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Call for Position: DTIC-PLCT-2024-14 Research Support position: Junior software developer

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
19 Mar 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Department
Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions
Research Field
Engineering » Computer engineering
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?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Project description: The main objective of this position is to continue the development and maintenance of VIDAA (a 3D web planner for cardiac interventions) and to add advanced functionalities such as realistic device deployment, integration with Amazon Web Services, visualisation of fluid simulation results, etc.

Tasks to be performed: This position will be involved in various development tasks of VIDAA stemming from the feedback received from diverse set of stakeholders. The main goal of this position is to continue the development of VIDAA to add advanced functionalities such as realistic device deployment, integration with AWS, or visualisation of fluid simulation results, among others. Moreover, the candidate will be responsible for processing cases from the clinical collaborators that are helping to design VIDAA, e.g., physicians and researchers from Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Spain), Hospital Puerta del Mar (Cádiz, Spain), and Righospitalet (Copenhagen, Denmark), among others.

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

Planned remuneration approx: 27.977,68 € gross per year

Financing fund: PRCAT00624 - 2023 PROD 00036 - Oscar Cámara (VIDAA), projecte “Virtual platform for Implantation Devices for the left Atrial Appendage”, programa “Pla de Recerca i Innovació de Catalunya (2010-2013)”, projecte que finalitza el 31/07/2025. Aquesta contractació laboral està finançada per l’Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca.

How to apply: Enter https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/management and check the call with information, application form and document submission.

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering » Computer engineering
Education Level
Undergraduate
Specific Requirements
  • High school of Science and Technology.

The expected start date is May 13th 2024, the job is in Barcelona.

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

Selection 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:

The selection committee uses several indicators to evaluate the applicant’s.

1. Academic Training (0-20 points):

  • Engineer with an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related disciplines.

2. Professional experience/Adequacy to the proposed profile ( 0-60 points):  

  • Experience in front-end development (e.g., HTML5; ideally also ReactJS, ThreeJS and/or VTK.js).
  • Basic knowledge in back-end framework (e.g, Python,  ideally also in Docker and mongoDB).  
  • Having worked on biomedical web application development projects. 
  • Statement of purpose: experience, motivation for applying to this position, background fit, contribution of the position to the candidate’s future careers plans, …
  • Any demonstrated experience, particularly if supported by evidence.
  • Additional relevant skills (field-specific): demonstrated, e.g., through previous projects, and or through previous participation in contests, training, … 

3. Other merits (0-20 points): 

  • Candidates must have excellent teamwork skills and fluent written and oral communication in English.
  • Be enthusiastic about collaborating with a wide variety of partners.
  • Knowledge in UI/UX design.

Candidates with the highest score based on training and demonstrated experience will be contacted for a (virtual) interview in which motivation, proactive nature, ability to work collaboratively, organizational skills, communication skills and the ability to discuss and manage problems.

The final decision will be the result of a consensus of an evaluation committee that will consider the results. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job.

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.

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

State/Province
Draft
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Postal Code
08018
E-Mail
recerca.etic@upf.edu
recerca.etic@upf.edu