Research Support Positions

Offer Description

Mission: Analyze and improve emergency management for extreme weather phenomena in Europe.

Functions to be developed:

• Generate a database of floods on a European scale.
• Evaluate hydrometeorological forecasts on a European scale.
• Collaborate with the research groups of the INLINE project to prepare a survey on the added value of developments for the management of emergencies related to storms, heavy rains and floods.

Where to apply

Website: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/en/procedures/call-for-recruitment-of-ptgas-staff-to-carry-out-scientific-and-technical-activities?set_language=en

Requirements

• Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering
• Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Research Field: Engineering » Water resources engineering
• Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Research Field: Environmental science
• Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Real-time flash flood prediction systems: flash floods.
• Early warning systems: EWS.
• Artificial intelligence and data processing: LLM.
• Advanced optimization algorithms.
• Programming in Python.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Hydrometeorology.
• Hydrological modeling and optimization.
• Verification and statistical analysis of predictions.
• Verification and evaluation of flood impacts.
• It will be assessed:
  • Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering.

Experience Professional:

• End-user focused evaluation.
• Publications and scientific dissemination.
• Have worked on European projects.
• Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment.

Languages: CATALAN — Level: Basic

Languages: ENGLISH — Level: Good

Languages: SPANISH — Level: Good

Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering; Engineering » Water resources engineering; Environmental science

Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

€33,876.08 gross per year (for a full-time position)

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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:

• Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://talenthub.upc.edu/en/jobs/psr, select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/en/procedures/call-for-recruitment-of-ptgas-staff-to-carry-out-scientific-and-technical-activities?set_language=en, fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Additional comments

Remember that the resume should not include any personal data or photographs.

Website for additional job details: https://www.crahi.upc.edu/

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI)
• Country: Spain
• State/Province: Barcelona
• City: Barcelona
• Postal Code: 08034
• Street: Jordi Girona, 1-3

Contact

• State/Province: Barcelona
• City: Barcelona
• Website: https://www.upc.edu/
• Street: C. Jordi Girona, 31
• Postal Code: 08034
• E-Mail: personalinvestigador.sp@upc.edu