Technical support staff for research in the ECOBAYS project. 150-909-039

8 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Research Field

Geosciences » Hydrology
Technology » Marine technology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

18 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

19

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

150-909-039

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

No

Offer Description

Mission:

Develop a conceptual and predictive model that relates (bi-directionally) the physical and biological variables of Fangar Bay with concepts related to hydrodynamics and water quality.

Functions to be developed:

• Carry out the meteo-hydrodynamic characterization of the bay based on observations and field campaigns.
• Implement, calibrate and validate numerical models that solve hydrodynamics and biology in a coupled way.
• Execute, calibrate and check the dispersion models of substances that allow to analyze concepts such as residence time and diffusion.

Requirements

Research Field

Geosciences » Hydrology

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Technology » Marine technology

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Large databases: data processing in different formats such as ASCII and in scientific formats such as NetCDF and HDF5.
• Oceanic models: ROMS Model (Regional Oceanic Modeling System) and the NPZD biological model.
• Three-dimensional coupled modeling systems: COAWST model (Coupled-Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport).
• Computational fluid dynamics software: OpenFoam software.
• Programming: MatLab, Python and Fortran.

Organizational Skills:

• Work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Independent work
• Writing of scientific documentation.

Functional Competencies:

• Communication skills.

Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

• Physical oceanography.
• Coastal dynamics.
• Implementation of models in coastal areas (shallow and with strong influence of coastal dynamics).
• It will be assessed:
  • The Doctor's degree will be valued.

Professional experience:

• In works on biological and hydrodynamic processes in coastal areas (estuaries, bays, fjords and continental shelf).
• In the application of the ROMS and NPZD model in the marine environment for more than 4 years.
• In the analysis of high-quality oceanographic data, evaluate and validate results.
• In public or private R + D + I centers or Spanish or foreign universities.
• 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

CATALAN

Level

Basic

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Geosciences » HydrologyTechnology » Marine technology

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

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

Maritime Engineering Laboratory (LIM/UPC)

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