Early-Stage Researcher / Investigador Iniciado

Reference Number: 101269441

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

Position (Ref. CP26/127) attached to research project "USING CAPTURED CO2 AS A RESOURCE TO REPLACE FOSSIL HYDROCARBONS IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION" (Project No. 101269441), funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme (HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-27), published on the Electronic Notice Board of the University of Valladolid (https://sede.uva.es).

Purpose of the contract: The contracted person will perform design, construction, operation, and monitoring of laboratory-scale gas-lift bioreactors for CO₂ conversion, as well as pilot plant engineering and operation tasks under the direction of the Principal Investigator (Prof. Raúl Muñoz Torre).

Affiliated Department: Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology

UVA center where the work will be carried out: Institute of Sustainable Processes – Doctor Mergelina Site / Pilot Plant in Tafisa.

Category: Early-Stage Researcher / Investigador Iniciado (Research Staff).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, construction, operation, and monitoring of laboratory-scale gas-lift bioreactors for CO₂ conversion.
• Support in basic and detailed engineering of the CO₂ conversion pilot plant.
• Support in the operation and monitoring of the pilot plant in Tafisa.
• Inoculum preparation.
• Preparation of reports and technical presentations for the project.
• Communication and dissemination activities of project results.

Weekly Working Hours: Full-time 35-hour workweek (Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 17:45; Saturday–Sunday 1:15 hours of supervision and maintenance of bioreactors if required by the project).

Gross Monthly Salary: €1,980.45 (including prorated additional payments).

Contract Duration: Expected start date 01/11/2026 until 31/08/2030 (or project end date).

Legal Basis: Temporary contract for scientific and technical activities regulated under Art. 23 bis of Law 14/2011.

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English translation and the original Spanish text, the Spanish version shall prevail.

Where to apply

Website: https://portal.sede.uva.es/detalle-tablon/f244683e-0f46-4196-a5cc-ba9b23e5abce

Requirements

Research Field: Biological sciences » Biodiversity

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

(Failure to document these requirements will result in exclusion from the selection process).

Qualification: Holding the required degree, or certification with the same effects, in accordance with applicable regulations. In the case of qualifications obtained in countries outside the scope of the EHEA:

For degrees other than doctorate, documentation must be attached accrediting their homologation or equivalence or enrolment in an official master's or doctoral programme at UVa. Otherwise, verification of the level of education equivalent to that of official Spanish degrees will be carried out through the procedure established for this purpose in the Resolution of 27 April 2017, of the Rectorate of the University of Valladolid, ordering the publication of the Agreement of the CPCG, of 26 April 2017, approving the rules of the University of Valladolid to resolve on the verifications provided for in Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, and in Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, regarding applications for admission of students with foreign degrees to official master's and doctoral studies.

If the degree required for hiring is a doctorate, the equivalence application must be attached. The contract will be terminated if, within a maximum period of 6 months from the date of hiring, a positive equivalence resolution has not been accredited. Degrees issued in a language other than Spanish or English must be presented legally translated into one of these two languages.

The remaining requirements shall be those specified in ANNEX I of this call, in accordance with article 56.3 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October. 3.- The requirements must be met on the deadline for submission of applications and maintained throughout the duration of the contract.

Specific requirements: Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Licentiate Degree in Biotechnology. Academic Requirement: Candidates must at least meet the necessary requirements to access doctoral studies

Merits and assessment criteria: The Selection Committee will evaluate the following merits, duly supported by documentary evidence:

1. Academic record of Bachelor's or Licentiate Degree in Biotechnology: Up to 3 points.
2. Master's Degree in Biotechnology or Environmental Microbiology (evaluated according to academic record): Up to 3 points.
3. Experience in research laboratories in biotechnology or environmental engineering (employment or internships): Up to 3 points.
4. English language proficiency (evaluated based on accredited certificate): Up to 1 point.

Languages: ENGLISH

Research Field: Biological sciences » Biodiversity

Additional Information

Benefits

Weekly working hours: 35-hour workweek: Schedule: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 17:45 hours. Saturday – Sunday: 1:15 hours of supervision and maintenance of bioreactors if required by the project (which would shift to afternoon hours if not necessary)

Gross monthly salary: 1.980,45 € (including prorated additional payments)

Eligibility criteria

• Hold a Bachelor's Degree or Licentiate Degree in Biotechnology.
• Meet the academic requirements for admission to PhD studies at the closing date of the application period.
• Fulfil the general eligibility requirements established in the call concerning legal capacity and eligibility for employment.
• All eligibility requirements must be met by the application deadline and maintained throughout the duration of the contract.

