CREAF is seeking for a research technician, full-time contract for developing the CREAF contribution to the more4nature ("Empowering citizens in collaborative environmental compliance assurance via Monitoring, Reporting and action") with ref. 101133983 in the Horizon Europe program and funded by the European Commission under the HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01 call. The project aims to trigger transformative change in conservation efforts regarding zero pollution, biodiversity protection and deforestation prevention by including citizens and communities as key actors in collaborative environmental compliance assurance (ECA). Citizen Science Initiatives (CSIs) present innovative ways of joint data and knowledge production and of empowering citizens in sustainable natural resource management. MoRe4nature uses a socio-technical approach to address these challenges and deepen the role of citizens and communities in ECA by i) strengthening the capacity of existing CSIs to provide relevant and valid data, ii) fostering and supporting collaboration and partnerships among citizen science initiatives and authorities to cover data gaps and shape policy monitoring frameworks, iii) developing and testing tools to validate data obtained from CSIs, thus contributing to the integration of such data sources in environmental governance, iv) making CGD available as a node in the Green Deal Data Space. MoRe4nature will ensure uptake and impact by engaging 162 existing CSIs and 98 authorities and national agencies in 40 cases.
A full-time contract (37.5 hours/week), is offered, with a planned incorporation in November 2025 for 6 months and could be extended until the end of the projects (31/12/2027) making a total contract duration of 26 months, depending on funding and performance. The offered salary is between €23.690,41 gross per year (corresponding to category T4B) and €29.157,43 gross per year (corresponding to category T3B).
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
Explore and documents the technical needs of the citizen observatories in more4nature.
Import, manage and quality control data from citizen science projects participating in more4nature.
Maintain a SensorThings API instance with the data from the cases in more4nature.
Support the coordination of the WP2 in the more4nature project.
Elaborate web map browsers with the data and metadata from the more4nature project.
Supporting activities on the Catalan biodiversity case in more4nature.
Monitor the evolution of the Green Deal Data Space.
Outreach activities to increase outcomes for more4nature.
Contribute to the promotion Grumets research group and to the use of the MiraMon software (desktop, mobile and web).
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Ecology, Geography or equivalent degree that includes GIS and Remote Sensing skills.
Previous work on data import, data management, data transformation, data quality and geospatial data integration.
Fluency in exposing ideas and discussing in public.
Good level of English, written and spoken.
ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS:
MSc in Environmental, Biological Sciences, Geography, Informatics, Physics or similar.
PhD in Environmental, Biological Sciences, Geography, Informatics, Physics or similar.
Previous work on projects where Citizen Science and in-situ sensors are integrated with other data sources.
Some level of programming skills in at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, Python, R, C or similar
Academic training on Citizen participation.
Careful attention to details.
Working independently but in constant coordination with a team.
Good level of Catalan, written and spoken.
Candidates who have a recognized disability will be considered and accredited equal to or greater than 33% will be prioritized, if the disability is compatible0 with the proper performance of the job.
SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA:
Applicants should submit: Applicants must apply for the offer and attach the requested documentation, CV and cover letter (maximum 500 words), by octubre 20th, 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: preselected candidates will be scored based on objective criteria. The candidates presenting the highest scores will be invited to a physical or remote interview (depending on country of residence).
Final decision: the decision will be communicated to the candidate with subsequent publication in the CREAF job openings section.