Offer Description
DRY-Guadalmed is a project funded by the “Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación)” that aims at developing advanced tools for the assessment of the ecological status of temporary Mediterranean rivers during the dry phase, including disconnected pools and dry riverbeds, to address existing management challenges and needs. This will be done by (1) applying the metacommunity concept into bioassessment and (2) generating biological, physico-chemical, and hydro-geomorphological metrics appropriate for the assessment of disconnected pools (i.e., using aquatic macroinvertebrates and diatoms) and dry riverbeds (i.e., using terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial plants). This postdoc position is aimed at addressing the first point about the implementation of the metacommunity framework into bioassessment using existint empirical data from wàter agencies.
Where to apply
Website: http://www.ub.edu/caiac/solBeca?idConvocatoria=50608
Skills/Qualifications
PhD in Biology or Environmental Sciences with a profile in Ecology.
Specific Requirements
Experience in freshwater ecology and biodiversity, in particular on metacommunities of temporary rivers. Experience in metacommunity modelling. Knowledge on river biomonitoring (biological metrics to assess the biological quality using macroinvertebrates and diatoms) and on the Water Framework Directive.
Additional Information
Benefits
A full time contract (37,5 hours/week)
29.700€ (9 month)
Eligibility criteria
A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
- PhD in the specific research field (maximum 10)
- Suitability of the CV for the job (maximum 50)
- Motivation letter (maximum 20)
- Interview (maximum 20)
Selection process
The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of 60 points or declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score.
The award proposal will be published in the UB’s electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least 60 points.
Application Process:
According to the specific requirements and selection criteria, the candidates are expected to provide at least the following documents:
• CV
• Motivation letter
Additional comments
The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 3 working days from the date of notification of the selection.
Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired.
Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people)..
Details of Postdoc potitions:
https://seu.ub.edu/ofertaPublicaCategoriaPublic/listPublicacionsAmbCategoria?categoria.id=974413
Website for additional job details: http://www.ub.edu/caiac/solBeca?idConvocatoria=50608