1. Once the deadline for submission of applications has ended, the Vice-Rectorate for Research will publish the provisional list of admitted and excluded applicants, indicating in the latter case the cause of exclusion, on the Electronic Notice Board of UVa, available on its Electronic Office. Both excluded applicants and those omitted, for not appearing on either the list of admitted or the list of excluded applicants, shall have a period of five working days, counted from the day following the publication of the provisional list, to remedy the defects that have caused their exclusion or omission.

2. Once the remediation period has elapsed, the Vice-Rectorate for Research will publish, in the same manner indicated above, the resolution approving the definitive list of admitted and excluded applicants. The publication of these lists on the electronic notice board of UVa, available on its Electronic Office, shall serve as notification to interested parties for all purposes. Applicants who, within the time limit indicated, do not remedy the exclusion or allege against the omission, justifying their right to be included, shall be definitively excluded from the selection process. Against such exclusion, as a qualified procedural act, a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed within two months, before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Valladolid, or optionally, an appeal for reconsideration, within one month, before the Rectorate itself. Both periods shall be counted from the day following the publication of the resolution.

3. Subsequently, the Research Support Service will forward the admitted applications to the Selection Committee, as well as any documentation of legal relevance for the performance of its functions, arising from the call.

Selection process

Award of positions

1. The selection of research staff and collaborating staff on research tasks shall be carried out by the Selection Committee, which must respect the principles of equality, merit and capacity, by assessing the documents provided in the application, basing the decision on an individualised evaluation of the merits set out in Annex I of this call.

2. The award proposal made by the Selection Committee shall contain, broken down in the manner indicated above, the score obtained by all applicants, with indication of the proposed candidate, who shall be the one with the highest score. The remaining candidates may replace the appointee in cases of waiver or withdrawal due to other circumstances, in accordance with the score obtained. Only those candidates who have obtained a total score higher than 80% of the score obtained by the candidate proposed as first option shall remain on the waiting list. In calls in which two or more positions are offered, those candidates who have obtained a total score higher than 80% of the score obtained by the last selected candidate shall remain on the waiting list. The Selection Committee may declare with reasons given the selection procedure void in the event that, having evaluated the merits, the profile of the candidates does not fully fit the needs of the project.

3. All documentation generated in the selection process shall be forwarded to the Research Support Service. The award proposal will be published on the electronic notice board of UVa, available on its Electronic Office, and shall serve as notification to interested parties for all purposes, including the means of challenge described below. Against the award proposal, admitted candidates may file an appeal before the Rectorate provided for in Law 39/2015, of 1 October, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.

4. The Rectorate Resolution providing for the signing of the corresponding employment contract shall be published in the manner indicated above. Against it, a contentious administrative appeal may be filed within two months, counted from the day following its publication, before the Contentious-Administrative Courts of Valladolid. 5. The candidate proposed as the beneficiary of the contract must provide the documentation or information necessary for the formalisation of the contract within a maximum period of 5 working days, counted from the day following the publication on the notice board of UVa, available on its Electronic Office, of the Rectorate resolution of award. To this end, an email will be received with a form that must be returned duly completed. After this period without a response, it shall be understood as an express waiver of the contract and the position may be offered to the next candidate, if any.

Additional comments

The contract start date indicated in ANNEX I is the expected date of incorporation, however it may vary depending on the development of the hiring procedure and the priorities established in the research service.

Given the specific nature of the work, the contracted person may be required to travel to carry out fieldwork, or to attend conferences or training courses.

To carry out the final calculation of the cost of the contract charged to the project, contract or agreement giving rise to the call, any triennial bonuses that may be recognised to the selected candidate shall be taken into account and shall be charged in their entirety to the same.

The deadline for resolution shall be, at most, three months from the start date of the procedure; if the resolution is not carried out within the indicated period, the applications shall be deemed dismissed.

The personal data resulting from this call shall be treated confidentially and shall be incorporated into processing files owned by the University of Valladolid, with the purpose of resolving the call. They shall be kept for the time necessary to fulfil said purpose and the data of awarded contracts shall be maintained for the purposes of certification and statistics as appropriate.

Website for additional job details: https://portal.sede.uva.es/detalle-tablon/f244683e-0f46-4196-a5cc-ba9b23e5abce

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Institute for Sustainable Processes (ISP)-School of Industrial Engineering (Doctor Mergelina Building)
• Country: Spain
• State/Province: Valladolid
• City: Valladolid
• Postal Code: 47011
• Street: 3-5 Paseo del Prado de la Magdalena

Contact

• State/Province: Valladolid
• City: Valladolid
• Website: https://portal.sede.uva.es/detalle-tablon/f244683e-0f46-4196-a5cc-ba9b23e5abce
• Street: Student Services Building (Casa del Estudiante) S/N Real de Burgos Street
• Postal Code: 47011
• E-Mail: contratos.personal.investigacion@uva.es