Postdoctoral Research Associate in Wildfire Airborne Remote Sensing

Organisation/Company Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- Barcelona

TECH Research Field Physics » Applied physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 23 Feb 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Mar 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number  Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Mission:

Study the behavior of forest fires using aerial remote sensing systems.

Functions to be developed:

• Process multispectral aerial data acquired during previous campaigns to derive quantitative metrics of fire behavior.
• Develop the software necessary to carry out the analysis.
• Expertise in communicating research results, both orally and in writing.

Specific Requirements

Knowledge:

• Remote sensing.
• Geospatial analysis.
• Image analysis.

Professional

Experience:

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 Physics » Applied physics Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

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All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.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:

• 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:

• 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.