Predoctoral contract linked to the ATRAE Project via EURAXESS

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

Offer Description

Mission:

Develop numerical and channel research into the transport of emerging pollutants in the hyporheic zone.

Functions to be developed:

  • Conduct experiments in scale channels using tracer methods to measure the transport and transformation of emerging pollutants.
  • Collect and analyze water samples to detect emerging contaminants.
  • Develop fluid flow and reactive transport models.
  • Synthesize results in presentations at conferences and journal articles.

Where to apply

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

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

  • Scale experiments: batch experiments, canals, experimental wetlands.
  • Data analysis and quality control: QA.
  • Python or MatLab.
  • Groundwater modeling: MODFLOW or HydroGeoSphere.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

  • Groundwater hydraulics.
  • Open channel hydraulics.
  • Aqueous geochemistry.
  • Reactive transport.
  • Numerical modeling.

Professional Experience:

  • Collection of hydrological and geochemical data in laboratory or field environments.
  • Management of sensors and time series data.
  • Development of numerical models for fluid flow and/or reactive transport.
  • 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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:


POSITION TYPE

ORGANIZATION TYPE

EXPERIENCE-LEVEL

DEGREE REQUIRED

IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development