Predoctoral position to develop within the NBS4Drought project via EURAXESS

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

Offer Description

Mission:

 Conduct research related to sustainable urban drainage systems and wetlands.

Functions to be developed:

  • Develop research related to sustainable urban drainage systems and constructed wetlands for water management within the NBS4DRought project.
  • Write technical reports and scientific reports.
  • Perform data processing.

Where to apply

Website: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/en/procedures/call-for-recruitment-of-research-s…

Requirements

Research FieldAgricultural sciencesEducation LevelMaster Degree or equivalentResearch FieldEnvironmental scienceEducation LevelMaster Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

  • Calculation of carbon and water footprint.
  • Development, maintenance and implementation of green infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage strategies.
  • Application of sustainable drainage and revegetation strategies.
  • Application of reuse and eco-design strategies.

Specific Requirements

Educational Requirements:

  • Green solutions for water management
  • Sustainable urban drainage systems: SUDs.
  • Waste recovery.
  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering.

Professional Experience:

  • In green infrastructure.
  • Drainage water management.
  • Carbon footprint calculation
  • Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment.

Additional Information

Benefits

Annual gross salary:

  • 1st year: €19,479.04
  • 2nd year: €19,479.04
  • 3rd year: €24,348.80
  • 4th year: €24,348.80

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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:

Website for additional job details: https://nbs4drought.eu/

5 days remaining

Apply by 10 November, 2025

POSITION TYPE

ORGANIZATION TYPE

EXPERIENCE-LEVEL

DEGREE REQUIRED

IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development