Senior Research Support Technician (2026PILIFRUA166)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona IT project team seeks an IT technical support for immediate project tasks in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology. The role covers IT support for non-programming tasks and maintaining EmbryoMaker model versions, with interface improvements and simple statistical analyses on ensemble morphologies.

The position requires a bachelor and master’s degree, basic Fortran knowledge, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Higher education, university Bachelor’s degree and official University Master’s degree.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biophysics or equivalent will be considered an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of Fortran programming.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• IT support for tasks that do not require advanced computer programming.
• Visualization of morphologies in the ensemble.
• Maintenance of EmbryoMaker model versions and minor software corrections.
• Improving the EmbryoMaker interface to make it more user-friendly.
• Applying simple statistical algorithms to the shapes in the ensemble.

Skills

Fluency in English

Fortran programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree and official Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biophysics or equivalent (advantage)

Job description

Organisation/Company Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Department Research Management/Strategic Projects Research Field Other Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job position

IT technical support for the project

Duties / Support responsibilities
IT support for tasks that do not require advanced computer programming
Visualization of morphologies in the ensemble.
Maintenance of EmbryoMaker model versions and minor software corrections.
Improving the EmbryoMaker interface to make it more user-friendly.
Applying simple statistical algorithms to the shapes in the ensemble.

o Destination: Department of Genetics and Microbiology
o Category: Research Support Superior Technician
o Contract duration: 11 months 9 days
o Expected funding duration (start and end dates): From 01/11/26 to 09/10/27
o Working time: 35 hours/week
o Annual gross remuneration (salary excluding employer social security contributions) Research Support Superior Technician (LG1Q): €39.628,80.

Job position requirements
Education
Higher education, university Bachelor’s degree and official University Master’s degree.
A Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biophysics or an equivalent qualification will be considered an advantage.
Computer Science
Basic knowledge of Fortran programming.
Languages
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Work experience

Required documentation:
National ID (DNI)
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Academic degree certificate

€39.628,80 plus the amount corresponding to the Campus Allowance and any other applicable salary supplements.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria and scoring (Criteria that will be taken into account when assessing candidates, as well as the weighting assigned to each criterion within a 100-point scale.)

Academic background – max. 60 points
Higher education, university Bachelor’s degree and oficial
University Master’s degree: 20
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biophysics or equivalent: 60

Professional experience – max. 20 points Less than 2 years: 10 points
More than 2 years: 20 points
Experience in the relevant field: 10 points
Experience in related fields: 5 points

Minimum score to pass the selection process: 50 points

Selection process

A single curricular assessment phase and, if deemed necessary, a second interview phase.

Any application that is not submitted in this way will not be included in the selection process.

Any application that is not submitted in this way will not be included in the selection process.