Property Disclosure Form
* Provide help on protecting BSC research results in the most appropriate way
* Help to maintain updated the BSC portfolio of technologies
* Help with the registration of BSC spin-off documentation
Requirements
* Education
o Business or Law degree preferred (applicants with a science or engineering degree will also be considered)
* Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
o Knowledge on innovation, IPR management or similar
* Competences
o Fluency in English, Spanish and Catalan essential
o Good written and verbal communication skills
Conditions
* The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department
* We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, and relocation support
* Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
* Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
* Salary: competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, according to cost of living in Barcelona
* Starting date: 01/09/25
Applications procedure
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 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: top candidates at curriculum level will be invited to interview;
assessment includes technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and personal competencies. 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible.
The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, with at least 25% representation of women. A gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy. The process includes interviews, a personality questionnaire, and a technical exercise. Final decisions are made by the panel, and all interview participants will receive feedback.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. See data policies and contact for questions about the process. This position is reserved for candidates with a disability of 33% or more, with provisions for non-disabled candidates if no suitable applicants with declared disabilities exist.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Industries: Research Services
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