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ResearchTechnician in X-ray diffraction and tomography. 150-748-222

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
7 Feb 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
Research Field
Physics
Engineering » Materials engineering
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Part-time
Hours Per Week
20
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
150-748-222
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Mission:

Determine the structural properties of crystalline and/or amorphous, metallic and organic materials and perform non-destructive diffraction using 3D X-rays on biological, geological or electronic material samples.

Function:

  • Carry out the study and structural characterization of materials.
  • Determine characteristic structural parameters.
  • Carry out the processing of 3D images obtained by tomography.
  • Manipulate files for the reconstruction of 3D images.

Requirements

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

Technical Competencies:

  • Data processing.
  • Materials science laboratory techniques.

Organizational skills:

  • Ability to make reports.
  • Ability to transmit the results of experiments synthetically and in order.

Functional Competencies:

  • Dialogue capacity.
  • Empathy with colleagues.
Specific Requirements

Required Education:

  • Solid state at the basic level.
  • Properties of materials.
  • It will be assessed:
    • Spoken, read and written Catalan.

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
SPANISH
Level
Good
Research Field
PhysicsEngineering » Materials engineering
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

€30,692.38/year (for 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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Department of Physics
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08034
Street
Jordi Girona, 1-3

Contact

City
Barcelona
Website
Street
C. Jordi Girona, 31
Postal Code
08034
E-Mail
lourdes.moreno@upc.edu