Research Assistant in urban transformation for Carbon neutral, Resilient and just cities at UIC Barcelona (Urban Resilience research Network)

• A Ph.D. is not required for this position, and could be actually pursued through the 2 years of work in UP2030.

• Background in urban sustainability, urban transformational resilience (not emergency-post emergency resilience), climate change, urban planning (not architecture).
• Solid and up to date knowledge about the recent frameworks and assessments for Carbon Neutrality and resilience (policy and academic frameworks).
• Previous work experience of at least 1 year after Msc level– preferred 3 years.
• Previous fieldwork experience (recollecting data, ability to perform interviews and elaborating results).
• Previous experience in writing papers/reports – preferred scientific papers
• Preferred experience in organization or moderation of scientific events
• Preferred experience in scientific dissemination activities (blog-post writing, Podcast, social media etc)
• Ability to work across different disciplinary domains, through multiple tasks at once, high level of motivation and soft-skills (patience, empathy, flexibility, etc)
• Fluent in English, written, spoken, and other languages will be positively considered (especially Spanish).
• A Ph.D. is not required for this position, and could be actually pursued through the 2 years of work in UP2030.

• Net salary beyond of the Spanish Ph.D. scholarship, 1.200 to 1.500E/month (Post-dot level) depending of the candidate experience.
• A temporary position (26 months contract)
• A full-time position but flexible (Barcelona in person from September to May, flexible other months), highly competitive international academic environment with supportive colleagues working in team.

Applications must be submitted via the mail (researchpositions@uic.es) citing the reference Urban Resilience research Network

Required documentation:

• Letter of motivation (max 250 words)
• CV with contact details

The main channel of communication during the formal process will be email. The entire selection process will be managed according to strict data protection protocol.

The following aspects of the applicant's CV will be taken into account:

Professional knowledge and background aligned with the project tasks and requirements (50%)

Competences to deal with project tasks (50%)

The UIC Barcelona selection process, following that which is outlined in the European OTM-R, will be carried out in two phases: a first pre-selection phase and a second interview phase.

The PI of the project Prof. Lorenzo Chelleri will be tasked with carrying out both phases, both the initial evaluation and the subsequent interviews. He might partner with other experts inside and outside of UIC Barcelona for completing the two phases of the selection process.

The following criteria will be assessed in the initial phase:

• University and educational Background
• Any further professional experience outside university education
• Interdisciplinarity and exposure to an international environment of the candidate

In the second phase of interviews, the following will be considered:

• Discussion of the candidate’s CV and knowledge about frameworks for carbon neutral and resilient cities.
• Oral communication skills
• Interpersonal soft skills

Application deadline

Call opens: 21 July 2023

Application submission deadline:  21 August 2023

Communication with shortlisted candidates: no later than 25 August 2023

Interviews with candidates (online): expected 28 August – September 1^th 2023

Notification to successful candidate:  September 8th

Expected start date: October 2^nd 2023 or earlier depending on candidate paperwork.