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Senior Research Support Technician. 150-712-067

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

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
Research Field
Engineering » Biomedical engineering
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Part-time
Hours Per Week
15
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
150-712-067
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Mission:

Model and analyze cranial anatomical features to improve clinical practice and the accuracy of neurophysiological assessment and diagnostic methods.

Functions to develop:

  • Review the bibliographic literature on differences in cranial anatomy in adults and infants between the years 2021-2024.
  • Create a three-dimensional cranial model using as a basis the measurements of Inion-Nasion, Right Tragus-Left Tragus and the cranial perimeter from the Humanshape platform.
  • To analyze the impact of the different cranial anatomies on the approximate methods of electrode placement versus the international 10/20 system.
  • Simulate the use of Eplacement in the determination of the most common points in electrophysiological tests and analysis of discrepancies with respect to the use of approximate methods.

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering » Biomedical engineering
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

  • Modeling software: Fusion360, SolidWorks, etc.

Organizational Skills:

  • Multidisciplinary team work.
  • Writing scientific documentation: proposals, papers, etc.

Functional Competencies:

  • Communication skills.
Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

  • Data science.
  • Medical physics and biomechanics.
  • Regulations, policies and legal and regulatory procedures in the field of health products.

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
CATALAN
Level
Basic
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Engineering » Biomedical engineering
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

€36,100.42 gross/year (per full-time)

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:

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Department of Mechanical Engineering (EM)
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08028
Street
Av. Diagonal, 647
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Contact

State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Av. Diagonal, 647
Postal Code
08028
E-Mail
lourdes.moreno@upc.edu