ONE RESEARCHER POSITION (MECES 3) ICP2 IN MARINE SABRES PROJECT

30 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

FUNDACIÓN CANARIA PARQUE CIENTÍFICO TECNOLÓGICO

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biodiversity
Environmental science » Ecology
Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

14 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Atlantic/Canary)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

29 Feb 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101058956

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

No

Offer Description

The Science and Technology Park Foundation (FCPCT) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) - Spain offers one postdoc researcher position (ICP2) to work in the EU MARINE SABRES project.

The University Research Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (hereinafter, IU-ECOAQUA) is a research centre of excellence of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (approval published in BOC on 23 February 2016). It was born as a milestone of the European EcoAqua project, focused on the promotion of centres of excellence for research and innovation in the framework of the European Research Area (ERA). Thus, IU-ECOAQUA is constituted to promote research, innovation and postgraduate training in aquaculture and the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems. It is a multidisciplinary Institute that brings together experts from different areas of knowledge, such as zoologists, botanists, physiologists, veterinarians, pathologists, palaeontologists, oceanographers, jurists, economists, etc., with a long history of international cooperation and development.

MARINE SABRES project has been funded by HORIZON EUROPE, through the Grant Agreement number 101058956, signed by the European Commission on 01/04/2022 and in which ULPGC is partner of the consortium. The estimated end date of the project is 31/08/2026.

The overall objective of MARINE SABRES is to co-design and co-production of simple socio-ecological systems to analyse, understand and solve marine environmental management problems and restore and protect marine biodiversity.

The University will recruit the best candidate following the recommendations of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The job offer will be published through a wide range of portals. The evaluation of candidates and their selection criteria will be aligned with the ULPGC policies on equal opportunities. Selection and hiring procedures will follow transparent mechanisms according to national and regional legislation.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biodiversity

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science » Ecology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The work and responsibilities of the researcher will include the following research topics:

• WP2: Support for the co-creation and effective involvement of users in marine environmental management of protected areas.
  • Assessment and feedback on the results of the different work packages.
  • Assessment of decision making systems and associated tools.

• WP4: Co-development, testing and demonstration of simple socio-ecological systems.
  • Testing of the application of the socio-economic scenarios.
  • Testing of measures for governance solutions.

• WP6: Co-production and advancement of the Decision-Making System
  • Testing of decision making systems and associated tools.

• WP7: Communication, dissemination and impact of the Project.
  • Tasks 2 - 6, support to the activities and production of materials carried out by the project dissemination team. For example, scientific communications in thematic meetings, congresses, seminars, symposia, contributions to the project newsletter, production of scientific impact journal publications, materials for the project social channels, etc.

 

Specific Requirements

Candidates must comply with the following conditions:

Nationality:

• Spanish nationality or that of one of the other member states of the European Union.
• Whatever his nationality, spouses of Spaniards and nationals of other Member States of the European Union.
• People included into International Agreements concluded by the European Union and ratified by Spain, related to free movement of workers.
• Foreign candidates not included in the above paragraphs, legally resident in Spain.

Age: Be over eighteen.

Degrees: Hold a master’s degree in Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences or similar. Applicants with qualifications obtained abroad must hold the corresponding validation/credential certifying, where appropriate, the homologation. Exceptionally, the homologation could be accredited during the first three months of the contract.

Professional experience:

• At least 1 year of previous professional experience in:
  • tasks linked to marine environmental management or in activities of dissemination of research results related to conservation of coastal and/or marine ecosystems.
  • or technical participation in research projects related to the conservation of marine biodiversity or in marine or coastal protected areas and/or the identification, cataloguing or valuation of coastal and/or marine species, habitats or ecosystems.
• Participation in scientific publications on coastal or marine biodiversity, at species, habitat or ecosystem level.

5. Languages:

• Minimum English level equivalent to B2 of the CEFR.
• Minimum level of Spanish equivalent to B1 of the CEFR. This must be accredited with a copy of the documentation accrediting the studies or courses taken at the Official School of Languages or other accredited national and foreign institutions or with a sworn statement by the applicant. In any case, the interview will assess the suitability of the applicant's level of Spanish with respect to the level required for the position.

 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biodiversity

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Environmental science » Ecology

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

This contract is related to specific work and services to be developed by the ULPGC in the context of MARINE SABRES project.

1. Type of contract: Indefinite-term contract for scientific-technical activities, based on article 23 bis of Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation, and other regulatory regulations.

