CREAF is seeking a research technician to work on the AquaINFRA (Infrastructure for marine and inland water research) with ref. 101094434 and DynaFun (Vegetation dynamics in the Iberian landscapes from a structural and a functional perspective: assessing early warning signals of ecosystem disturbance) with ref PID2023-152719OB-C22, funded by respectively Horizon Europe and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades projects financed by European Commission and Spanish Government within the GRUMETS research group.
A part-time contract is offered (80%; 30h per week), and likely to start at the beginning of July 2025 or soon thereafter and it will last until August 2027. The offered salary is €23,212.15 gross per year (corresponding to category T3B – the full journal salary of this category is €29,015.20 gross per year).
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
- Support CREAF research team on the tasks related to:- AquaINFRA “Infrastructure for marine and inland water research”- DynaFun “Vegetation dynamics in the Iberian landscapes from a structural and a functional perspective: assessing early warning signals of ecosystem disturbance”.
- Collecting, processing and generating remote sensing products.
- Updates, control and execution of remote sensing and GIS batch processing.
- Developing, calibrating and testing hydrological models in different scenarios.
- Statistical analysis of results obtained
- Active participation in writing progress reports and deliverables.
- Review of scientific journals.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor degree in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics or equivalent; Geodesy, Cartography, Forest, Agricultural Engineer or equivalent.
- Master degree in Remote Sensing and GIS, Geodesy, Cartography, Ecology, Water Management or equivalent.
- Statistical analysis (R package) skills.
- Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS skills.
- Advanced hydrological model (SWAT+) skills.
- Intermediate / advanced level of oral and written English.
- Experience in batch and script processing.
ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS:
- Remote sensing and GIS applications for terrestrial water or marine water ecosystems.
- Expertise in analysis of long times series of Remote Sensing vegetation indices.
- Advanced user of MiraMon software.
- Expertise in geostatistical downscaling.
- Expertise in Open Science (FAIR principles) and Virtual Research Environment (Galaxy).
- Contributions to publications or conferences in the mentioned topics (added value as main author /speaker).
- Candidates with a certified disability of 33% or more will be prioritized, provided the disability is compatible with the position's responsibilities.
SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA:
Admission of candidates: Applicants must apply for the offer and attach the requested documentation, CV and cover letter (maximum 500 words), until 18th June, 2025. Applications submitted to any portal other than the CREAF job board and the instructions included therein will not be accepted. Pre-selection: determination of compliance with the minimum requirements of the offer.Selection: assessment of the preselected candidates by scoring based on objective criteria and by interview of shortlisted candidates.Final decision: in case of finding the suitable candidate, the election will be formally communicated to this person, and the identification of the chosen person will be published on CREAF job openings section and with personalized notification (by mail) when the process progresses.JOB OFFER IN PDF
