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90,000+ live jobsTechnical Officer for PYRINEES4CLIMA - Ecosystem Services Modelling and Project Coordinator
On-site in Leioa·Full-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 4 Nov)
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
6 open roles
Our summary
- Salary
- €31,500 a year
About €2,010 a month after tax.
- Hours
- 35 hours a week
- Work mode
- On-site, Leioa
- Contract
- Full-time
- English
- Required
- Other languages
- French
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Master's degree
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Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Suitable degree for developing the tasks above (a master's degree at minimum).
- Previous experience in R&D projects (min of 5 years)
- Experience in project coordination and management.
- Ability to coordinate teamwork and interact with a broad range of scientific collaborators at European level.
- Experience in ecosystem services modelling (Experience with ARIES is a plus).
- Experience in geospatial data processing and management.
- Experience in programming languages.
- Excellent written and oral command of English (Spanish and French is a plus).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience in agile management and in particular issue and project tracking.
- Ability to participate in teamwork and interact with a broad range of collaborators.
- Ability to work independently, with a diverse, multi-location and multi-lingual team.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Interdisciplinary and inspiring work environment
- Quiet and spacious workspaces
- Possibility of participating in internal training and academic activities of the center
- 35-hour week work calendar
- 30 days of vacation per year
The position will carry a salary of €31,500.00 and excellent work conditions.
The role
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), offers a full-time technical scientific modelling position on the LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA Project - LIFE22-IPC-ES-LIFE-PYRENEES4CLIMA/101104957 - dedicated to mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to ensure that they deliver ecosystem services, goods and benefits and using the ARIES (ARtificial Intelligence for Environment & Sustainability) platform. BC3 involvement is focused on WP 5 - Subtask 5.1.1 dedicated to the development of a web application serving the modeled ecosystem services at the Pyrenean level.
A key focus of ARIES is to integrate spatially explicit ecological and economic models to examine the link between ES and impacts on the socioeconomic status but also on environmental outcomes. Furthermore, to analyze potential future consequences of alternative land uses for both nature conservation and economic objectives. By developing spatially explicit models and incorporating in the analysis landscape scenarios it is possible to study the effect of changing features on ES dynamics. Analyzing the spatial dynamics of ES can provide a complete understanding of the supply and flows of particular benefits for specific beneficiary groups and enable to evaluate better trade-offs in environmental management.
The ARIES platform supports all activities of BC3 Research Line (RL) 6 on Integrated Modelling of Coupled Human-Natural Systems. The (https://aries.integratedmodelling.org/), is a semantic web infrastructure that uses AI to build computational solutions to environmental, policy and sustainability problems. The RL generates multidisciplinary scientific knowledge from human-nature interdependence to address complex sustainability problems through artificial intelligence (AI).
The goal of the RL is to provide environmental data, models and understanding by retrieving, evaluating, and integrating the existing information to support an effective policy-making where nature counts. Besides Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity, the RL also tackles Natural Capital Accounting, Conservation Finance, Food Security, Marine Spatial Planning, and Renewable Energy. All these products are used to inform sustainability decisions, e.g. SDGs.
What you'll do
- Lead the scientific modelling of BC3 participation in the LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA Project.
- Lead model development and data integration within ARIES platform.
How you'll work
Starting on December 2026, the position will be granted until the end of 2027, with a one-month probation period.
Job description
We are looking for a modeler profile who can manage and implement research projects dedicated to mountain ecosystem services and the development of the related ARIES technical tasks.
Hiring process
Fill the form below and upload ONE PDF document with the following information:
CV
Max 2 pages
Informal enquiries can be made to Stefano Balbi noting in the subject of the message "ES Modeller".
Contact Stefano Balbi stefano.balbi@bc3research.org
Deadline 10 November, 2026 (12.00pm CET)
About BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change (Klima Aldaketa Ikergai) is an international research centre dedicated to climate change and sustainable development. It co-produces knowledge and co-designs policy solutions with stakeholders, integrating the environmental, socioeconomic and ethical dimensions of climate change, and currently runs around 140 research projects with 133 staff members.
Its research is organised around areas such as Climate Basis, Low Carbon Society, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Adaptation Lab and Integrated Modelling, guided by a strategic plan aligned with six objectives and a transdisciplinary approach that moves towards solutions co-designed with decision makers. The centre has been recognised with two consecutive María de Maeztu 'Centre of Excellence' accreditations by the State Research Agency, in 2018 and 2023.
- Industry
- Climate research
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 133
- In Spain
- Leioa
In their own words
About the company & team
Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa, Spain
LIFE-SIP PYRENEES4CLIMA project aims to implement the first cross-border climate change strategy in Europe led by 6 regions and one state. The strategy targets a mountain range, the Pyrenees, with one of the highest biodiversity value in Europe and where the recent documented increase in recent temperature has been higher than the global average with measurable impacts on surface processes, natural resources and economic activities.
As an HR Excellence-awarded institution, BC3 is committed to reconciling research and academic requirements with family responsibilities. BC3 is particularly concerned with creating equal opportunities for people regardless of sex and gender. Anyone with relevant qualifications is therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the position.
Additional information
Deadline 20 November, 2026 12:00pm
Contract financed by European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agencyby the European Commission, Grant reference 101104957, funded by LIFE-2022-STRAT-CLIMA-SIP-two-stage
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