Research Support Positions

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Research Support Positions

Application Deadline: 7 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Country: Spain

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Part-time

Hours Per Week: 8

Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme

Reference Number: 101252960

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

Offer Description

PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT: Development of dissemination, communication, and visibility tasks for the CIVICLab project under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (Prof. Luis Carro Sancristobal) and in coordination with consortium partners

ASSOCIATED RESEARCH PROJECT: CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV "Learning, acting & bridging communities for democratic innovation - CIVICLab", Project number: 101252960

FUNDING AGENCY: European Commission

BUDGETARY LINE OF THE UVA: 18IWJS

AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT: Department of Pedagogy

UVA CENTER WHERE THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT: Faculty of Education and Social Work

Weekly working hours: 8-hour workweek, with the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 17:00 to 19:00 hours.

Gross monthly salary: 426,64 € (including prorated additional payments)

Contract Duration: Expected start date 01/11/2026 until 30/11/2027 (or project end date)

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

Translation note: 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://sede.uva.es

Requirements

Research Field: Communication sciences » Media studies — Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Communication sciences » Public relations — Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

General requirements:

1. Having reached the minimum age and not having reached the retirement age established in Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October, approving the consolidated text of the Law on the Basic Statute of Public Employees.
2. Possessing the functional capacity to perform the tasks of the position.
3. Not having been removed, through disciplinary proceedings, from the service of any of the Public Administrations, or from the constitutional or statutory bodies of the Autonomous Communities, nor being under absolute or special disqualification from public employment or office by judicial decision, in order to perform functions similar to those carried out in the position from which the person was removed or disqualified. In the case of being a national of another State, not being disqualified or in an equivalent situation, nor having been subject to disciplinary or equivalent sanction that prevents, in his/her State, in the same terms, access to public employment.
4. Nationality: Spanish citizens and foreigners who comply with the provisions of article 57.4 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October, approving the consolidated text of the Law on the Basic Statute of Public Employees, may participate in this call. The actual hiring of the latter shall be understood as conditional, in any case, on holding the necessary authorisations to perform the duties of the position, in accordance with Law 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.

Specific Requirements

(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.

Additional Information

Benefits

Weekly working hours: 8-hour workweek, with the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 17:00 to 19:00 hours.

Gross monthly salary: 426,64 € (including prorated additional payments)

Eligibility criteria

Selection Criteria / Evaluation of Merits (Scoring System):

• Academic and research training related to the purpose of the contract: Up to 35 points
• Research experience and participation in projects: Up to 30 points
• Specific experience linked to the purpose of the project: Up to 25 points
• Personal interview: Up to 10 points

Selection process

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Website for additional job details: https://portal.sede.uva.es/detalle-tablon/7fd01b3e-8e11-438d-87e3-696a155ed4ef

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Valladolid

Country: Spain

State/Province: ESPAÑA/VALLADOLID

City: VALLADOLID

Postal Code: 47011

Street: 1 PASEO DE BELEN-CAMPUS MIGUEL DELIBES

Contact

State/Province: Valladolid

City: Valladolid

Website: https://portal.sede.uva.es/detalle-tablon/7fd01b3e-8e11-438d-87e3-696a155ed4ef

Street: 8 Santa Cruz Square

Postal Code: 47002

E-Mail: contratos.personal.investigacion@uva.es