Technician to improve the management of Flood Risks and Hydrometeorological Forecasting. (Ref. 30269520004)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH; España; Vor Ort; EUR 30.000 - 37.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH seeks a researcher to analyze and improve emergency management for extreme weather in Europe, joining a team focused on hydrometeorology and data-driven flood risk reduction.

You will build a European floods database, assess forecasts, and collaborate with INLINE partners to evaluate added value of developments for emergency response to storms and floods. Fluency in English and Catalan/Spanish may be required.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent (Education Level)
• Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering as required

Aufgaben

• Analyze and improve emergency management for extreme weather phenomena in Europe.
• Generate a database of floods on a European scale.
• Evaluate hydrometeorological forecasts on a European scale.
• Collaborate with INLINE project teams to survey the added value of developments for emergency management related to storms, heavy rains and floods.

Kenntnisse

Early warning systems

AI and data processing

Advanced optimization

Programming in Python

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH Research Field Engineering » Civil engineering Engineering » Water resources engineering Environmental science 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 Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 3 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 30269520004 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Mission:

Analyze and improve emergency management for extreme weather phenomena in Europe.

Functions to be developed:

• Generate a database of floods on a European scale.
• Evaluate hydrometeorological forecasts on a European scale.
• Collaborate with the research groups of the INLINE project to prepare a survey on the added value of developments for the management of emergencies related to storms, heavy rains and floods.

Research Field Engineering » Water resources engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Environmental science Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Early warning systems: EWS.
• Artificial intelligence and data processing:LLM.
• Advanced optimization algorithms.
• Programming in Python.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Hydrometeorology.
• Hydrological modeling and optimization.
• Verification and statistical analysis of predictions.
• Verification and evaluation of flood impacts.
• It will be assessed:
  • Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering.

Experience Professional:

• End-user focused evaluation.
• Publications and scientific dissemination.
• Have worked on European projects.
• Experience in functions similar to those described will be valued, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment.

Languages CATALAN Level Basic

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Languages SPANISH Level Good

Research Field Engineering » Civil engineeringEngineering » Water resources engineeringEnvironmental science Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

€33,876.08 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.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI) Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code 08034 Street Jordi Girona, 1-3 Geofield