Fire risk analyst in industrial and WUI environments. (30257131401)

European Commission; España; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading research institution is seeking a Research Support position focused on fire risk analysis. The ideal candidate will have a background in engineering, experience in process safety, and proficiency in various software tools. This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to significant research projects in fire safety and risk management.

Formación

• Educational background in engineering or related field.
• Experience in process safety engineering and risk analysis.
• Proficient in relevant software tools.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct risk analysis in industrial and urban-forest environments.
• Analyze fire effects and consequences.
• Manage software tools for simulations.

Conocimientos

Risk analysis

Software management

Fire behavior knowledge

Process safety engineering

Technical competence

Educación

Degree in Engineering

Complementary training in fire safety

Herramientas

FDS

Pyrosim

Pathfinder

QGIS

Farsite

FlamMap

Python

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Research Support Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 2 Jun 2025 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jul 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number 30257131401 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Mission:

Research support in fire risk analysis.

Functions to be developed:

• Carry out risk analysis in industrial environments.
• Analyze risk in urban-forest and industrial-forest interface environments.
• Studying the effects and consequences of fires.
• Software management: FDS (FDS Level Set).
• Pyrosim.
• Pathfinder.
• QGIS, Farsite / FlamMap.
• Python.

Specific Requirements

Educational Requirements:

• Forest fire behavior.
• Fire and evacuation simulation.
• It will be assessed:
  • Complementary training in fire safety, process safety, maintenance and reliability.

Professional Experience:

• Process safety engineering: HAZOP, Failure Mode Analysis, reliability.
• Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment.

Languages CATALAN Level Basic

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Languages SPANISH Level Good

Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineeringEngineering » Chemical engineering Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

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

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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.