PhD Position

Researcher (R1) Positions: PhD Positions Application Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country: Spain Type of Contract: Temporary Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 37.5 Offer Starting Date: 16 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number: 734_25_CS_HPES_R1 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No Offer Description Context And Mission The High-Performance Embedded Systems (HPES) Laboratory at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims at carrying out research on bringing HPC technologies to systems with some form of criticality, namely safety, mission and security. This includes domains such as automotive, space, avionics, robotics, manufacturing, etc. Our work is mainly done in the context of bilateral projects with several EU companies as well as several European-funded projects. For further details on the HPES Lab, please visit: https://bsc.es/discover-bsc/organisation/scientific-structure/high-performance-embedded-systems The goal of this position is to research techniques to control and optimize how the different tasks of autonomous system frameworks execute in the context of high-performance devices with middlewares like ROS, ROS2 or CyberRT, considering appropriate metrics, platform configuration, task scheduling, and validation activities whenever appropriate. This work will be performed as part of a team with skilled postdocs, engineers and students experienced with the software environment, and hence, providing support to the PhD student hired for this position. Key Duties Software optimization in the context of autonomous systems Task scheduling in the context of autonomous systems Platform configuration in the context of autonomous systems Where to apply Website: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/fellowships/73425cshpesr1-0 Requirements Research Field: Computer science » Autonomic computing Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Education: Master in the broad field of Computer Sciences and Electronics Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: Experience with C++ Knowledge in computer architecture and operating systems Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience: Familiar with ROS, ROS2, or analogous middlewares Familiar with NVIDIA platforms Competences: Problem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitude Good communication skills including a good command of the English language (written and spoken) Additional Information Benefits The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona Starting date: 16/01/2026 Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación Country: Spain State/Province: Barcelona City: Barcelona Postal Code: 08034 Street: Pz. Eusebi Güell 1-3 Contact State/Province: Barcelona City: Barcelona Website: http://www.bsc.es/ Street: c/ Jordi Girona nº31 Postal Code: 08034 E-Mail: david.estepa@bsc.es Phone: 934137745