Organisation/Company IRTA Department Human Resources Research Field Agricultural sciences » Agronomics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 31 Aug 2026 - 23:35 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer DescriptionWe are looking for a PhD Candidate to join the Sustainable Field Crops team, based in La Tallada d’Empordà (Girona). We offer the opportunity to be part of an organization with a dynamic, collaborative work environment focused on professional development.The selected candidate will assess multi-focus sustainability impacts from boosting agroecological practices in arable cropping systems based on a range of field experiments and modelling tools. This is a project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI).Key researchers for the position: Dr.



Jordi Doltra and Dr. Francesc Domingo.Tasks and Responsibilities:Performing literature review, data collection and management, data analysis and visualizationConducting field experiments, sampling and measuring plant, soil, gas emissions and other environmental variables.Using and adjusting soil-crop simulation models for system analysis at multi-scale levelPerforming quantification of agronomic, environmental and socio-economic impacts in novel and business-as-usual cropping systemsCoordinating with other researchers from IRTA and other partners in the projectDisseminating the research findings at national and international conferencesWriting papers for scientific journals and technical articlesContributing to the teamwork environment and collaborations within the research groupDegree in Agronomy, Biology, Environmental Science, Soil Science or related ones.Master's degree in agronomy, soil science, agro

📌 PhD candidate in Agroecological practices for better arable crop production and soil health (España)
🏢 IRTA
📍 España