Contact: carlos.f.sopuerta[AT]csic.esLocation: Barcelona, Spain
Dear colleagues,
We would like to let you know about Postdoctoral opportunities at the Gravitational Astronomy-LISA group of the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC and IEEC) in Barcelona. We are looking for candidates to support for the coming call of the following two programmes [see below for a detailed description]:
1) Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral positions
2) Ramon y Cajal senior postdoctoral positions
Candidates interested in these position please contact Carlos F. Sopuerta [carlos.f.sopuerta[AT]csic.es] and Sascha Husa [sascha.husa[AT]csic.es].
***The Gravitational Astronomy-LISA Group:*** It is an interdisciplinary group working mainly in the area of gravitational physics and gravitational wave physics. It has lead the Spanish contribution to the LISA Pathfinder mission, and is leading now the Spanish contribution to LISA. We also participate in the collaborations centred around ground-based observatories like LIGO, Virgo and the future ET detector. We carry out research in instrumentation, theory (including GW modelling), and data analysis techniques and applications. Current Faculty staff includes: Dr. Miquel Nofrarias, Dr. Carlos F. Sopuerta, and Dr. Sascha Husa.
***The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC):*** It is part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and is affiliated with the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). Officially created in 2008, ICE engages in theoretical and observational research across disciplines, including fundamental physics, astrophysics, planetary and Earth sciences. The institute also develops theoretical models, as well as instrumentation and technology for space and ground-based missions and experiments. ICE has about 140 members, two departments (Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, and Cosmology and Fundamental Physics) and an Advanced Engineering Unit running 7 laboratories. The Institute has obtained the Maria de Maeztu seal of excellence, awarded by the Spanish State Research Agency for the period 2022 – 2025.
ICE has significant involvement in more than a dozen space missions, in particular LISA, Euclid, as well as ground-based experiments like CTA, DES, DESI, ET. ICE is located in a modern building on the Campus of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Bellaterra, just outside Barcelona.
Best regards,
Carlos F. Sopuerta
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1) Ramon y Cajal Fellowships of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RyC)
The RyC Fellowships have a duration of five years. They come with a grant of 50,000 Euros to
cover expenses from the research activities. In the case of “attraction of talent” positions, the
grant will be of 120,000 Euros.
In the last call 494 fellowships were granted, 477 in the general call (the rest are subject to certain conditions).
From the 477 positions, 80 were devoted to the attraction of talent, to encourage the incorporation
of researchers who have been developing their professional activity outside Spain.
The call is expected to be opened around mid January-2024, with a deadline around 20 days later.
The first list of successful candidates is expected around September 2024 with a final decision in December 2024.
The Candidates must meet the following requirements [adapted from last call rules]:
a) Be in possession of the degree of doctor. The date of obtaining the doctoral degree must be
between the 1st January 2013 and December 31, 2021 (there are exceptions).
b) In the case of researchers applying through the “attraction of talent” program, they must have
postdoctoral experience in an institution outside Spain since at least January 1, 2021 and up to
the date of start of the application submission period (uninterruptedly).
c) Not having been a beneficiary of a grant from the previous calls of the Ramon y Cajal program.
d) Not be a beneficiary of the Juan de la Cierva program, except for those who have been in the
program for at least least one year.
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2) Juan de la Cierva Fellowships of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (JdC).
The purpose of the Juan de la Cierva fellowships is to promote the incorporation of young people, in
possession of a doctoral degree, to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish
R&D centers. In the last call 480 fellowships were granted.
The call is expected to be opened around late January-2024, with a deadline around mid February-2024.
The first list of successful candidates is expected around September 2024 with a final decision on November 2024.
The Candidates must meet the following requirements [adapted from last call rules]:
a) Participants must meet the requirement of holding a doctoral degree and having
obtained it between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
b) To join an Spanish R&D center other than the one where they completed their PhD studies.
c) Not having submitted an application to participate in the Ramon y Cajal call (see above).
d) Not having been a beneficiary of a Juan de la Cierva fellowship from the previous calls.
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