Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Department
- Political and Social Sciences
- Research Field
- Political sciences
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Spain
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Part-time
- Hours Per Week
- 10
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE
- Reference Number
- Grant agreement No. 101057554
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
We seek a part time research assistant with experience in coding and public health research to work on the IDAlert Project, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe programme. The research technician will carry out a variety of tasks, including (a) developing, maintaining, and improving research applications and scripts used for research related to public health and human mobility, (b) support with statistical modelling, and (c) collaborating with other team members to ensure effective connections between research outputs that the code being used to collect and process data.
Project and institution that finance the contract:
IDAlert is aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. As our planet heats up due to climate change, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – diseases that spread from animals to humans – are increasing and expanding to new parts of the world, in particular Europe. Warmer temperatures, more variable rainfall, and the loss of biodiversity influence the survival and spread of zoonotic pathogens, and the reproduction and geographic location of their vectors, such as mosquitoes or ticks. Past and recent health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have shown there is a need for stronger and more inclusive preparedness and responsiveness to epidemic-prone pathogens at the EU and global level. IDAlert aims to tackle this challenge by developing a range of decision-support tools and systems to enable decision-makers to act on time with improved responses.
Official number reference: Grant agreement No. 101057554
The candidate will work up to 10h/week, for a duration of 5 months starting as soon as possible. The position is initially for 5 months but may be extended for longer depending on project needs.
Gross salary of up to 12.251,68 euros (per year) aprox
The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Computer science
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Required qualifications (Note: candidates should fulfill all 6 of these requirements)
- Degree in computer science, information technology or related discipline.
- Training and experience in R, Python or Julia.
- Training and experience in software development.
- Training and experience in database design and management.
- Experience with data analysis for research related to public health.
- Fluency in English.
Additional qualifications (Note: candidates will be given preference based on these qualifications)
- Knowledge of C/C++, Javascript, SQL or other languages.
- Experience a research assistant/technician in the public health context
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Salary/duration/benefits/facilities
Gross salary of up to 12.251,68 euros (per year) aprox
The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system.
Selection criteria: (only applications from candidates who fulfil all 6 of the required qualifications mentioned above will be evaluated)
● Relevant programming skills: 1-5 points
● Relevant research skills: 1-5 points
● Relevant academic record: 1-5 points
Selection committee: John Palmer (President), Loli Villalón (Vocal), Frederic Bartumeus (Secretary)
Candidates must pass a minimum of 4.5 points for each of the selection criteria
To apply for this position, candidates send the documentation by Interfolio through the following link.
- A letter of motivation (max 2 pages) explaining how the candidate fulfills each of the qualifications mentioned in the job description. Note: A failure to explicitly address in the cover letter how the candidate fulfills each of the requirements will lead the application’s dismissal.
- A copy of CV clearly indicating apps that the candidate has built or helped to build, the candidate’s role in each of these, links to these apps and, where open source, to the code.
- A list of three professional and/or academic references who may be contacted by the selection committee. (Letters of recommendation need not be submitted.)
- A copy of ID card or passport
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Pompeu Fabra University
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Barcelona
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08005
- Street
- Ramon Trias Fargas
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Barcelona
- Website
- Street
- Ramon Trias Fargas