ABOUT CRAG:

CRAG is an independent research institution engaged in leading-edge basic and applied plant and farm animal sciences. CRAG is established as a Consortium of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and University of Barcelona (UB). The Center is located at the UAB Campus, and currently hosts 200 members from across the world.

Research Programs at CRAG (from basic science to applied research using plant experimental model systems, crops and farm animals) make extensive use of genomic technologies and large sets of genetic and genomic data https://www.cragenomica.es/sites/default/files/2022-07/crag-summary-2020-2021_0.pdf

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Communication and Open Science (C&OS) Office is seeking for a Communication Officer with a background in life sciences to work in a recently awarded project by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities-Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), through its call “Convocatoria de ayudas para el Fomento de la Cultura Científica, Tecnológica y de la Innovación”, project code FCT-22-17785.

The Communication Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the C&OS Office, and in close collaboration with other members of the C&OS department, as well as with CRAG researchers.

The candidate will be in charge of coordinating and/or helping with the execution of some of the actions included in the above mentioned project, including: workshops with primary-school and high-school students, outreach activities, newsletter preparation, internal communication, writing press releases, social networks, creation of audio-visual content, etc.

The candidate will need to translate the scientific research done at CRAG into attractive content in a variety of formats, including informative texts and short videos. Therefore, the candidate needs to be familiar with biology research as well as digital tools to create graphic and audiovisual content.

REQUIREMENTS:

Educational requirements:

-        Degree in life sciences

-        Masters in Science Communication or equivalent experience, will be a plus

Skills:

-        Good communication skills in Catalan, Spanish and English (oral and written)

-        Ability to work with graphic and audiovisual softwares

-        Detailed oriented, with strong planning and organizational skills

-        Teamwork and proactivity

-        Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, being a dialogue facilitator

-        Ability to translate complex scientific messages into messages that can be understood by the general public

Experience:

-        Experience with outreach activities will be considered a plus

-        Experience in graphic or audiovisual content will be considered a plus

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Contract Duration: until 30 June 2024

Hours/week: part time

SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS:

Please submit all the application through CRAG website: https://recruitment.cragenomica.es/

CRAG is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission. All candidates will be considered qualified for the job without restrictions of gender, race, nationality or disability.

Integration policy: reserve the place in a first turn for disabled staff.

Interested candidates must submit the following documents:

-      Curriculum vitae

-      A motivation letter, including a brief summary of work experience (1 page maximum)

-      Optional: An example of a science communication activity you have been involved or a piece of graphic/audiovidual material you have created (e.g: a poster for a science fair, a gif/cartoon/infographic explaining a scientific concept, etc.)

Deadline: 01/11/2023

Start date: as soon as possible