Reference: 23FUBPASCTBETAETCI10575

Type: New appointment

Title: Strategic relations and governance specialist in the field of food loss and waste at Beta Technology Centre

Type of position: FUB

Main unit or service: BETA Technological Center

Description:
The BETA Technological Center consists of a young multidisciplinary team of more than 80 researchers, and is looking for a dynamic person, with leadership skills and willing to be part of this project. We are looking for a person with good communication and networking skills and who has knowledge in the field of food loss and food waste.
The selected person will be integrated into the work team of the FOLOU project (Bringing knowledge and consensus to prevent and reduce food loss at the primary production stage. understanding, measuring, training, and adopting) where he/she will work mainly with the Catalan public administration.
The candidate will be part of the Governance for Sustainability Unit of the BETA Technological Center, with the aim of contributing on developing a new research line focused on food loss and food waste.

Functions and duties:
• Active participation in the tasks of the European FOLOU project, especially in all tasks related to the exploitation of results, contact with the public administration, promotion of the results to guarantee their impact, etc.
• Main contact with the Catalan public administration to jointly work on the exploitation strategy of the results of the FOLOU project at the Catalan level.
• Identification of relevant actors and networks at Catalan, Spanish and European level in the field of food loss and waste.
• Representation of the FOLOU project in relevant networks (national and European).
• Search for new financing opportunities in the area of food loss and waste, both at a competitive level and also at a private level.

University degree in the field
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Social Sciences, Law, or similar.

• Previous participation in competitive European research projects, preferably coordinated.
• Experience in team leadership.
• Previous experience in the drafting of project proposals and participation in competitive European calls.
• Knowledge of national/regional, EU legislation and knowledge in the development of governance policies and mechanisms.

Planning and organisation

Teamwork and cooperation

Organisation

Communication

Networking

Learning and use of knowledge

• Flexible working hours • Possibility of combining face-to-face work with teleworking