Job Information
- Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña
- Research Field: Engineering » Industrial engineering
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2) / Established Researcher (R3)
- Positions: Postdoc Positions
- Application Deadline: 14 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
Grant/funding reference: OTR2224
Job title: Evolution of knee model simulation for TKA
Research line / Scientific-technical services: Multibody system dynamics
Grant/funding period: START: 01/10/2024 END: 31/12/2027
Centre of Principal Researcher: CITENI
PURPOSE OF CONTRACT: Software development and construction of a test bench for the project
Collaborator on activities related to the project/agreement stated.
JOB LOCATION AND SCHEDULE: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00, Technological Workshops Building, Ferrol Campus
TASKS TO BE PERFORMED:
The tasks will consist of: (i) the development of simulation software for knee flexion and extension movements after total knee arthroplasty; (ii) the construction of a test bench that allows the same knee movement to be performed experimentally, and which serves as a reference to check the accuracy of the simulation; (iii) the performance of simulations and experiments, and the comparison of results
Where to apply
Website: https://sede.udc.gal/services/electronic_board/EXP2026/008802
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering » Industrial engineering
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
PhD
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
- All applicants must meet the following requirements by the application deadline and maintain them throughout the contract period:
- Be a Spanish national or hold any other nationality to which Spanish law grants equal rights for employment purposes within the Public Administration.
- Possess the required qualifications and meet the other requirements specified in the call for applications.
- Be at least sixteen years old and not have reached the mandatory retirement age.
- Possess the necessary functional capacity to perform the corresponding duties or tasks described in the job description.
- Not to have been dismissed from service in any Public Administration or from the constitutional or statutory bodies of the Autonomous Communities through disciplinary proceedings, nor to be in a situation of absolute or special disqualification from public employment or office by court order, from accessing a civil service body or grade, or from performing functions analogous to those previously performed, in which the person has been dismissed or disqualified.
- In the case of being a national of another State, it will be required that the applicant not be disqualified or in an equivalent situation, nor have been subject to a disciplinary or equivalent sanction that prevents, in their State, under the same terms, access to public employment.
- The hiring of foreigners from non-EU countries, which will be formalized for the sole purpose of carrying out research or technical tasks, will require the presentation, at the time of signing the contract, of the residence and work authorization for others or accreditation of the existence of a cause of exception to said authorization, in accordance with Organic Law 4/2000 of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain, and their social integration and applicable regulatory provisions.
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
Evaluation Criteria:
- A. PhD with a strong experimental component (maximum 1 point); Master's or Bachelor's degree in the field of industrial engineering (maximum 1 point).
- B. Knowledge and experience in simulation software development. Maximum 2 points, awarded for four years of full-time work in this field.
- C. Knowledge and experience in conducting experimental tests: sensorization, data acquisition, and processing. Maximum 4 points, awarded for four years of full-time work in this field.
- D. Programming skills in C++ (0.75 points), Qt (0.5 points), Python (0.25 points), and Matlab/Simulink (0.5 points). The maximum scores will be awarded for four years of full-time work programming in the respective languages.
- E. Articles with a strong experimental component published in international journals belonging to the JCR classification: Q1 (1 point), Q2 (0.5 points), Q3 (0.25 points), Q4 (0.1 points). Maximum 5 points.
Selection process
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY: UDC online services site.
Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transference, and include the call reference.
DEADLINE: 5 working days from the day following the publication of the call on the official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
SELECTION COMMITTEE AND PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
SELECTION COMMITTEE (minimum 3 members and 3 reserves): Florian Michaud (President), Francisco Javier Cuadrado Aranda (Secretary), María Paz Mateo Orenes (Member). RESERVES: Urbano Lugrís Armesto (President), Emilio Sanjurjo Maroño (Secretary), Anne Gosset (Member)
PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF RESULTS: Official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
Additional comments
General required documentation:
- Copy of national identity document or passport
- Copy of degree certificate in Spanish or English. If obtained outside the European Union it must be apostilled or legalised by the Spanish Embassy.
- CV in English or Spanish/Galician
- Responsible declaration that the requirements of the call are fulfilled.
- Responsible declaration of the veracity of the data stated in the application
If you are a candidate from abroad of Spain, please contact vit@udc.es for instructions on how to apply to this call.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Technological Workshops Building, Ferrol Campus
Country: Spain
Contact
- State/Province: A Coruña
- City: A Coruña
- Website: https://www.udc.es/
- Street: A Maestranza 9
- Postal Code: 15071
- E-Mail: vit@udc.es
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