PhD Student 2024/CP/007

18 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of A Coruña

Research Field

Psychological sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

6 Feb 2024 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Reference Number

2024/CP/007

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

No

Offer Description

Grant/funding reference: EU-EU1.5º LIFESTYLES PROJECT (G.A. 101003880)

Job title: POLICIES AND TOOLS FOR MAINSTREAMING 1.5°- LIFESTYLES (EU 1.5° LIFESTYLES)

Research line / Scientific-technical services: Social innovation for sustainability, health and education.

The POLICIES AND TOOLS FOR MAINSTREAMING 1.5°- LIFESTYLES (EU 1.5° LIFESTYLES) project is a partnership of 10 universities.

Coordinated by Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (WWU) of Germany, the partnership works with 6 other European countries (Holland, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Spain and Latvia). The project is based on the need to implement actions and changes in lifestyles to limit global warming from the demand side (for the 1.5° approach to lifestyles (see e.g. Akenji et al. 2019) The objective of the Project is to generate quantitative and qualitative evidence on the contribution of specific changes in lifestyles to the mitigation of climate change; on the degree of citizen acceptance of the drastic changes required by the transition of lifestyles to sustainability. ; and on the structural limitations that must be addressed in parallel to changes in individual behaviours. To meet these objectives, the analysis of consumption behaviours and other perspectives at the level of individuals or households will be connected with the analysis of structural factors socioeconomic and institutional, from the local to the international. The ultimate goal is to generate knowledge that facilitates the evidence-based choice of sustainable lifestyles by citizens and encourages the formulation of more effective climate action policies.

The main tasks of the researcher will include:

- Develop, review, implement and promote the results of the project with special emphasis on sustainable lifestyles using resources and instruments for communication with all interested parties, mainly political decisionmakers, citizens and the media, and researchers/scientists, experts, sector business, educational, etc.

- Jointly develop public policy recommendations with stakeholders at local, national and international levels, especially regarding sustainable lifestyles

- Coordinate with similar initiatives addressing sustainable lifestyles (including activities supported by H2020) to create synergies and through combined information and dissemination efforts that generate greater momentum.

- Support for data analysis and scientific report preparation tasks in which the UDC is involved

- Support for research transfer tasks in tasks coordinated or in which the UDC participates.

- Involvement in the tasks of participation in conferences about the project, its methodology and results in scientific events, publications in professional and peer-reviewed journals, and technical summaries on the project methodology and results

- Represent the team in Project meetings when necessary.

Requirements

Research Field

Psychological sciences

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Educational sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Sociology

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Political sciences

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Enrolled in a SUG doctoral program.

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

REQUIREMENTS OF CANDIDATES AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Block 1: Academic training

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant area of study: Psychology, Biology, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, or Health Sciences: 2 points; Bachelor's Degree in another area of knowledge: 0.5 points. Having completed a Master's degree in: Psychology, Educational Sciences, Sociology, Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Research Methodology in Social Sciences: 1 point. Master's degree in another field of knowledge: 0.5 points.

Block 2: Knowledge of English

Proficiency in oral and written English at level B1 or equivalent, demonstrable through a valid linguistic certificate (B1, Toefl, IELTS, etc.); or having completed a minimum of one year of their studies in an English-speaking country: 1.5 points Note: If the sum of the scores achieved in Block 1 and 2 does not reach a minimum of 4 points, scoring will be stopped.

Block 3: Experience

- Demonstrable experience in research on sustainable lifestyles, nature-based solutions, pro-environmental behaviours, influence of natural environments on psychological and social behaviours. (1 point for each year of contract related to the mentioned areas. Up to 2 points)

- Demonstrable experience in qualitative data analysis techniques through specific qualitative data analysis courses of at least 3 credits (0.25 points per course); research contracts that certify the completion of work related to the required experience (0.5 points per contract year); or authorship of indexed publications that accredit the completion of work related to the required experience (0.5 points per publication) (up to 3 points).

- Previous experience of participation in national, European or international projects obtained in competitive calls, demonstrable through research contracts or collaboration scholarships (0.25 per year and per project in the case of scholarships, 1 points per year per project in case of research contracts, up to a maximum of 3 points).

- Previous experience of participation as a speaker or member of the organization in international conferences (0.25 points per presentation per conference, 0.50 points per conference, for being a member of the Organizing Committee, up to a maximum of 1 point)

- Complementary training on topics related to the project. It will be scored according to the following criteria: participation in courses or conferences (0.25 points per day) up to a maximum of 1 point.

Block 4: Publications

Publications in JCR indexed international journals, relevant to the topic of the project. Each original article will be valued as follows: 0.25 points/publication, up to 1 point, applying a multiplier coefficient of 0.5 to 2 due to the relationship with the area and the order of authors.

Block 5: Personal interview, in case of a tie (max. 3 points)

The selected candidate will have to achieve a minimum score of 5 points.

Based on compliance with the requirements and the assessment of merits, a prioritized order of the candidates will be established. The candidate with the highest score will be awarded. With the rest of the candidates and, respecting this order of priority, according to merit, a waiting list will be created, exclusively for this position, which will be used for hiring in the case of resignation, dismissal or withdrawal due to temporary disability of the selected person.

 

 

Selection process

WHERE TO APPLY: UDC online services site. Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Vice-President for Science Policy, Research and Knowledge Transfer, and include the call reference.

DEADLINE: 10 working days from the day following the publication of the call on the official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.

SELECTION COMMITTEE (minimum 3 members and 2 reserves): Adina Dumitru, Pilar Vieiro, Luisa Losada; Substitutes: Montserrat Durán, Oscar Blanco.

PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF RESULTS: Official bulletin board of the UDC online services site

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty of Educational Sciences

Country

Spain

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://sede.udc.gal/services/electronic_board/category/10

Contact

State/Province

A Coruña

City

A Coruña

Website

https://www.udc.es/

Street

A Maestranza 9

Postal Code

15071

STATUS: EXPIRED