Collaboration and supervision of general sampling and analysis of soils and forest vegetation; analysis of the biological properties of forest soils

27 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Department

Vicerrectorado de Política Científica

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

2 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

2023-PO037.00

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Collaboration and supervision of general sampling and analysis of soils and forest vegetation; analysis of the biological properties of forest soils: microbial biomass, bacterial growth, enzymatic activities, fatty acid profile; analysis of forest, agricultural and food waste/by-products: heavy metals and emerging contaminants (antibiotics); Management of equipment for the determination of general parameters in the solid and liquid phases of soils and byproducts. Management of HPLC for the determination of antibiotics.

Barbanza EcoSocial Laboratory - BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION 2023 (Forest Bioeconomy).
Project under the call for grants to support transformative projects for the promotion of the forest-based bioeconomy and the contribution to the ecological transition in the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan - Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU for the financial year 2023.
The formalisation of the contract is subject to the existence of appropriations.

Contract for circumstances of production.

Collaboration and supervision in samplingof forest soils, vegetation and forest, agricultural and food by-products/waste. Collaboration and supervision of the determination of general parameters in previous samples. Determination of Al, heavy metals and emerging contaminants (antibiotics) in soils and byproducts/waste. Collaboration and supervision of the determination of the biological properties of soils: microbial biomass, enzymatic activities, fatty acid profile. Preparation of reports: introduction, material and methods, results and discussion, conclusion. Elaboration of tables and graphs, statistical treatment, writing of the report.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Specific Requirements

Degree or bachelor's degree in Biology, Environment or Forestry Engineering.: 15 points
Master in Environment and Natural Resources or in Forestry Engineering: 15 points
Accredited work experience in the field of soil microbiological properties (microbial biomass, bacterial growth, enzymatic activities, fatty acid profile).:     10 points
Publications in journals included in the JCR related to soil microbiological properties (microbial biomass, bacterial growth, enzymatic activities, fatty acid profile): 10 points
Participation in congresses related to the microbiological properties of soils (microbial biomass, bacterial growth, enzymatic activities, fatty acid profile): 5 points
Accredited work experience in R+D+i in the field of analysis and utilization of by-products/wastes, especially focused on heavy metals and emerging pollutants.: 10 points
Publications in journals included in the JCR related to the use of waste/by-products to retain heavy metals and emerging pollutants: 10 points
Participation in congresses related to the use of waste/by-products to retain heavy metals and emerging pollutants.: 5 points
Interview: The personal interview will be held only for the 2 candidates with the highest score, as long as they obtain a minimum of 50 points in the sum of the other merits: 20 points

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Additional Information
Benefits

Gross monthly salary: 2.219,74 € The special payments shall be prorated over 12 monthly instalments.
Duration of the contract: 20 months
Workday    Full-time (35.0 hours per week): 09:00-14:00 e 16:00-18:00 h
 

Website for additional job details

https://imaisd.usc.es/guiaconvocatorias.asp?i=gl&s=-2-26-128-129&id=5039&t=9&st…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Polytechnic School of Engineering

Country

Spain

State/Province

Lugo

City

Lugo

Postal Code

27002

Street

Rúa Benigno Ledo, 2

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://sede.usc.es/formularios/solicitudes/contratacion.htm

Contact

State/Province

Galicia

City

Santiago de Compostela

Website

http://www.usc.es

Street

Campus Vida S/N

Postal Code

15782

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED