RESEARCH TECHNICIAN ADVANCED (RTA_MULTISOURCE)

19 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA)

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering
Environmental science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

2 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

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

Yes

Offer Description

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JOB

• Job location:  ICRA – Catalan Institute for Water Research, Girona (Spain)
• Number of positions available: 1
• Expected start: 01/03/2024
• Temporal Position. The position is for 15 months
• Gross Annual Salary package: 30.000 €

 

OFFER DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated advanced researcher in the field of environmental engineering or environmental sciences who could lead some of the tasks assigned to ICRA in the MULTISOURCE EU project, specifically all those related to the ICRA’s pilot plants and co-benefits quantification. The advanced researcher will perform research related to an specific type of nature-based solutions for greywater treatment (i.e. green walls). The candidate will also interact with various stakeholders from the diferent pilots involved in the MULTISOURCE project, attending meetings, conferences and workshops. Finally, he/she may occasionally be able to collaborate on some other ICRA NBS projects. The overall goal of MULTISOURCE (https://multisource.eu ) is to, together with local, national, and international stakeholders, (i) demonstrate a variety of Enhanced Natural Treatment Solutions (ENTS) treating a wide range of urban waters, and (ii) to develop innovative tools, methods, and business models that support citywide planning and long-term operations and maintenance of nature-based solutions for water treatment, storage, and reuse in urban areas worldwide. The project includes seven pilots treating a wide range of urban waters (Girona, Oslo, Lyon, Leipzig, Milan, Leper and USA). ICRA is (i) leading the development and testing of the Technology selection & design tool, a web-based decision-support tool for stakeholders to facilitate the selection and design of NBS for water treatment, and (ii) coordinating the Girona pilot (hybrid green walls for greywater treatment). ICRA is also in charge of the quantification of the co-benefits of all MULTISOURCE pilots. Project has recevied funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101003527.

 

KEY DUTIES

The key duties of the research technician advanced include: - Leading the MULTISOURCE tasks related to: 1. Quantification of the co-benefits or ecosystem services provided by NBS for water treatment. 2. Coordinating the experimental design and supervision of the experiments with the hybrid green wall treating greywater at ICRA (performance, risk assessment, nutrient recovery, cost-benefit). 3. Representing ICRA and Multisource in the NBS Monitoring Task Force. 4. Leading the comparative analysis of the co-benefits monitoring for the seven Multisource pilots. 5. Collaborating with the validation of the online tool of the Multisource Project that aims to facilitate the design of NBS for urban water treatment. 6. Supervising research work (internships, undergraduate final projects, master thesis and doctoral thesis). 7. Writing reports and scientific articles. 8. Collaborate in the drafting of new proposals for Spanish or European projects.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Must have – Required

Research Field or Field of knowledge:

Environmental engineering. . Innovative circular and decentralised approaches for water and wastewater management.

Qualifications and Education Level:

Masters degree or PhD on Environmental engineering, chemical engineering, environmental sciences or sustainability. The researcher must be proficient in oral and written English.

Skills:

Any of the following past research experiences will be judged favourably in the selection process:

• activities, knowledge/experience in nature-based solutions,
• ability to work independently and as a member of a team; she/he must be creative, flexible, and eager to learn and to expand his /her scientific network,
• driving licence will be positively evaluated.

 

Required Experience:

Nature-based solutions for wastewater or greywater treatment.

 

Desirable

Statistical analysis.

Any of the following past research experiences will be judged favourably in the selection process:

• previous experience with statistical analysis, with Office software, and in evaluation of co-benefits or ecosystem services and GIS is positively evaluated,
• experience in data analysis and interpretation, graphical representation, modelling and/or development or use of decision support tools,
• experience in communicating sicences to different audience (general public, scientists, policy makers or other decision makers).

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineeringEnvironmental science

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

Working conditions: Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leaves and injuries at work.

International Environment: The opportunity to join a prestigious international research institution and become a member of a young and growing team.

Continuous training in a high-quality environment.

Selection process

All Applications must be contain:

CV

Motivation letter

DNI or NIE (valid and with work permit in Spain). If you do not have a NIE, please attach a statement that you commit to take the necessary steps to obtain a work and residence permit in Spain.

 

Deadline for Applications:

Send the required documents to [email protected]  indicating ref. “RTA_MULTISOURCE” in the subject of the email.

The deadline to submit the required documentation is 02/02/2024.

 

Selection process:

In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.

Additional comments
In ICRA we are committed to maintaining and developing a work environment in which the values and principles of our organization are respected and equal opportunities between women and men be promoted in each of the areas in which we operate, not tolerating discrimination based on criteria such age, sex, marital status, race, ethnicity, disabilities, political leanings or sexual orientation.  Recruitment will be carried out as provided for in Article 15 of Royal Legislative Decree 1/1995 of 24 March passing the text of the Workers' Statute Act, in accordance with the provisions of Article  2 of Royal Decree 2720/98 of 18 December (B.O.E. 8 January 1999), Act nº 12/2001 of July 9 (B.O.E. 10 July) and concordant regulations. The principle of equality between men and women is taken into account, in accordance with Article 14 of the Spanish Constitution, the EU Directive of 9 February 1976 and the provisions of the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of March 4, 2005, passing the Plan for gender equality in the General State Administration. Universal accessibility for persons with disabilities is taken into account, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 1 of Act nº 51/2003 of 2 December on equal opportunities, and 5% of vacancies are reserved provided the candidates pass the selection processes and are able to accredit disability and compatibility in performing the tasks so that we will progressively reach 2% of the total workforce. Basic information on Data Protection Responsible: Fundació Institut Català de Recerca de l’Aigua (ICRA); Purpose: The selection of candidates for current and future jobs offered by our organization; Rights: You have the right to access, rectify and delete the data, as well as other rights indicated in the additional information; Additional information: You can consult the additional and detailed information on Data Protection on our website: http://www.icra.cat/politica-de-privacidad
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA)

Country

Spain

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Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Girona

City

Girona

Website

https://www.icra.cat

Street

Emili Grahit 101, H2O Building, Science and Technology Park of the University of Girona

Postal Code

17003

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED