Job offer

Support the design, training and validation of temporal models aimed at detecting ecological patterns and predicting events such as the bloom of Oceanic Posidonia.

Functions to be developed:

• Design, train and validate temporal models: VAEs, SGPs and Neural ODEs.
• Detecting ecological patterns and predicting events such as the bloom of Posidonia oceanica., * 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:

• Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://talenthub.upc.edu/en/jobs/r1/r1-jobs/r1-jobs, select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/en/procedures/call-for-recruitment-of-research-staff-in-training-predoctoral?set_language=en, fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field Mathematics » Applied mathematics

Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field Technology » Marine technology

Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• QGIS.
• AI tools.
• MatLab.
• Python.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Artificial Intelligence.
• Georeference Systems.
• Numerical models.

Professional Experience:

• In collaborations with research organizations related to the marine environment.
• Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment.

Annual gross salary:

• 1st year: €19,479.04
• 2nd year: €19,479.04
• 3rd year: €24,348.80

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.