Job offer: 2 Junior Technician for RESONATE Project

ISGlobal is seeking two highly motivated technicians for a part-time, temporary engagement in the EC funded RESONATE project RESONATE (“Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies”). The successful candidates will be exposed to a network of Europe’s most prominent researchers in the field of associations between nature and human health. The candidate should have a genuine interest in the topic of Nature based Therapies (NbT) and have an interdisciplinary mindset. 

• Support fieldwork and assist data collection: physiological and anthropometric measurements, saliva samples, validated questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. The work will be conducted as a team with at least one senior researcher who will supervise and guide the work.
• Assist nature-based walking therapy sessions in urban coastal settings in Barcelona and/or metropolitan area. The work will be conducted with a mindfulness professional who will train the candidate in mindful walking sessions.

Assist with a number of tasks related to fieldwork of a case study of an NbT in an urban coastal setting, including, for example:

• Work closely with supervisor and team leader
• Contact health care centres and assist with recruitment
• Assist with data collection, and storage
• Assist the NbT sessions with the intervention group as observer and note-taking
• Deliver the NbT sessions to the control group
• Management and maintenance of measurement instruments and related fieldwork material (e.g., heart rate bands)
• The candidate should have flexibility in the schedule to adapt to the schedule of the study requirements.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may evolve at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder. 
This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual professional assessment process.

• Minimum 3rd or 4th year of a high degree in health sciences (e.g. nursing, medicine), biology, psychology, social work, or similar.
• A Bachelor or master degree in a relevant related field will be an asset

• Teamwork
• Problem resolution
• Excellent learning capacity
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management
• Problem resolution
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Flexibility 
• Excellent spoken and written skills in Spanish and/or Catalan

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The post holder will adhere to ISGlobal principles contained in People management policy, including Equity, diversity and health safety. The post holder will respect, and accountable to ensure ISGlobal policies and procedures.

• Duration: 8 months      
• Starting date: Middle September 2024
• Contract: Part-time (6-8h a week)
• Salary Range: Tech IID

Applicants must fill in the request form and include the following code reference position: Technician_IID_RESONATE_Sept24, attach the CV and a Cover Letter. Each attached document must be named with the candidate name and surname. 

The receipt of applications will be open until 31/08/2024

Applications will be accepted until 17.00 CET of the closing date.

Only the applications submitted through the request form will be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The interviews could be placed during the reception candidatures period.
Diverse candidacies, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and political views, are encouraged to apply. 

The selection process is designed in two phases:
1- Interview phase of a technical nature, with the team that requires the incorporation. To assess the person's skills and CV.
2 - Meeting with HR with the finalist(s) to finish assessing the profile and discuss contractual and institutional issues.

If needed any technical test could be pass. A Psychological Competency Evaluation Test will be required for the structural or transversal positions.

In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
 

In ISGlobal we are committed to maintaining and developing a work environment in which the values and principles of our organization are respected and equal opportunities between women and men be promoted in each of the areas in which we operate, not tolerating discrimination based on criteria such as age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, functional diversity, political leanings, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

ISGlobal supports the initiative #ScienceforUkraine. Therefore, to sustain Ukraine’s presence in the European Research Area and international scholarly community, candidates from Ukraine on all levels of scholarly career are welcome: students, PhD candidates, early career researchers and senior scholars.
We confirm our commitment towards the value of the diversity of our staff and student population and seek to promote peace, equity, diversity and inclusion as essential elements in contribution to improving health worldwide.