Research Assistant for the project PARTY: Participatory evaluation of climate change adaptation in urban areas

About the Position

The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), offers a full-time Research Assistant Position to support the development of the project “PARTY – Participatory evaluation of climate change adaptation in urban areas” funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. This is a 3-year research project led by Prof. Marta Olazabal.

About the Project

PARTY aims to investigate how participatory evaluation processes can enable more just and transformative climate change adaptation in urban areas. The project will involve participatory work with four communities and connected urban adaptation interventions in Spain (Seville, Madrid, and Cordoba) and overseas (Bogotá).

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal Investigator (PI) and team with research tasks such as literature reviews, designing workshop activities, analysing results, and drafting articles.
• Maintain communication and good relationships with project partners.
• Assist with the facilitation of workshops with local communities and other groups in Madrid, Sevilla, Córdoba, and Bogotá.
• Support the organisation and logistics of project meetings and workshops (online and in person).
• Assist with the preparation of project materials such as summaries, reports, policy briefs, a guide, and other written outputs.
• Report outputs and processes in PARTY and IMAGINE Adaptation team meetings.

Requirements

Required:

• MSc degree (or current MSc student) in Environmental Sciences or a related interdisciplinary field.
• Research experience in urban climate adaptation or related areas.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Experience (professional or as a volunteer) with NGOs, neighbourhood groups, and other potential local stakeholders in climate or environmental-related projects, with good communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience implementing participatory activities and processes.
• Experience organising or assisting with multi-stakeholder meetings, including coordinating logistics.
• Experience contributing to scientific and non-scientific written outputs.

Desirable:

• Experience conducting literature reviews.
• Experience with participatory and creative research methods.
• Experience with visual design tools (e.g., Procreate, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) to support the communication of research results.

We Offer

• An interdisciplinary and inspiring work environment.
• Quiet and spacious workspaces.
• Possibility of participating in internal training and academic activities.
• 35-hour work week.
• 30 days of vacation per year.

Term of Contract

The contract will be for a period of eighteen (18) months including a six-month probationary period based on performance. The selected candidate will join the team in September.

Salary

The position will carry a salary of 24,000 euros, matching the academic and professional profile of the applicant, and excellent work conditions.

Application Procedure

Fill the form below and upload ONE PDF document with the following information:

• CV (Max 4 pages)
• Motivation Letter (Max 1 page)
• Others (Half-page bulleted list explaining how you meet the requirements of this job offer. You may include links to (the most relevant) previous work/projects/initiatives.)

Please consider that only applications sent through the form included at the bottom of the BC3 web page will be considered here.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof Marta Olazabal ([email protected]) and Cecilia Alda Vidal ([email protected]), noting in the subject of the message “RA PARTY”.

Deadline: 28 May, 2026

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Funding: Contract cofinanced by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FSE+, GRANT reference PID2024-161042OA-I00