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Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Universitat de Barcelona
- Department: OPIR
- Research Field: Environmental science
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: Bachelor Positions
- Application Deadline: 12 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Part-time
- Hours Per Week: 20
- Offer Starting Date: 23 Nov 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Interreg
- Reference Number: INTERREG POCTEFA EFA 147/03
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The candidate will join the TRAP project, a multidisciplinary research initiative focused on understanding the sources, transport, fate, and mitigation of plastic pollution in aquatic environments. The technician will support field, laboratory, and data management activities related to the monitoring and characterization of plastics and microplastics in marine and coastal ecosystems. The position is particularly suited to candidates with technical experience in environmental monitoring, laboratory analyses, sample processing, and management of scientific datasets. The technician will work closely with researchers, students, and external stakeholders involved in environmental assessment and citizen science initiatives.
Gross salary per year: 22.779,26 €.
The application period is from 30 October to 12 November 2026, both inclusive.
Where to apply
Website: https://shorturl.ly/VGeRY
Requirements
- Research Field: Environmental science
- Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in environmental science will be valued.
Experience in environmental fieldwork and laboratory procedures for plastic and microplastic monitoring. Strong skills in sample processing, data management, quality assurance, and scientific reporting. Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, support citizen science activities, and manage research infrastructure. Proficient in English and committed to open science, research integrity, and environmental sustainability.
- Languages: ENGLISH
- Level: Excellent
- Research Field: Environmental science
- Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
The selection is made through the evaluation of the curriculum, with an overall score of zero (0) to ten (10) points. The minimum score is five (5) points. The evaluation criteria are the following:
- Suitability of the candidate to the main function to be carried out
- Curricular experience
- Professional knowledge and skills
- Communication skills and motivation.
The tribunal, in its constitutive session, assesses the CVs of the candidates presented.
Selection process
A resolution of adjudication is issued to the person who, having passed the selection procedure, obtains the highest score and publishes the prioritised list of applicants who have passed the selection process, indicating the scores obtained, for subsequent recruitment, if necessary.
Additional comments
Duration of the contract of employment: 6 months, renewable up to 31/12/2027.
The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 5 working days from the date of notification of the selection.
Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).
Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the bureaucratic time that will take the preparation of the labour contract and presentation of the necessary documents to be hired by the selected candidate.
For additional information regards this offer, please, contact: [contact details available in the full listing]
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Universitat de Barcelona
- Country: Spain
- State/Province: Barcelona
- City: Barcelona
- Postal Code: 08028
- Street: Martí i Franquès, s/n
Contact
- State/Province: Barcelona
- City: Barcelona
- Website: https://web.ub.edu
- Street: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
- Postal Code: 08007
- E-Mail: [contact details available in the full listing]
