Job Information Organisation/Company

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH Research Field

Engineering » Geological engineering

Technology » Mining Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions

Research Support Positions Application Deadline

21 Sep 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country

Spain Type of Contract

Temporary Job Status

Full-time Hours Per Week

35 Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number

30267500025 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Mission:

Develop processes and tests in the mineral processing laboratory.

Functions to be developed:

- Supervise the execution and performance of scientific and technical tasks.
- Monitor deliverables, KPIs, and progress reports, organize meetings, write minutes, organize travel, manage documents and networking spaces, etc.
- Develop ball and rod grinding tests and Bond crushing and abrasion tests.
- Carry out sink/float, XRD, PSD, XRF, MLA analysis and examine the results.
- Design of flotation/gravimetric separation/slurry/mechanical, chemical and physical characterization tests.
- Connect the separation results with the MLA of the products and the food.
- Optimize separation/mulching processes.
- Write technical and management reports and those linked to research projects and companies.

Where to apply Website

Requirements

Research Field Engineering » Geological engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Technology » Mining Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Skills:

- Solids separation technology: froth flotation, gravimetric and magnetic.
- PSD, XRD, XRF and MLA analyses.

Other requirements to consider:
- Communication skills.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

- Physical, chemical, mechanical and mineralogical characterization of mineral solids and waste.




- Physical processing of solids.
- Liberation processes: grinding.

Professional Experience:

- In laboratory management: instrumental equipment and assembly of benches and pilot scale.
- In the preparation and analysis of solids.
- In mineral processing and MLA.
- In MLA data interpretation.
- In the writing of scientific-technical documentation.
- 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 » Geological engineeringTechnology » Mining Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

€42,064.84 gross/annual (per 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:

- Maximum scoring: 5 points.
- 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:

- Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers:

, select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: , fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated. * 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.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Department of Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering (EMIT) Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Manresa Postal Code 08242 Street Av. de les Bases de Manresa, 61-73 Geofield

Contact State/Province

Barcelona City

Barcelona Website

Street

C. Jordi Girona, 31 Postal Code

08034 E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED

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