CREAF is seeking a research technician to work for the Community4Nature project (developed in the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme Mission 2 on Protecting, Restoring, and Valorising the Natural Environment and Heritage), with ref. Euro-MED0300730 and co-funded by the European Union.
The person selected will be inside the group of water and global change, supporting the work on governance for adaptation to climate change, aiming at improving research results to be integrated into decision-making processes and induce transformative adaptation of society by applying ecosystem based management practices.
The person selected will occasionally also collaborate in other projects the team manages, related to the Promotion of innovative governance for adaptation in Catalonia on the projects CLIMAGOV (Innovating governance for adaptation to global changes) and BLAUCAT (Blue carbon current status and action plan for Catalonia), both financed by Fons Climàtic of Generalitat de Catalunya.
A full-time contract is offered (37.5 hours per week) foreseen to start on July, 2025. It will last at least 12 months, with the possibility of extending it if required and if the budget allows, maximum until September 2029. The offered salary is €29,015.20 gross per year (corresponding to category T3B).
*The allocation in this project is scheduled for January 2026, and if it is not granted, the expense cannot be charged in this project (ClimaGov).
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
- Technical support for networking and collaboration with local, regional, national and international public authorities and other key actors (Europe and the Mediterranean).
- Technical support for the development, analysis, and promotion of strategies, plans and adaptation measures.
- Technical support for the analysis of natural resource management policies, pilot cases and examples of good practice, and the generation of tailored management options.
- Technical support for the promotion and management of knowledge mobilization and transfer processes towards different actors, including the development of methodologies for the identification and evaluation of solutions, as well as the development of quantitative and semi-quantitative methodologies to give support for all these processes.
- Technical support for the creation and management of actor maps, expert groups and advisory bodies.
- Technical support in public events, including travelling representing CREAF in its duties as a consortium partner.
- Technical support for writing peer reviewed articles.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with training in Environmental Biology, Environmental Sciences, Biology or similar.
- Basic knowledge of the Catalan, Spanish and European political and institutional framework for climate change and natural resource management.
- Previous experience in providing technical support to national and European projects.
- Accredited experience in the synthesis of conclusions, mail management, organization and work planning.
- Accredited experience in scientific literature reviewing and synthesizing knowledge in a suitable format for transfer.
- Accredited experience in writing peer reviewed articles.
- Ability to coordinate groups and communicate with project partners.
- Advanced level of oral and written English, Spanish and Catalan.
- Fluency in presenting ideas and debating in public, as well as moderation skills.
- Autonomy, flexibility, responsibility, and ability to work in a team.
ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS:
- Master's and/or doctorate in Water Management, Terrestrial Ecology, nature conservation or equivalent.
- Accredited experience in the preparation of project deliverables and other technical justification tasks for projects.
- Experience in participating in international research groups, especially in the Mediterranean.
- Experience in the analysis of environmental policies for adaptation to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean.
- Experience in stakeholder identification and involvement processes.
- Peer-reviewed articles and publications on environmental science and climate change topics.
- Ability to disseminate scientific results in specific formats, such as infographics or 'policy briefs'.
- Experience in design and implementation of communication strategies.
- Other languages.
- Driving license.
- Candidates with a certified disability of 33% or more will be prioritized, provided the disability is compatible with the position's responsibilities.
SELECTION PROCES AND CRITERIA
- Admission of candidates: Applicants must apply for the offer and attach the requested documentation, a curriculum vitae in English and a cover letter (maximum 500 words, until June 26th, 2025. Applications submitted to any portal other than the CREAF job board and the instructions included therein will not be accepted.
- Pre-selection: assessment of compliance with the minimum requirements of the job offer.
- Selection: evaluation of the pre-selected candidates through scoring based on objective criteria, interviews with a shortlist of candidates, and a proposed exercise.
- Final decision: if a suitable candidate is identified, they will be formally informed of their selection, and all other participants in the selection process will be notified by email.
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