Senior Research Support Technician. 150-751-298

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

26 Feb 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

150-751-298

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

No

Offer Description

Mission:

Provide sustainable and economic solutions for the rehabilitation of buildings.

Functions to develop:

• Identify the essential chemical and physical properties of industrial minerals such as expanded perlite, hollow glass and expanded glass.
• Collaborate with leading companies to develop a new formulation of fiber reinforced and self-compacting concrete (LSCFRC) to improve durability and structural efficiency.
• Develop lightweight fiber-reinforced and self-compacting concrete (LSCFRC) mixes with a minimum replacement of 20% of natural sand using these lightweight compounds to achieve compressive strength.
• Demonstrate the superior performance of HALF 2 in structural rehabilitation, specifically in achieving monolithicity with a ceramic dome.
• Assess and improve the thermal and acoustic performance of the HALF 2 material.
• Optimize HALF 2 for sustainability, considering economic, environmental and social factors, along with mechanical and structural performance.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Analysis of structural test results at laboratory and/or real scale.
• Calculation of concrete structures.

Organizational Skills:

• Drafting of technical reports.
• Use of national and international databases.
• Management of campaigns and meetings.
• Work in teams and dynamic environments.

Functional Competencies:

• Communication skills.

Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

• Fiber reinforced concrete.
• Design and performance of advanced concrete tests.
• Design of lightweight concrete dosages.
• Constitutive equations and modeling of materials.
• Application of sustainability models.
• Implementation of multi-criteria models for the assessment of sustainability.
• International associations of construction and concrete.

Professional experience:

• Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

CATALAN

Level

Basic

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

€36,100.42 gross/year (per full-time)

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

• The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
• Threshold: 5 points.
• The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
  • 1 point for required speciality.
  • 2 points for required academic training.
  • 2 points for technic competences.
  • 1 point for organisational competences.
  • 3 points for professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.

If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.

The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:

• Maximum scoring: 5 points.
• Threshold: 3 points.
• The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
  • 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
  • 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.

The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.

Selection process

The planned selection process is as follows:

• Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-PSR/concursos-psr/concursos-actius , select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/tramits-en-elaboracio/Convocatoria_contractacio_personal_PTGAS_realitzacio_activitats_cientificotecniques , fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08034

Street

Jordi Girona, 1-3

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/tramits-en-elaboracio/Convocatoria_contractac…

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.upc.edu/
https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca

Street

Jordi Girona, 1-3

Postal Code

08034

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED