POSTDOCTORAL CONTRACT FOR THE SudWaMa PROJECT

Euraxess; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

CEIGRAM – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) invites applications for a permanent full-time Postdoc position in natural resource economics and agricultural engineering. The candidate will work on the SUDOE strategy for circular water management and economic evaluation of related systems, with emphasis on social acceptance.

The initial contract is three months, extendable up to seven more months, funded under INTERREG Sudoe. Strong skills in participatory research and languages are required.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Agro-environmental Engineering, Agriculture, Biology or Environmental Sciences.
• Master’s degree in economics or similar field.
• Data management and analysis; programming in R; advanced Stata.
• Qualitative analysis techniques (Atlas.ti, Q methodology).
• Excellent English and Spanish; strong teamwork; experience with participatory research methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop a SUDOE strategy for circular water management.
• Economically evaluate circular water management systems.
• Analyze social acceptance and barriers to implementation.

Skills

Data management

R programming

Stata

Qualitative analysis

Education

PhD or equivalent

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

R

Stata

Atlas.ti

Job description

Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks (CEIGRAM) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Organisation/Company Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks (CEIGRAM) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Department CEIGRAM Research Field Engineering » Agricultural engineering Economics » Agricultural economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 31 Jul 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 25 Jun 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Interreg Reference Number INTERREG SUDOE. SudWaMa. S2/2.5/E0189 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

RESEARCH LINE: Natural resource economics
TASKS: (1) Development of a SUDOE strategy for circular water management; (2) Economic evaluation of circular water management systems; (3) Analysis of social acceptance and the main barriers to implementation

Requirements

Research Field Engineering » Agricultural engineering Education Level PhD or equivalent

Research Field Economics » Agricultural economics Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

- Data management and analysis
- Programming in R
- Advanced Knowledge of STATA
- Qualitative analysis techniques (Atlas.ti, Q methodology)

Specific Requirements

Qualification: Agro-environmental Engineering, Agriculture, Degree in Agro-environmental Sciences, Biology, Environmental Sciences,
Master's degree in economics or similar, PhD in Agro-environmental Technology for Sustainable Agriculture or similar.
- Fluent in spoken and written English and Spanish (assessed at all stages of the selection process)
- Strong team player.
- Prior experience applying participatory research methodologies (i.e., interviews, surveys, stakeholder meetings) to water-related topics

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Languages SPANISH Level Excellent

Research Field Engineering » Agricultural engineeringEconomics » Agricultural economics Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

The selected candidate will join the research team and will participate in the research, training and knowledge transfer activities carried out at CEIGRAM. CEIGRAM, the Centre for the Study and Research of Agricultural and Environmental Risk Management, is one of the 19 research centres of the Technical University of Madrid. CEIGRAM is a center of reference and knowledge generation for research and development of methodologies that provide answers
to the growing concern for risk management strategies, including production, market and environmental risks, faced by the agricultural sector. The person
hired will benefit from the training activities organized for all researchers and the management team. The orientation will be applied research, promoting
the publication of research papers in scientific journals and at international conferences. The researcher will contribute to and benefit from international
research networks to which the Principal Investigators of the project contribute, providing a great opportunity for their research and professional profile.

Eligibility criteria

SELECTION CRITERIA: 1ST EVALUATION ROUND: Maximum possible percentage of the total sum of evaluation A+B+C+D+E: A) Training (0: does not meet / 5: meets all requirements); B) Experience applying participatory research methodologies to water-related topics (0: does not meet / 5: meets all requirements); C) Programming skills (0: does not meet / 5: meets all ); D) Specific requirements: languages, experience, other aspects to be assessed (0: does not meet/5: meets all); E) Suitability for functions, line of research and tasks (0: does not meet/5: meets all) = Average of the assigned rating of 0-5 in degree of relationship between the CV and the profile sought. Supporting documentation of merits may be requested. Candidates who obtain more than 90% of the maximum score may be invited to participate in the Evaluation second phase: Interview.

Additional comments

The initial contract will be for three months, extendable for a further seven months.

Contract funded by the INTERREG SUDOE programme: SUDoe SUstainable Water Management (SudWaMa) (S2/2.5/E0189)