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Organisation/Company: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Department: HRS4R Research Field: Environmental science » Ecology Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: Bachelor Positions Application Deadline: 7 Sep 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country: Spain Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 37,5 Offer Starting Date: 10 Jul 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a…
Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
The researcher will join the team of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid working in the SafeNet project funded by Horizon Europe (https://safenet-project.eu/) and will contribute to the following main tasks and analyses, as well as to other general activities of the project:
- Mapping corridors between high ecological value forests in Europe.
- Setting conservation and restoration priorities for safeguarding the connectivity of the forest network.
- Assessing the potential impacts of climate change and land use change on connectivity and migration potential.
Where to apply
E-mail: santiago.saura@upm.es
Requirements
Research Field: Environmental science
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Biological sciences
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- BSc related to ecology, forests and the environment: forestry, biology, environmental management or related bachelor degrees.
- Good academic record.
- Knowledge and background in landscape ecology and ecological connectivity.
- Knowledge and background in climate change scenarios and climate change effects on biodiversity.
- Skills in landscape connectivity modeling software.
- Skills in GIS and R.
- Soft skills: self-management, teamwork, communication, etc.
- Sufficient level of Spanish and English.
- Availability to travel within and outside Spain when needed for the project activities and related collaborations.
Languages: SPANISH — Level: Excellent
Languages: ENGLISH — Level: Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
The selected candidate will be part of the research group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) working in the SafeNet project at CBDS (Centro de I+D+i para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y el Desarrollo Sostenible) and ETSI Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural of UPM. This will allow the candidate to interact and collaborate with the members of the research group at UPM and with several other colleagues and partners abroad that work closely with the UPM group in SafeNet, thereby providing significant synergies and an international perspective and dimension to the research activity of the candidate. The candidate will contribute to and gain experience in recently developed and ongoing methods for connectivity analysis and biodiversity modelling in the face of climate and land use changes, and in state-of-the-art tools to support management, conservation and restoration efforts for sustaining forest biodiversity, migration potential and resilience at wide spatial and temporal scales in Europe.
Eligibility criteria
Interested candidates should send their CV, their detailed academic transcript and a letter of motivation to the indicated application email.
The following criteria will be considered in the selection process:
- University studies.
- Academic record.
- Knowledge of landscape ecology and ecological connectivity.
- Knowledge of climate change scenarios and of climate change effects on biodiversity.
- Skills and experience with connectivity modelling software.
- Skills and experience with R and GIS.
- Spanish and English language skills.
- Previous experience and current activities.
Additional comments
The duration of the tasks linked to the line of research will be 26 months.
The researcher will join the team of the SafeNet project (https://safenet-project.eu/). The SafeNet project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme, Grant Agreement No. 101181981 (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101181981).
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Centro de I+D+i para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y el Desarrollo Sostenible (CBDS) ETSI Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural
Country: Spain
State/Province: Madrid
City: Madrid
Postal Code: 28040
Street: Calle José Antonio Novais, 10
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Contact
State/Province: Madrid
City: Madrid
Website: https://www2.montes.upm.es/personales/saura/index_en.html
Street: C/ Ramiro de Maeztu, 7
Postal Code: 28040
E-Mail: santiago.saura@upm.es