.About UIC BarcelonaUIC Barcelona is home to over 8,000 students and offers 16 bachelor's degree programmes, 26 international double degrees, and a wide range of master's and postgraduate degrees, in addition to continuing education courses in different fields of knowledge. Since 1997, we have been teaching people based on academic rigour, a fulfilling university life, and enriching life experiences. The UIC Barcelona team is made up of professionals who are qualified not only in the field of teaching but also in research, management, administration, communication, services, and systems. Beyond the professionalism of each individual, at UIC Barcelona you will find a young and dynamic working atmosphere.About your roleWe are looking for a senior postdoctoral researcher to work within the UIC School of Architecture, research group on Sustainable Urban Living (Sul), on a Horizon Europe Project titled UP2030, dealing with urban sustainability and resilience. UP2030 aims to enable sustainable transformations in 10 European cities, and UIC Barcelona is looking to study the cities' planning needs for updating planning schemes and capacities in a first stage of the project and build a capacity-building and training program in a second stage. The senior researcher is expected to lead project tasks, support the team at UIC in new project tenders preparation, and be able to teach at the international MSc program in City resilience.Key tasksThe senior researcher will conduct research and coordination tasks in collaboration with other WP leaders of UP2030, with respect to:Provide a state of the art of the barriers and city needs for upgrading building codes, licenses, and governance aspects of the green transformation, reviewing the scientific literature and interviewing tech partners.Create a Benchmarking system to gather urban sustainability and resilience indicators, developing indicators within a framework.Create training for city practitioners on the above-mentioned topic, in collaboration with other WPs.Support the team in co-writing research proposals on urban sustainability and resilience.Lead and co-write deliverables for the UP2030 project and participate in multi-co-authored papers.Teach at the international MSc in city resilience design and management about urban sustainability.Contribute to the dissemination and outreach activities of the group, engaging city practitioners.Benefits- A temporary position (1+1 years)- A full-time contract, supportive working conditions, and a dynamic international scientific environment
