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Call for Position: DTIC-PLCT/CAC-2023-32 - Research Support position - CBC

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
28 Jun 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Department
Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions
Research Field
Neurosciences
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Other
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / ERC
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

A position of scientific-technical personnel with indefinite contract for the performance of scientific-technical activities, for the execution of the research line of the Center for Brain and Cognition, in accordance with article 23 bis of Law 17/2022, of September 5, which modifies Law 14/2011, of June 1, on science, technology and innovation, is hereby called.

Financing fund: The projects that finance this recruitment are: 

  1. Title: Sensibilidades generales en la base de las ventajas cognitivas de la prosodia (General sensitivities at the base of cognitive advantages for prosody) (PI: Juan Toro). ID: PRESP04222 - PID2021-123973NB-I00/AEI/10.13039/50100011033/FEDER, Financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN), la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, UE) 
  2. Title: SGR-Cat 2021: Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (CCN) (PI: Gustavo Deco). ID: PRCAT01622 - 2021 SGR 00917. Entitat: AGAUR – Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, suport del  Departament de Recerca i Universitats de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
  3. Title: NEurological MEchanismS of Injury, and Sleep-like cellular dynamics NEMESIS (PI: Gustavo Deco). ID: PREUR01523 - European Research Council (ERC) - Grant Agreement nº 101071900. Entitat: European Commission (EC) Horizon Europe, ERCEA.
  4. Title: Mecanismos neuronales y estrategias óptimas en toma decisiones complejas (Neuronal mechanisms and optimal strategies for complex decision making)  (PI: Ruben Moreno). Proyecto: PRESP05021 - PID2020-114196GB-I00 financiado por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN) y la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI).
  5. Títol: Cofre CBC. ID: AL03711 - COFRE CER Center of Brain and Cognition.

Tasks to be performed: 

Project manager of the Center for Brain And Cognition. Collaborate in the monitoring and control of project budgets, prepare reports, justifications and give support to researchers. Assist in data analysis for the team, collaborate in experiments, recruit participants and send them to the computational cluster of the group, supervising its operation.

The financing of these tasks is expected to take 15 months.

Atès que aquest contracte es finançarà mitjançant una consignació extrapressupostària conseqüència d’ingressos externs de caràcter finalista, es podrà extingir per causes objectives per insuficiència d’aquesta consignació per al manteniment d’aquest contracte, de conformitat amb l’article 52.e de l’Estatut dels Treballadors.

Planned remuneration approx: 42.390,68 € gross/year

Dedication and working hours: Full time (35h/week)

Requirements

Research Field
Neurosciences
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements
  • Degree in Biomedical Engineering.
  • More than four years’ experience in a research support position in a computational/cognitive neuroscience research center or lab(s).  
  • More than four years’ experience assisting computational/cognitive neuroscience researchers with scientific and administrative tasks in large, EU projects and national projects.
  • High level of English. 
  • Able to start 1 October 2023.

The expected start date is October 1st, 2023, the job is in Barcelona, and Nie and a work permit is required.

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

The selection of the candidates will be made through evaluation of the curriculum and, where appropriate, with the carrying out a test and/or interview. Valuation will be as follows:

  • Academic Training (0-20 points).
  • Professional experience and Adequacy to the proposed profile (0-60 points): 
    • Experience working in a research support position providing support to cognitive and computational neuroscience Principal Investigators in a University research center.
    • Experience with research support for large, collaborative EU projects and national projects.
    • Experience with project management, scientific/technical and administrative coordination: monitor and control of project budget, reporting to funding agencies, organize data/datasets.
  • Other merits (0-20 points): 
    • High English skills, both written and spoken.

The minimum score to pass the selection process is 70 points. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job and in case of resignation, the position will be awarded to the next person in order of score obtained.

Additional comments

For more information about the call, how to apply, the list of those admitted and excluded, as well as the hiring proposal, check the website: https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/management

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08018
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Geofield

Contact

City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Postal Code
08018
E-Mail
recerca.etic@upf.edu
randp.dtic@upf.edu