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The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
4 Jul 2025

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Research Field
Technology » Telecommunications technology
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions
PhD Positions
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
38,5
Offer Starting Date
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?
No

Offer Description

We are seeking to recruit a PhD researcher to develop the 3D Printing All-Solid State Batteries for the Internet of Things Applications project of the WINE group of the UOC's Digital Transformation, AI and Technology Research Unit.

 

The mission of this role will be to develop a new generation of 3D batteries and integrate them into embedded devices for industrial environments.

 

Responsibilities

  • Coordination of the final transfer of the project to participating companies.
  • Publication of the article ‘Wireless communication technologies for industrial control systems’.
  • Dissemination of project results.
  • Evaluation and proposals of ways of evolution.

The successful candidate will be awarded a temporary full-time contract lasting 2 months, until 31st October 2025. The scheduled start date is 1st September 2025.

For work on site, the principal location will be the UOC Campus, at Rambla del Poblenou 154-156, Barcelona. At the UOC, we work with an open working model that combines remote working with work on-site, according to organizational needs and the nature of the tasks involved.

Requirements

Research Field
Technology » Telecommunications technology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
  • PhD.
  • Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
  • Minimum Experience of 5 years performing tasks similar to those of the offer.
  • Technical knowledge about RF signal propagation, KPWAN communication systems and protocols and industrial automatic control.
  • Knowledge of decentralised infrastructures and network resource optimisation algorithms and methods.
  • Knowledge of satellite communication networks.
  • High level of English and Spanish.

Also of interest:

  • Knowledge of the UOC's educational model, structure, systems and processes.
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent
Languages
CATALAN
Level
Good
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Excellent
Research Field
Technology » Telecommunications technology

Additional Information

Benefits
  • You'll be joining an organization with an open working model that combines teleworking with working on site.
  • You'll be working in an environment where everyone has equal opportunities and equal access to resources and people, regardless of their location or teleworking choices.
  • You'll be provided with the computer equipment and ergonomic material you need to work both from home and on site at the UOC.
  • You'll have training possibilities to continue your professional development.
  • You'll finish work early on Fridays.
  • You'll have 24 days of vacation, 9 personal leave days and 4 UOC holidays.
  • You'll be able to work reduced summer hours (35 hours a week), subject to organizational requirements.
  • You'll have well-being benefits such as activities to look after your health, a medical service, a physiotherapy service and, if required, assessment and adaptation of your workplace.
Additional comments

This contract is part of the project PLEC2022-009412, funded by MCIN/*AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union ‘NextGenerationEU/*PRTR’.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08018
Street
Rambla del Poblenou, 154-156, Barcelona, Spain

Contact

State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Rambla Poble Nou, 154-156
Postal Code
08018
E-Mail
hrstrategy@uoc.edu

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