Researcher for the project ‘RESIST - Regions Resilient to Climate Change through Innovation, Sc[...]

European Commission; España; Híbrido; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading European organization is seeking a researcher with a PhD for the RESIST project, focusing on climate change resilience. The role involves conducting fieldwork, utilizing ethnographic research methods, and working collaboratively to strengthen innovative strategies for climate adaptation across vulnerable regions.

Servicios

24 vacation days

9 personal leave days

4 UOC holidays

Training opportunities

Medical and physiotherapy services

Reduced summer hours

Formación

• PhD in social sciences required.
• Experience in ethnographic research and community engagement.
• Fluent in Catalan and Spanish.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct fieldwork using ethnographic methods.
• Collect and analyze qualitative data.
• Collaborate with research teams on the RESIST project.

Conocimientos

Community engagement

Ethnographic research

Participatory approaches

Inclusive communication

Educación

PhD in social sciences

Academic background in sociology

Environmental sciences education

Herramientas

Qualitative research software

Office IT skills

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Research Field Sociology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions PhD Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 11 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38,5 Offer Starting Date 10 Aug 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number 101093968 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are seeking to recruit researcher with a PhD for the project ‘RESIST - Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology’ by the CareNet research group at the UOC.

RESIST will strengthen the resilience and accelerate the transformation and increase adaptive capacity of 12 climate-vulnerable EU regions, implementing 4 large-scale demonstrators of resilient innovations for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) with quintuple-helix partnerships (including 1 in a less developed region) and promote transfer of know-how and innovative solutions to 8 twin regions (of which 4 less developed regions) through both physical mutual-learning activities and innovative immersive digital twins.

Responsibilities
The main task will be to carry out fieldwork, especially using ethnographic methods (interviews, participant observation, roundtable discussions, data collection).

The successful candidate will be awarded a temporary full-time contract lasting 3 months. The scheduled start date is 1 August.
For work on site, the principal location will be the UOC Campus, at Rambla del Poblenou 154-156, Barcelona. At the UOC, we work with an open working model that combines remote working with work on-site, according to organizational needs and the nature of the tasks involved.

About the UOC
A leader in e-learning, our pioneering university is a digital native with global reach and a mandate for public service. We've been providing accredited, high-quality online education for the last 30 years, and our mission is lifelong development of people's talent. We conduct research with a transformative approach to generate social and economic impact.

At the UOC, we're not all the same. And this works very much in our favour. The differences between who we are and what our experiences and ideas are make us stronger. In our mission to work with the best talent, we do all we can to ensure equal opportunities, ignoring aspects such as gender, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or any other physical, personal or social aspect other than merit and abilities. Likewise, we will assess any reasonable adjustments that candidates require in order to put themselves forward for the position. Contact us at [e-mail] if, at any stage of the selection process, you need some form of adaptation.

The UOC's recruitment and selection processes are based on the principles of Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R).

• PhD qualification in the social sciences.
• Academic background in social sciences, ideally at doctoral level, in areas such as sociology, anthropology, social psychology, political science, social or cultural geography, or science and technology studies.
• Prior education in environmental sciences, alongside a demonstrable interest in further developing expertise in the social dimensions of risk, emergencies and disaster studies.
• Previous experience/training in community engagement, ethnographic research and/or participatory approaches.
• Experience in emergency management, with particular emphasis on inclusive communication and/or the use of big data or computational methodologies in disaster response contexts.
• Basic office IT skills. Familiarity with transcription and qualitative research software.
• Catalan and/or Spanish (with understanding of both co-official languages of Catalonia).
• Willingness to travel around Catalonia to carry out fieldwork in different locations.
• Strong capacity to contribute effectively to collaborative research teams, work independently, and take responsibility for achieving defined research goals.

Also of interest:

• Genuine interest in understanding the social, economic and political dimensions involved in risk/emergency management and disaster risk reduction.
• Knowledge of the UOC's educational model, structure, systems and processes.
  

Languages CATALAN Level Excellent

Languages SPANISH Level Excellent

Research Field Sociology » Other Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

• You'll be joining an organization with an open working model that combines teleworking with working on site.
• You'll be working in an environment where everyone has equal opportunities and equal access to resources and people, regardless of their location or teleworking choices.
• You'll be provided with the computer equipment and ergonomic material you need to work both from home and on site at the UOC.
• You'll have training possibilities to continue your professional development.
• You'll finish work early on Fridays.
• You'll have 24 days of vacation, 9 personal leave days and 4 UOC holidays.
• You'll be able to work reduced summer hours (35 hours a week), subject to organizational requirements.
• You'll have well-being benefits such as activities to look after your health, a medical service, a physiotherapy service and, if required, assessment and adaptation of your workplace.

Selection process

Application

To take part in the selection process, you must register as a candidate in the Join our team section of our website ( www.uoc.edu ). Once you have registered, complete your profile in the candidate section in order to submit your application.

Additional comments

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101093968.