Job position: Dissemination Officer at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion (BSC-CNS) is  looking for a officer to work on the dissemination of European collaborative research projects in BSC for example the European project Eudat, and other communication-related activities

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Coordinate the work of multiple partners
• Maintain close contact with Principle Investigators and identify results to be disseminated
• Write, edit and correct documents (including project deliverables)
• Contribute to dissemination materials (web, social media, newsletters, press releases)
• Organise and participate in project events
• Organise and chair meetings and teleconferences
• Follow up partners’ activities and compile contributions
• Identify suitable fora in which to disseminate the projects
• Liaise with relevant representative from funding bodies and related projects
• Represent the BSC and specific projects in meetings (including project reviews)

Essential Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including good editorial skills
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and to coordinate closely with a team
• Outgoing personality
• Ability to understand scientific messages and effectively transmit them to a variety of different audiences
• Organized and able to simultaneously manage multiple projects

Education Profile and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (communication, journalism, science, English, marketing, advertising, public relations etc.)
• Master’s degree in scientific communication or similar and specific courses a plus
• At least 2 years’ experience in science communication, or management of research projects, or science degree holders with interest/experience in communication
• English native or equivalent
• Capacity to interact and build strong relations with a diverse members/stakeholder/staff base.
• Creativity to devise novel, innovative communication tools (print/online)
• Willing to travel (in Europe)

Closing date is 18th December 2013

More information about the position and how to apply here

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) was created in April 2005 and its mission is to investigate, develop and manage information technology in order to facilitate scientific progress.


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