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Call for Position: DTIC-PLCT-2023-34 Research Support position – Data analysis support for data extraction tasks on algorithmic fairness

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
13 Jul 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Department
Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions
Research Field
Computer science
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Other
Job Status
Part-time
Hours Per Week
10
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Tasks to be performed: Candidate will work on the implementation of a data pipeline to create synthetic data from real CVs. The task involves cleaning, processing, and parsing real CVs as well as storing and modeling textual data. This work is completely contained within Task T2.1 of WP2 as described in FINDHR's Grant Agreement ("textual job application materials, such as CVs and profiles synthetically constructed from donated data").

The duration of these tasks is estimated for a period of 3 months.

Planned remuneration approx: 9.276,76 € gross/year.

Financing fund: PREUR02522 - HEu-CL4-FINDHR-101070212-C.Castillo, project FINDHR “Fairness and Intersectional Non-Discrimination in Human Recommendation”, grant agreement No 101070212. This position is funded by the EUROPEAN UNION, Program: Horizon Europe (2021-2027).

Requirements

Research Field
Computer science
Education Level
Undergraduate
Specific Requirements
  • Bachelor degree (ongoing) 
  • 1 year of experience processing data doing data analysis tasks using the Python programming language required.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required (minimum B1).

The expected start date is September 20th, 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 in data science, including courses on probabilities, statistics, machine learning, and/or data processing (0-20 points)
  • Previous experience processing data using the Python programming language (0-60 points) 
  • Previous experience in research-related tasks or research support tasks (0-20 points)

The minimum score to pass the selection process is 70/100 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, as long as the established minimum score has been passed.

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
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Contact

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