Intermediate Technician - Research Support: Hydrogeological Resources at Risk: Confronting the Impacts of Climate Change with Increasing Water Demand via EURAXESS

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

Offer Description

Mission:
– Develop a numerical and geological model of contaminant flow and transport in the subsurface. 
 

Functions to be developed
– Perform the interpretation of data for the realization of the model.

Where to apply

Website

https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/Tramits/Convocatoria_contractacio_personal_PT…

Requirements

Research FieldEngineering » Civil engineeringEducation LevelMaster Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Knowledge 
– Underground water. 
– Spoken, read and written Catalan, Spanish and English.

Will be valued:

– Master’s Degree in Land Engineering or Civil Engineering. 
 

Technical skills     
– Creation of numerical models.
– Analysis of the effects of the models. 
– Data management.

Specific Requirements

Organizational Skills
– Responding to scientific documents and reports.
– Work in multidisciplinary teams. 

Functional skills
– Communication skills, especially oral.
– Ability to work independently. 
 

Work experience
– In positions related to branches of hydrogeology.
– Experience in functions similar to those described, especially in the development of research activities, both in academic and industrial environments, will be appreciated.

Additional Information

Benefits

31.766,64€/per year (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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:


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