Research Manager 2026/Cp/181

Universidade da Coruña; Valladolid; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of A Coruña seeks a capable IT professional to coordinate the IT department of CITIC and provide robust technical support for research infrastructure.

The role focuses on Linux systems, HPC platforms, and deployment of scientific environments, with emphasis on documentation and project collaboration across research teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Up-to-date employment history report is mandatory.
• Only certificates issued by the relevant official body will be accepted.
• Language proficiency must be demonstrated by an official certificate (CEFR, Cambridge, DELE, EOI or equivalent).
• The post may remain unfilled if no candidate scores more than 60 points.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the work of staff in CITIC's IT department.
• Provide technical support for administration, operation and maintenance of CITIC infrastructure.
• Manage and operate Linux systems and HPC platform.
• Collaborate on deployment, monitoring and improvement of projects and environments.
• Provide technical support for ICT equipment, software and services for research.
• Coordinate collection and updating of technical documentation across departments.
• Maintain inventories, procedures, manuals and activity logs.
• Carry out maintenance of the scientific output management application.

Skills

Linux systems

High-performance computing

Technical collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Git

Job description

Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña

Research Field: Communication sciences

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions

Application Deadline: 28 Jul *********:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Country: Spain

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov ****

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number: ****/CP/181

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Research areas: Strategic area: Vice?Rectorate for Research and Transfer (registration no. 20).

Grant reference: Agreement on staff reinforcement, transfer management and innovation ********* – Collaboration agreement between the Regional Ministry of Culture, Education, Vocational Training and Universities and the Universities of A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo for the Reinforcement of Staff for the Management of Transfer and Innovation and the Consolidation of Research Structures *********.

Grant period: Start 01/01/2023 – End 31/12/2026.

Main Research Centre: Vice?Rectorate for Research and Technology Transfer.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the work of staff in CITIC's IT department.
• Provide technical support for the administration, operation and maintenance of CITIC's own infrastructure and technological resources used for research activities.
• Manage and operate the Linux systems, the high?performance computing platform, and the technical tools associated with the centre's scientific infrastructure.
• Collaborate on the deployment, monitoring and technical improvement of projects, environments and technological solutions supporting research.
• Provide technical support for the identification, integration and commissioning of ICT equipment, software and services related to research.
• Coordinate the collection, organization and updating of technical and operational documentation from the various departments within CITIC.
• Provide technical support for the management and use of information on the centre's scientific output and research activities.
• Collaborate on the technical preparation of prototypes, proof?of?concepts, demonstrators and materials for dissemination, innovation and technology transfer.
• Configure and maintain virtualisation environments, containers (Docker or equivalent), version control repositories (GIT or equivalent), and carry out integration tests with the centre's scientific infrastructure.
• Prepare technical environments for research projects; carry out deployments, testing and validation; record the results; and report any technical issues detected.
• Gather technical requirements from project leads and collaborate on drawing up specifications; check, receive, installand commission equipment, software, and services procured.
• Coordinate the request for and compilation of technical and operational documentation generated by various departments of CITIC; ensure completeness, organize it in accordance with common criteria, and incorporate it into the centre's repositories and tracking records.
• Keep inventories, operating procedures, technical datasheets, manuals, activity logs and other documentation relating to infrastructure and technological resources up to date.
• Carry out preventive, corrective, and evolutionary maintenance of the scientific output management application; update and clean up data, incorporate information provided by various departments, and extract indicators and dashboards.
• Prepare and configure the technical resources required for prototypes, proof?of?concept tests and demonstrators, and collaborate in the development of technical materials for outreach, innovation and technology transfer activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• All qualifications and certificates must be submitted in a legible PDF format.
• An up?to?date employment history report is mandatory, accompanied by employment contracts.
• Only certificates issued by the relevant official body (e.G., the Vice?Rectorate for Research or persons with legal authority) will be accepted.
• Language proficiency must be demonstrated by an official certificate (CEFR, Cambridge, DELE, EOI or an equivalent recognized by the Selection Committee).
• Exclusion Note: Certificates or letters issued in a personal capacity by lecturers or Principal Investigators (PIs) of the projects are not valid. The post may remain unfilled if no candidate achieves a score of more than 60 points.
• The University of A Coruña guarantees selection processes based on merit, transparency and equal opportunities (OTMR Policies), within the framework of the European HR Excellence in Research accreditation.

Funding for the contract may be provided, in whole or in part, by any other project or grant associated with the Research Line, even prior to the end of the initial months, provided that adequate and sufficient funding is available. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Instruction ******, of 17 March ****, issued by the Vice?Rectorate for Research and Transfer, regulating the registration of research and strategic lines and the recruitment of research staff employed under such lines, the term of this permanent contract is subject to the continued need for the tasks and the availability of adequate and sufficient funding within the research area. The exhaustion of the funding allocated to the research area, or the completion of the technical activities justifying the post without the possibility of redeployment, shall constitute objective grounds for termination of the contract (Art. 52.E ET).