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Assimilated Postdoctoral Researcher. 150-751-291

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
26 Jan 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
Research Field
Engineering » Civil engineering
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37,5
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
150-751-291
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Mission:

Develop research tasks participating in the development and design of durable and environmentally friendly low-carbon construction materials, mortars and concretes.

Functions to develop:

  • Participate in the selection of materials and dosage design.
  • Mineralogical characterization of materials (DRX, SEM, FTIR, ATD, etc.).
  • Check the mechanical and durable characteristics in different exposure environments, as well as the action of different pollutants in these materials.
  • Participation and design of ecotoxicity tests.
  • Write the results reports.

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering » Civil engineering
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Research Field
Chemistry
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Research Field
Geosciences » Geology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

  • Handling of techniques for analytical characterization of mortars and concretes: DRX, FTIR, SEM, etc.
  • Thermodynamic modeling.

Organizational Skills:

  • Teamwork.

Functional Competencies:

  • Communication skills.
Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

  • Regulations for the manufacture of cement, mortar and concrete.
  • Determination of physical and chemical tests of concrete: mechanical resistance, porosity, permeability, etc.

Professional experience:

  • Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Languages
CATALAN
Level
Basic
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Engineering » Civil engineering
Years of Research Experience
4 - 10

Additional Information

Benefits

€23,136.09 gross/year (per full day)

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:

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08034
Street
Jordi Girona, 1-3
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Contact

State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Jordi Girona, 1-3
Postal Code
08034
E-Mail
lourdes.moreno@upc.edu