2. The purpose of this contract is to carry out activities related to the MARINE SABRES project, whose thematic area is linked to the line of research entitled "CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED MARINE AREAS", a project in which the ULPGC is involved by virtue of the grant agreement nº 101058956 signed on 01/04/2022 with the European Commission and whose estimated completion date is 31/08/2026.

3. Incorporation planned for February 2024.

4. The staff to be recruited through this call for proposals with an indefinite contract will not be considered permanent staff under any circumstances. The awarding of the employment contract does not imply any commitment on the part of this Foundation, the University, or its dependent bodies, as regards the subsequent incorporation of the interested party into the staff of these entities.

5. The contract may be terminated for any of the reasons provided for in Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, approving the revised text of the Workers' Statute Law, or in the rest of the applicable legislation, paying special attention to letter e) of article 52 of the aforementioned RDL 2/2015: insufficiency of the financial allocation of the corresponding appropriation for the maintenance of the employment contract.

6. The dedication will be 37.5 hours per week, with exclusive dedication to the service/project being essential.

7. The gross monthly remuneration will amount to 1.838,64 €/month (including the proportional part of the extraordinary payments) gross per month.

8. The place of work will be at the IU-ECOAQUA facilities of the ULPGC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte de la ULPGC, 35214, Telde.

9. A trial period of six months will be established during which the employment relationship may be terminated at the request of either party. Situations of temporary incapacity, maternity, and adoption or fostering, which affect the worker during the trial period, will interrupt the calculation of the trial period.

Eligibility criteria

The following items and scores will be taken into account in order to evaluate the application:

Professional experience (Max. 8 points):

• Professional experience in marine environmental management (0.25 points for each month worked, up to a maximum of 5 points).

Only experience exceeding the minimum of 12 months required will count as a merit.

• Previous experience in marine biodiversity conservation activities or in marine or coastal protected areas, and in the characterisation of coastal/marine species, habitats or ecosystems (0.2 points for each month worked, up to a maximum of 2 points).

• Previous experience in scientific dissemination tasks related to the conservation of coastal and/or marine ecosystems (0.1 points for each month worked, up to a maximum of 1 point).

     2. Further training (Max. 2 points):

• Have accreditation of English C1 and/or Portuguese A1 (1 point/language, up to a maximum of 2 points).

 

INTERVIEW

The applicants with the three highest scores will be called for interview. The selected applicants will be summoned, by e-mail, at least three days in advance. The evaluation of the interview will be carried out, up to a maximum of 10 points, based on the following criteria, being necessary a minimum score of 5 points in the interview to be awarded the position:

• Initiative and ability to work in a team.
• Capacity for presentation and presentation of results.
• Motivation.
• Adequacy of your profile and skills to the functions of the position.
• Knowledge of the sector in which the activity will be developed.

In case it is necessary, a second interview may be carried out, in order to clarify, complement or deepen in certain aspects necessary to adequately assess this phase.

Once this phase of the selection process is completed, the Commission will publish, on the corporate website of the FCPCT of the ULPGC, a final list with the scores of the applicants interviewed, for which the score or evaluation obtained in the merit assessment phase and in the interview, ordered from highest to lowest score, will be accumulated. This list will be submitted to the Managing Director of the FCPCT, proposing the awarding of the position, according to the score obtained by the applicants.

The Commission may propose the creation of a reserve list in the event of resignation, failure to meet the requirements, or failure to pass the probationary period of the initially designated applicant; future substitutions due to illness, maternity/paternity, etc.; as well as for new positions in the same category. In this case, the reserve list shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its publication or until a new call for applications is published. Likewise, the Commission may propose to declare the vacancy vacant.

 

Selection process

https://fpctserver.upe.ulpgc.es/convocatorias/index.php?lang=es

Additional comments

https://fpctserver.upe.ulpgc.es/convocatorias/index.php?lang=es

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

IU-ECOAQUA

Country

Spain

State/Province

Las Palmas

City

Telde

Postal Code

35214

Street

Carretera de Taliarte S/N

Where to apply

Website

https://fpctserver.upe.ulpgc.es/convocatorias/index.php?lang=es

Contact

State/Province

Las Palmas

City

Telde

Website

http://pct.ulpgc.es/

Street

Carretera de Taliarte S/N

Postal Code

35214

STATUS: EXPIRED