26 Mar 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Universitat de Barcelona- Department
OPIR- International Research Projects office- Research Field
Geosciences
Geography- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Spain- Application Deadline
12 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37,5- Offer Starting Date
15 May 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Interreg- Reference Number
EFA063/01 - INTERREG-POCTEFA 2021-2027- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
We offer a predoctoral position within the PERMAPYRENEES project “Permafrost in the Pyrenees: the changing mountain” led by Dr. Marc Oliva (Dept. Geography, Universitat de Barcelona; Reearch Group “Antarctic, Arctic and Alpine environments”). The PhD candidate will focus his/her PhD on the thermal state and distribution of permafrost in the Pyrenees based on geophysical surveys, geomorphological observations and modelling studies.
Gross salary per year: 17.823,96 €.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Geography
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Geosciences
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Hold a BSc/MSc in Geography or Geology and fulfil the requirements to be admitted into the “Doctorat de Geografia, Planificació Territorial i Gestió Ambiental ” PhD program at the Universitat de Barcelona.
For more information: https://www.ub.edu/escoladoctorat/en/access-and-admission/access-pathways-and-requirements
Specific Requirements
Seek candidates with a background in Geosciences, namely on cold-climate geomorphological processes. Social skills, effective communication, adaptability, and a commitment to ethical conduct are also essential for successful collaboration within the research team.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Level
- Basic
- Languages
- CATALAN
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- GeosciencesGeography
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
A full-time work contract (37.5 hrs/week). The researcher will have the possibility to participate in teaching activities for professional development (not obligatory, though).
Eligibility criteria
A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
- Grade point average of the academic transcripts from the applicant's bachelor's or master's degree studies (or 1st and 2nd cycle): up to 5 points out of a total of 10.
- Curricular merits: up to 1 point out of a total of 10 in accordance with the specific criteria listed in Annex 1.
- Suitability for the tasks to be performed within the framework of the research project or research support position to which the successful candidate will be attached: up to 4 points out of a total of 10.
Selection process
The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of five points or declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score.
The award proposal will be published in the UB's electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least five points.
Application Process:
According to the specific requirements and selection criteria, the candidates are expected to provide at least the following documents:
- Full CV
- BSc and MSc academic transcripts
IMPORTANT:
- For studies completed abroad , applicants must submit their equivalent grade point average as per the grading scale for Spanish universities:
Equivalence of average grades of university studies carried out in foreign centers - (universidades.gob.es)
Additional comments
The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 10 working days from the date of notification of the selection.
Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired.
Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).
For additional information regards this offer, please, contact Dr. Marc Oliva: [email protected]
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Barcelona
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08001
- Street
- Montalegre, 6
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://t.ly/xJ8p1
Contact
- State/Province
Barcelona- City
Barcelona- Website
http://www.ub.edu/opir- Street
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585.- Postal Code
08007
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED
Similar Positions
-
Ux/Ui Designer, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain, about 21 hours ago
The Institute The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. T...
-
Group Assistant Advanced Electronic Materials And Devices, ICN2, Spain, about 11 hours ago
The mission of the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) is to achieve the highest level of scientific and technological excellence in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Its rese...
-
Full Professor And Chair Of The Soil Geography And Landscape Group , ; The University of Edinburgh, Netherlands, 8 days ago
Your job The Soil Geography and Landscape chair group of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has an outstanding reputation in scientific research and education in the area of Soil Geography, La...
-
Imaging Specialist , Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain, about 21 hours ago
The Institute The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. T...
-
Professor Of Earth Surface Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, about 19 hours ago
The Department of Earth Sciences (www.erdw.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. The successful candidate is expected to create and oversee an innovative re...
-
Laboratory Technician / Scientific Collaborator In Protein Biochemistry, VIB, Belgium, about 5 hours ago
The Structural and Molecular Microbiology research group, affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), is seeking a motivated and detail-orient...