01- FullTime position - Ref:CPiS-PSR-2024-01- Mosquito Alert Strategic Development Ambassador

10 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Department

Political and Social Sciences

Research Field

Other
Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

24 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101057554

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

No

Offer Description

We seek a Strategic Development Ambassador for the Mosquito Alert citizen science system implemented jointly by Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), the Spanish National Research Council’s Blanes Center for Advanced Studies (CEAB-CSIC), and the Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF). This is a research support staff (PSR) position connected to the Mosquito Alert research line funded by multiple grants.

The Ambassador will be responsible for (a) overseeing the implementation of Mosquito Alert globally, including developing and maintaining relationships with implementing partners in multiple countries around the world and ensuring the high quality of the system as a citizen science tool for public health, and (b) developing and implementing a strategic plan for the long term financial and operational sustainability of Mosquito Alert.

Project and institution that finance the contract

This position is funded by several projects, including IDAlert, E4Warning, and PLANET4Health. Additional funding sources connected to Mosquito Alert may be added in the future.

IDAlert is aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. As our planet heats up due to climate change, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – diseases that spread from animals to humans – are increasing and expanding to new parts of the world, in particular Europe. Warmer temperatures, more variable rainfall, and the loss of biodiversity influence the survival and spread of zoonotic pathogens, and the reproduction and geographic location of their vectors, such as mosquitoes or ticks. Past and recent health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have shown there is a need for stronger and more inclusive preparedness and responsiveness to epidemic-prone pathogens at the EU and global level. IDAlert aims to tackle this challenge by developing a range of decision-support tools and systems to enable decision-makers to act on time with improved responses.

E4Warning takes a holistic approach to improve our understanding of the interplay between humans, mosquitoes, reservoir species and the environment for a better disease intelligence capable of anticipating and identifying mosquito-borne diseases epidemic risk and outbreaks. To address the complexity of Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs), the E4Warning consortium is made up of an interdisciplinary and innovative team from 12 organisations from Spain, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with experience in entomology, movement ecology, epidemiology, Earth Observation science, sensor engineering, sociodemography and spatial statistic modelling.

PLANET4Health provides new knowledge and tools on environment degradation and its impact on human animal and ecosystems health. The project results will support policy making process and citizens awareness on sustainable planetary health, climate and environmental policies and adaptation and mitigation strategies to natural hazards. PLANET4health will develop collaborations from a large variety of organizations from the: environmental and climate science, public health, epidemiology, veterinary medicine, social, political and economic science, engineering, law and ethics, and communication, to produce solid knowledge and tools to facilitate learning and practice on the interaction between the natural system and human health.

Official number reference: IDAlert - Grant Agreement No. 101057554; E4Warning – Grant Agreement No. 101086640; PLANET4Health – Grant Agreement No. 101136652.

Salary/duration/benefits/facilities

Salary (gross) 48.709,54 euros/year aprox

Job Location: Barcelona, Spain.

Type of Contract – Contract for scientific and technical activities. Indefinite according to the provisions of article 23 bis of the Llei 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation. (PSR Group 1 level e).

The position is initially for 2 years but may be extended for longer depending on project needs.

The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system.

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

Skills/Qualifications

Required qualifications (Note: candidates must fulfill all 4 of these requirements)

Undergraduate and master’s degrees related to natural sciences.

At least five years of professional experience related to citizen science project development and implementation.

Professional management experience. 

Fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish and/or Catalan.

Additional qualifications (Note: candidates will be given preference based on these qualifications)

Experience with citizen science related to public health and disease-vector mosquitoes.

Leadership ability in international and multicultural contexts.

Skilled in strategic planning, project development and fundraising.

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria: (only applications from candidates who fulfil all 4 of the required qualifications mentioned above will be evaluated)

●        Relevant experience with citizen science related to public health and disease-vector mosquitoes: 1-5 points

●        Relevant leadership ability: 1-5 points

●        Relevant skills in strategic planning, project development, and fundraising: 1-5 points 

Selection committee: John Palmer (President), Frederic Bartumeus (Secretary), Aitana Oltra (Vocal)

Candidates must pass a minimum of 4.5 points for each of the selection criteria

Selection process

Information on the application process

To apply for this position, candidates send the documentation by Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/139091

1.       A letter of motivation (max 2 pages) explaining how the candidate fulfills each of the qualifications mentioned in the job description. Note: A failure to explicitly address in the cover letter how the candidate fulfills each of the requirements will lead the application’s dismissal.

2.       A copy of CV clearly indicating apps that the candidate has built or helped to build, the candidate’s role in each of these, links to these apps and, where open source, to the code.

3.       A list of three professional and/or academic references who may be contacted by the selection committee. (Letters of recommendation need not be submitted.)

4.       A copy of ID card or passport

Deadline to submit applications: 24/01/2023. 

Contact: [email protected]

Information about the selection process: https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball

Website for additional job details

https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Pompeu Fabra University

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball

Contact

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques

Street

Ramon Trias Fargas

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED