Sustainability Technician at BETA Technological Center

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Job Summary: The BETA Technological Center seeks a dynamic Sustainability Technician to join its multidisciplinary team, focused on impact generation and transition towards the circular bioeconomy. Key Highlights: 1. Joining a young and multidisciplinary team 2. Focus on circular bioeconomy and sustainability 3. Sustainability assessment in European projects **General information** **Reference:** 25FUBPTGASCTBETATCTCE18361 **Type:** New appointment **Title:** Sustainability Technician at BETA Technological Center **Type of position:** FUB**\#Tipologia\#:** PTGAS**Academic year:** 2025 \- 2026 **Call start:** 26\-02\-2026**Call end:** 02\-03\-2026 **Main unit or service:** BETA Technological Center **Description of the post** **Description:** The BETA Technological Center comprises a young, multidisciplinary team of over 140 people, seeking to incorporate a dynamic individual eager to join this project focused on generating impact and transitioning towards the circular bioeconomy within the territory and society. Candidates will join the Accounting and Sustainability Optimization Research Group at the BETA Technological Center as scientific-technical staff. The selected candidate will carry out tasks related to sustainability assessment in European and industry-transfer projects, where bioprocess technologies and production processes in the agri-food sector are evaluated. They will also contribute to building databases aimed at improving sustainability quantification in the agri-food sector. **Functions and duties:** * Provide technical support for tasks related to sustainability assessment and optimization in competitive projects: environmental sustainability. * Adapt national-level datasets for incorporation into life cycle assessment (LCA) databases in the agri-food sector. * Develop production and food loss data for large-scale data analysis. **Requirements** info**Decree on recognition of qualifications of teaching and research staff and professional services staff**keyboard\_arrow\_down**Title** Medium-level vocational training program in fields related to the scope of this call. **Certification of Level C1 in Catalan or commitment to obtain it.** **Accreditation of Level B2 English or commitment to obtain it.*** **Basic knowledge of life cycle assessment software, especially OpenLCA (also Gabi, SimaPro or Brightway).** * **Prior experience executing projects with the private sector.** * **Prior participation in European projects.** * **Programming skills in languages such as R or Python.** **Other requirements** **Merits** * Bachelor’s or Licentiate degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Environmental Sciences or related fields. * Relevant research in Sustainable Food Systems. * Research experience. * Technical skills in data analysis, modeling, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, and social life cycle assessment. **Competencies** **ATTITUDE:** Planning and organization **TEAM MANAGEMENT:** Teamwork and cooperation **PERSONAL SKILLS:** Flexibility and change management **INFLUENCING:** Communication Empathy **THOUGHT:** Learning and application of knowledge **This job offer includes** Inclusion in the professional group Management and administrative and service staff (PTGAS) Type of contract: temporary Total work: full\-time Gross salary: 25\.317,80 € \- Possibility of combining on-site work with teleworking. \- Flexible working hours. Check here the advantages of working at UVic\-UCC SORTIR ### **UTalent** Legal notice and data protection This website is developed by UVic\-UCC and constitutes its official internet site. © 2026