CREAF

CREAF is seeking for two field technicians, to work for SISEBIO project (“Monitoring System Plots of Terrestrial Biodiversity”) with ref. 90004 and financed by Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat and LIFE project BIORGEST (“Innovative Forest Management Strategies to Enhance Biodiversity in Mediterranean Forests. Incentives & Management Tools”), financed by European Commission.

The contracts are full time for 6 months, from mid-April to October 2022, and the salary range offered is between 1739,90 and 1.975,02€ gross per month depending on candidates’ skills.

TASKS:

- Installation of temporal and permanent plots in forest habitats (forests, scrubland and grassland).
- Sampling of vegetation structure using forest inventory methodologies.
- Support on biodiversity sampling tasks.
- Collection and preparation of soil samples.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Degree or equivalent in Biology or Environmental Sciences.
- Experience in research work on ecology and forest inventories.
- Full experience and availability for field work.
- Driver's license B.

ASSESSABLE CONDITIONS:

- Knowledge in sample soil methods.
- Expertise in freshwater fauna and habitats surveys.
- Expertise in botany, in the identification of flora and in the realization of floristic inventories.
- Basic knowledge of GIS and databases.
- Experience in citizen science.
- Knowledge of Catalan.

SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA

1. Admission of candidates: applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter (maximum 500 words) and the questionnaire attached to the offer (filled), by e-mail to laboral@creaf.uab.cat, until 14 April 2022, indicating the reference code of the offer. Applications referred to another portal, other than CREAF job openings section and the instructions included in this, will not be accepted.
2. Pre-selection: determination of compliance with the minimum requirements of the offer.
3. Selection: assessment of the preselected candidates by scoring based on objective criteria.
4. Final decision: in case of finding the suitable person, the election will be formally communicated to him/her, and the identification of the chosen person will be published on CREAF job openings section.