We are currently seeking a PhD Candidate to join our Sustainability in Biosystems Program and Sustainable Plant Protection teams located in Cabrils, offering a great opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment within our organisation.
We invite applications from motivated candidates with passion and a strong interest in conducting research and innovation activities on the PhD project: Water efficiency in the use of organic materials (e.G. wool, Woody, compost or digestates) in horticulture, and consequences for soil fertility and carbon under different edaphoclimatic conditions (WatWold). This is an innovative approach for effectively managing the use of such materials to save water and fertilisers when these products are used as mulching materials, mixed in the soil as organic amendment or part of the mixture in a substrate in horticultural systems.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Provide scientific and technical information about the generation and use in horticulture of residual materials as mulching and its effects in diminishing soil water evaporation, water use and nutrient recycling and efficiency.
Participate in the design of scientific activities to characterise residual products, treat them to improve their properties, use them in horticulture for increasing soil quality and health, and find alternatives to peat in soilless production (e.G. seedling production).
Coordinate and execute the experiments related to the topic.
Manage data and perform statistical analysis to achieve conclusions of the experiments.
Write scientific and technical articles to disseminate results at different levels (congress, scientific papers, seminars).
Required Qualifications and Experience
Candidates must hold one of the following degrees: Master's in Agriculture, Agrobiology, Biology or Similar;
or be in a position to access a doctoral programme according to the requirements of Catalonian universities, i.E., accrediting between 60 and 120 ECTS credits at the official university master's degree level or equivalent.
Not to have a previous PhD degree.
Previous experience in horticultural crops.
Knowledge of residual products (Woody and wool, compost or digestates, among others).
Knowledge in data management (Excel), statistics (R or SAS) or other statistical software.
Proficiency in English.
Strong teamwork skills, ability to adapt to multidisciplinary environments, and a focus on professional growth and development.
Additional and/or higher education in other disciplines.
Experience in conducting experiments.
Catalan and Spanish are valued.
Driving license B.
Advantages of Joining Our Team
Terms of appointment: 4 years.
Contract: Financial remuneration 19,656.35€/gross per annum for the first and second years;
21,060.37€/gross per annum for the third year;
26,325.47€/gross per annum for the fourth year, subject to withholdings and prevailing regulations.
37.5 hour workweek, with Friday afternoons off.
Intensive work schedule from 15/06 to 15/09.
3 days of family & work conciliation.
45 hours of personal days.
Flexible schedule for a good work-life balance.
Continuous training and professional growth opportunities.
Equal Treatment and OpportunitiesEqual treatment and equal opportunities are guaranteed for all candidates in the selection process, avoiding stereotypes, bias or barriers linked to gender, sexual orientation, origin, age, ideology, or any other potentially discriminatory condition. The organization also ensures inclusion commitment toward vulnerable groups, and the first round of the selection process is reserved for candidates with functional diversity.
Please know that if you are the chosen candidate and you are from a country which does not belong to the UE, IRTA's People Department will support you to get the residence and working permits.
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