CREAF

CREAF is seeking for two field technicians, to work for SISEBIO project (“Biodiversity Monitoring Global Program of Catalonia”) financed by Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat; LIFE project BIOREFFORMED (“Implementing a Mediterranean biorefinery to boost forest management through the production of added value products”), financed by European Commission; and for POCTEFA CONECTFOR project (“Characterization and preservation of forest areas of High Ecological Value and their ecological connectivity”), financed by European Commission.

The contracts are full time for 4 months, from June to October 2021, and the salary range offered is between 1.657,42 and 1.881,40 € gross per month depending on candidates’ skills.

TASKS
- Installation of temporal and permanent plots in forest habitats (forests, scrubland and grassland).
- Sampling of vegetation structure using forest inventory methodologies.
- Support on biodiversity sampling tasks.
- Collection of soil samples.

REQUIREMENTS
- Degree or equivalent in Biology or Environmental Sciences.
- Experience in research work on ecology and forest inventories.
- Full experience and availability for field work.
- Driver's license B.

ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS
- Basic knowledge of GIS and databases.
- Experience in citizen science.
- Knowledge in sample soil field methods.
- Expertise in botany, in the identification of flora and in the realization of floristic inventories.
- Knowledge of Catalan language.

SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA
1. Admission of candidates: applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter (maximum 500 words) and the questionnaire attached to the offer (filled), by e-mail to laboral@creaf.uab.cat, until 30 May 2021, indicating the reference code of the offer. Applications referred to another portal, other than CREAF job openings section and the instructions included in this, will not be accepted.
2. Pre-selection: determination of compliance with the minimum requirements of the offer.
3. Selection: assessment of the preselected candidates by scoring based on objective criteria.
4. Final decision: in case of finding the suitable person, the election will be formally communicated to him/her, and the identification of the chosen person will be published on CREAF job openings section.