Specialist Research Support Technician (2026PILIFRUA159)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España; On-site; EUR 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona invites applications for the position of Assistant Research in Barcelona. The role supports research management and strategic projects within the Biological and Psychological sciences units.

Candidates should have English proficiency (minimum B2), experience in research support, and familiarity with online platforms like Qualtrics; Notion experience and DMAiH accreditation are valued.

Qualifications

• Fluent English (min B2) required or higher.
• 1–3 years in a supporting role in a research environment preferred.
• Experience creating stimuli for experiments and online platforms.
• Willing to work in Barcelona, Spain.
• DMAiH accreditation is desirable.

Skills

Fluent English

Qualtrics-like platforms

Research support experience

Notion for stimuli creation

DMAiH accreditation

Education

Biology or Psychology degree

Tools

Notion

Qualtrics-like platforms

Job description

Organisation/Company Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Department Research Management/Strategic Projects Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 15 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 17,5 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number Reference Number . GA number- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job position Assistant Research

Job position requirements (skills/languages/required experience)

• Use of online plataforms similar to qualtrics
• Fluent English (mín B2- Higher levels will be valued)
• 1-3 years of experience working in a supporting role in a research environment would be beneficial.
• Research in this grant will take place in, Barcelona so applicants will need to be willing to work in this country
• Notion in creating the stimuli for the animals (videos of jars containing different proportions of pegs) and building them on an online platform
• DMAiH de la Generalitat de Catalunya acreditation

25.674,30€ gross per year.

Eligibility criteria
Academic record (20)
Certificate of Education (15)
Valuable studies in the fiels of Biology, Psychology (5)
Relevant Research Experience and skills (30)
Experience working support with and training animals, ideally for cognitive experiments (15)
Experience working support running online experiments with humans would be beneficial (15)
Interview (40)
Motivation (10)
Personal skills and competences (10)
Systematic understanding of the field of study (10)
Teamwork and ability to contribute (10)
Language skills (10)
B2 (5)
+B2 (10)

Selection process

We expect to interview shorlisted candidates (in person or via Teams) within 1 week after the application deadline.
The selection comittee reserves the right to not fill this position if no suitable candidate is identified

Research Field Biological sciences » BiologyPsychological sciences » Psychology

Additional Information

Additional comments

Reference: 2026PILIFRUA159

Programmes: HE-2021-ERC-COG - GA number-101043986-2021-ERC-COG-UNI PROB