HUM-INV-INDF-2025-04 Project Manager Position

European Commission; España; Presencial; EUR 42.000 - 49.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading university in Spain is looking for a Project Manager to oversee the 'Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America' project. The successful candidate will coordinate partnerships, conduct data analyses, and organize project events, contributing significantly to the field of archaeology and digital humanities. Candidates must hold a Doctorate and have experience in spatial analysis, remote sensing, and South American archaeology.

Formación

• Experience in spatial analysis of archaeological data is crucial.
• Expertise in ArcGIS/QGIS/GRASS is required.
• Proficiency in English, Portuguese, and Spanish is necessary.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate work among different project partners.
• Analyze remote sensing data from selected areas in South America.
• Organize events and training related to the project.

Conocimientos

Spatial analysis of archaeological data

Proficiency in ArcGIS/QGIS/GRASS

Expertise in South American archaeology

Fieldwork experience

Remote sensing experience

Experience with ecological data

Training delivery experience

Working with a wide chronological range

Fluency in English

Fluency in Portuguese

Fluency in Spanish

Educación

Doctorate degree in Archaeology, History, or similar subject

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Universitat Pompeu Fabra Department Department of Humanities Research Field History » Archaeology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 29 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 15 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number ARC-2203-4799 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job description
Applications are invited for a Project Manager position with an indefinite contract (from a minimum of one year to a maximum of four years, depending on the project available funding) for the performance of scientific-technical activities, within the research line: "Data Management for South American Heritage”.

Project(s) Funding the Contract
MAPHSA – Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America. Funded by the Arcadia Fund.

Job Responsibilities
The selected candidate will work as a Project Manager within the research line: "Data Management for South American Heritage" and primarily on the project "Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America (MAPHSA)", led by Professor Marco Madella in the CASEs (Culture, Archaeology and Socio-Ecological Dynamics) research group, and will be a member of the recently created UPF Centre for Digital Humanities at Pompeu Fabra University.

The work will involve project management, coordination of work among the various partners, organization of project-related events and training, coordination of fieldwork, and the preparation of periodic and budgetary reports for the funding agency. It will also include research on the obtained data and the development of relevant research lines in conjunction with the project's Principal Investigator (PI).

The tasks and responsibilities of this position are as follows:

• Coordination of work among the different partners.
• Integration of work from the different partners.
• Systematic analysis of remote sensing data (satellite images) from selected areas of Brazil and/or Colombia.
• Organization of events and training.
• Collaboration with project partners responsible for automating the detection of endangered sites to provide them with archaeological data and feedback.

The candidate may contribute to teaching activities for a maximum of 30 hours per academic year.

Contract Salary: Approximately €42,185 gross/year

Estimated Duration
The duration of this contract is expected to be a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 4 years.

As this contract is funded through an extra-budgetary allocation derived from earmarked external funding, it may be subject to termination for objective reasons should the allocated funds prove insufficient to sustain the position, in accordance with Article 52(e) of the Workers' Statute.

GENERAL
a. Hold a Doctorate degree in Archaeology, History, or similar subject.
b. The candidate must not have been dismissed from any public administration through disciplinary action, nor be disqualified by a final court ruling from holding public office. In the case of nationals from other countries, they must not be disqualified or in an equivalent legal situation, nor have been subject to any disciplinary measure or equivalent sanction that would prevent them, under the laws of their country, from accessing public employment under the same conditions.

Specific Requirements

SPECIFIC
a. Experience in spatial analysis of archaeological data.
b. Expertise in ArcGIS/QGIS/GRASS.
c. Expertise in South American archaeology.
d. Experience in fieldwork.
e. Experience in remote sensing.
f. Experience with ecological data.
g. Experience in delivering training in the above subjects.
h. Experience working with a wide chronological range.
i. Proficiency in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

These participation requirements must be met by the last day of the application period, must be reliably accredited at any time during the selection process, and must continue to be met on the date of contract signing.

Merits claimed will always be considered in relation to the last day of application submission.

Accreditation of Sufficient Knowledge of Catalan for Teaching

Decree 128/2010, of September 14, on the accreditation of linguistic knowledge of teaching staff at universities within the Catalan university system, provides that university professors must accredit sufficient knowledge of Catalan, both in oral and written expression, in accordance with the demands of their academic duties. At the time of signing the contract, the selected person may choose between accrediting knowledge of Catalan or postponing this accreditation for a maximum period of two years. The accreditation of this linguistic competence and participation in the necessary training actions to achieve and maintain it are part of the ordinary and assessable obligations of the teaching staff.

In the case of teaching in third languages, it is recommended to start linguistic training in order to be able to interact with students, teaching and research staff, and administrative and service staff in any of the working languages and to be able to attend to the linguistic rights of the university community. It is also recommended to start this training because if teaching in Catalan or Spanish is assigned at any time, two years after hiring, sufficient knowledge will need to be accredited.

This accreditation corresponds to what is established in Decree 128/2010, of September 14. More information can be found on the UPF Languages website.