Organisation/Company: Universitat de Barcelona
Department: Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals
Research Field: Environmental science
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Country: Spain
Application Deadline: 8 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Offer Starting Date: 16 Jun 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The position will support the activities of the research project: TRANSFORMED Transforming the Mediterranean region through agroforestry: large scale restoration of degraded lands by overcoming the socioeconomic and sociocultural barriers for agroforestry adoption (https://www.transformed-prima.eu/).
TRANSFORMED aims to restore degraded arid land through agroforestry. The postdoc will be mainly involved in WP1, assessing the impact of the restoration actions on soil and biodiversity. The postdoc will contribute to the experimental design for data collection, in coordination with the local teams in Tunisia and/or Morocco and/or Turkey. The postdoc will supervise data collection and, when needed, contribute to the data collection. It is also expected to lead the processing of the data and to contribute to the reporting and scientific papers development. The postdoc will also support WP4, mainly on the quality check of the socio-economic data collected, and also on data analysis. The postdoc is also expected to participate in relevant project meetings.
In addition, it is expected to contribute to other projects related to agroforestry systems currently ongoing. Main tasks will be data processing and contribute to publications.
Minimum Requirements
* PhD in agroecology or similar. The degree required for this position must have been obtained by the starting date at the latest.
* Familiarity with concepts of agroforestry, land restoration, ecosystem services and biodiversity assessment.
* Experience in conducting biodiversity assessments and evaluation of ecosystem services.
* Experience in working in international teams and in an interdisciplinary team environment.
* Skills to publish in international journals.
* Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
* Skills in data analysis.
Specific Requirements
* Availability to travel (mainly Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey).
* Interest in intercultural cooperation.
* Experience in participation in international projects is an asset.
Eligibility criteria
A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
* Suitability of the CV for the job (maximum 60)
* PhD in the specific research field (maximum 10)
* Motivation letter (maximum 10)
* Experience in the research field (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 70 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 70 points.
Application Process
According to the specific requirements and selection criteria, the candidates are expected to provide at least the following documents:
* Application form
* Full CV
* Document of absence of conflict of interest (DACI) in the case that the financing of the recruitment be with PRTR funds.
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 set 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).
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
Country: Spain
State/Province: Barcelona
City: Barcelona
Postal Code: 08208
Street: Av Diagonal, 643
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