Technician to carry out research tasks in Optical Engineering, Imaging Systems and Lidar. (Ref. 30269220005)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH; España; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH is seeking a First Stage Researcher (R1) for the Optics Engineering field. The role involves hardware/software development, lab setup creation, and execution of eye-tracking and aberrometry based measurements with scientific reporting.

The position is part-time (24 h/week) and temporary, located in Terrassa, Spain, with an annual gross salary around €38,684.20 for full-time; part-time adjustment will be considered in the final offer.

Qualifications

• Master in Photonics as required and assessed.
• Experience with eye-tracking systems and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop laboratory setups.
• Perform clinical and laboratory measurements.
• Perform data processing.
• Prepare scientific and technical reports and publications.
• Manipulate and calibrate optics and photonics equipment.
• Design and construct laboratories and assemblies.
• Conduct clinical tests using eye tracking and aberrometry.
• Program and analyze data using Python and MATLAB.

Skills

Optical engineering

Eye-tracking data

Aberrometry

Education

Master in Photonics

Job description

Organisation/Company Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH Research Field Physics » Optics Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 2 Nov 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 24 Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number 30269220005 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Mission:

Carry out the hardware and software developments of the project.

Functions to be developed:

• Develop laboratory setups.
• Perform clinical and laboratory measurements.
• Perform data processing.
• Prepare scientific and technical reports and publications.
• Optics and photonics equipment: manipulation and calibration of advanced instrumentation.
• Design and construction of laboratories: development of assemblies.
• Clinical tests using eye tracking and aberrometry: measurements and visual diagnosis.
• Scientific programming and data analysis: Python and MatLab.

Other requirements to consider:

• Ability to analyze and interpret information.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Optical engineering.
• Management of eye tracking systems and data processing.
• Aberrometry.
• It will be assessed:
  • Master in Photonics

Professional Experience:

• Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities.

Languages CATALAN Level Basic

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Languages SPANISH Level Good

Research Field Physics » OpticsEngineering Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

€38,684.20 gross per year (for a full-time position)

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

• The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
• Threshold: 5 points.
• The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
• 1 point for required speciality.
• 2 points for required academic training.
• 2 points for technic competences.
• 1 point for organisational competences.
• 3 points for professional experience.
• 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.

If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.

The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:

• Threshold: 3 points.
• The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
• 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
• 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
• 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.

The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.

Selection process

The planned selection process is as follows:

• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Additional comments

Remember that the resume should not include any personal data or photographs.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6) Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Terrassa Postal Code 08222 Street Rambla Sant Nebridi, 10 Geofield