CREAF is seeking a research technician to work on the AquaINFRA (Infrastructure for marine and inland water research) with ref. 101094434 and DynaFun (Vegetation dynamics in the Iberian landscapes from a structural and a functional perspective: assessing early warning signals of ecosystem disturbance) with ref PID2023-152719OB-C22, funded by respectively Horizon Europe and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades projects financed by European Commission and Spanish Government within the GRUMETS research group.
A part-time contract is offered (80%; 30h per week), and likely to start at the beginning of July 2025 or soon thereafter and it will last until August 2027. The offered salary is €23,212.15 gross per year (corresponding to category T3B – the full journal salary of this category is €29,015.20 gross per year).
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
- Support CREAF research team on the tasks related to:- AquaINFRA “Infrastructure for marine and inland water research”- DynaFun “Vegetation dynamics in the Iberian landscapes from a structural and a functional perspective: assessing early warning signals of ecosystem disturbance”.
- Collecting, processing and generating remote sensing products.
- Updates, control and execution of remote sensing and GIS batch processing.
- Developing, calibrating and testing hydrological models in different scenarios.
- Statistical analysis of results obtained
- Active participation in writing progress reports and deliverables.
- Review of scientific journals.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor degree in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics or equivalent; Geodesy, Cartography, Forest, Agricultural Engineer or equivalent.
- Master degree in Remote Sensing and GIS, Geodesy, Cartography, Ecology, Water Management or equivalent.
- Statistical analysis (R package) skills.
- Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS skills.
- Advanced hydrological model (SWAT+) skills.
- Intermediate / advanced level of oral and written English.
- Experience in batch and script processing.
ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS:
- Remote sensing and GIS applications for terrestrial water or marine water ecosystems.
- Expertise in analysis of long times series of Remote Sensing vegetation indices.
- Advanced user of MiraMon software.
- Expertise in geostatistical downscaling.
- Expertise in Open Science (FAIR principles) and Virtual Research Environment (Galaxy).
- Contributions to publications or conferences in the mentioned topics (added value as main author /speaker).
- Candidates with a certified disability of 33% or more will be prioritized, provided the disability is compatible with the position's responsibilities.
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