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Researcher Technician in Computer Science - VERTEX

12 Mar 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat de Barcelona
Department
OPIR- International Research Projects office
Research Field
Computer science
Neurosciences
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
H2020 / ERC
Reference Number
Nº GA 101123120
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

A new ERC-PoC Grant started at the University of Barcelona in January 2024 for 15 months. The grant is awarded to Dr Mel Slater, Director of the Event Lab (www.melslater.me). The Event Lab is an internationally known research lab in the field of virtual reality, and is also addresses interdisciplinary problems in psychology and neuroscience using virtual reality. Please see publications on http://publicationslist.org/melslater.

The international project aims to use virtual reality (VR) to improve the well-being of older adults. The project aims to evaluate the effects of various approaches to reminiscence therapy on aging and provide evidence for the benefits of such an intervention, with the goal of disseminating results to society.

Gross salary oper year: 37.217,26 €

Requirements

Research Field
Computer science
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field
Neurosciences
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Applications are invited from technician researchers who meet the following requirements.

  • Applicants must a degree computer science or a closely related subject that includes computer graphics and virtual reality or demonstrable equivalent experience.
  • Applicants must have extensive experience of computer programming (for example, C, C++, C#), and demonstrated expertise using Unity3D.
  • It will be advantageous to been previously involved in work that has formed the basis of experimental studies involving virtual reality.
Specific Requirements

Applicants must have excellent written and spoken English.

It would be an advantage to speak Spanish and Catalan; Reference letter.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent
Research Field
Computer scienceNeurosciences
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

The selection is carried out by means of an interview, in which one or two questions related to the main function to be carried out in the programme or project will be asked. The interview is assessed with an overall score of zero (0) to ten (10).

The minimum score to pass is five (5) points. The assessment criteria for the interview are as follows:

- Suitability of the candidate to the main function to be carried out.

- Curricular experience

- Professional knowledge and skills

- Communication skills and motivation.

The selection board will preferably conduct the interview using a suitable online procedure.

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:  12 months, renewable up to 30/06/2025.

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 5 working days from the date of notification of 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 set 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.

The technician appointee will be expected to help define the details of the research programme, and play a leading role in its execution.

All applicants must be highly motivated towards research and publications.

The research will be conducted in English and all appointees will have excellent written and spoken English.

 

 

For additional information regards this offer, please, contact Dr. Mel Slater: melslater@ub.edu

*All persons applying in the UBeTRAM, may send a notice to Dr. Mel Slater to verify that the application has been submitted correctly.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat de Barcelona
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08035
Street
Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron, 171

Where to apply

Website

Contact

State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron, 171
Postal Code
08035
E-Mail
melslater@ub.edu