Technician to develop a study on the different types of university housing. (Ref. 30264960001)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH; España; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH in Barcelona offers a part-time Researcher role in Architecture for the IRIA department. The project focuses on analyzing the potential for university housing across UPC sites, requiring bibliographic research, fieldwork, cartography, and documentation.

The position calls for knowledge of housing/urban development, languages (Catalan, English, Spanish), and collaboration within a research setting.

Qualifications

• Requires an academic degree and eligibility for the selection process.
• Experience in architecture research or related roles preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bibliographic research.
• Carry out fieldwork.
• Prepare cartography and graphic and written documentation.
• Design and editing with InDesign and image processing.
• Mapping tools.
• Office software: Word.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Commitment to university system

Education

Academic degree

Tools

InDesign

Image editing

Word

Job description

Organisation/Company Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH Research Field Architecture 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 12 Offer Starting Date 15 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 30264960001 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The project will develop the material for an analysis of the potential for incorporating university housing on various UPC sites.

Objective of the contract:

To develop a study on the different types of university housing.

Functions to be developed:

• Conduct bibliographic research.
• Carry out fieldwork.
• Prepare cartography and graphic and written documentation.
• Design and editing: InDesign and image processing.
• Mapping tools.
• Office software: Word.

Other requirements to consider:

• Communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to the university system.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Housing and urban/territorial development.
• University campus typologies and their evolution.

Professional Experience

• In prestigious architecture firms.
• Experience in roles similar to those described will be valued—specifically, experience in research activities, whether within a university or an industrial setting.

Languages CATALAN Level Basic

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Languages SPANISH Level Good

Research Field Architecture Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

Annual gross remuneration: €38,684.20 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.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Department of Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Architecture (IRIA) Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code 08028 Street Av. Diagonal, 647 Geofield