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TWO IAC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Solar Atmosphere 2026
Job Summary
Category
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Number of Positions Available
2
Duration
2 Years
Work Arrangement
In-Person
In-Person Location(s)
La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
Job Description
The IAC (Tenerife) invites applications for TWO postdoctoral contracts to work on the project linked to the line of research “Solar and stellar magnetism”. The contract is funded by the project “Solar atmosphere dynamics: connectivity energy transfer, and diagnostics (SOLAR-CONNECTED)” (PID2024-156538NB-I00), led by Dr. Iñigo Arregui Uribe-Echevarria and Dr. Sergio Javier González Manrique.
Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: Solar Physics (FS), Exoplanetary System and Solar System (SEYSS), Stellar and Interstellar Physics (FEEI), The Milky Way and The Local Group (MWLG), Formation and Evolution of Galaxies (FYEG), and Cosmology and Astroparticles (CYA-CTA). All of these are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4m GTC is available at the IAC's web page: https://www.iac.es/en
Tasks:The successful candidates will pursue research in the following fields:
- Observational studies of the solar atmosphere using data from ground-based, space-borne, and balloon-borne solar telescopes.
- Analysis of high-resolution imaging, spectroscopic, and spectropolarimetric observations to investigate plasma dynamics, wave phenomena, and magnetic field diagnostics.
- Theoretical and numerical studies of oscillatory phenomena and wave modes in magnetized solar plasmas, including their propagation and energy transport.
- Application of advanced data-analysis techniques, including statistical, Bayesian and machine-learning methods, for the interpretation of complex solar spectral profiles and coronal seismology.
Particular attention will be given to applicants with experience in the field of solar physics, especially in observational data analysis for one of the positions (Profile 1) and theory/diagnostics for the other position (Profile 2).
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Type
Salary
Currency
365
Compensation Range
$39,330USD
Included Benefits
Remuneration: The gross annual salary will be 39.330 Euros, with deductions of up to 20% for income tax (IRPF) and social security (dependent on the candidate's personal situation). The contract provides social security cover for spouse or de facto partner and children.
Extra financial support to start the contract: The present job offer includes financial support related to the incorporation of the selected candidate at the IAC. You may apply for up to 2500€ to cover any necessary - and duly documented - relocation costs when you take up your post at any IAC workplace. These costs must fall under the following categories and must have been incurred within a period of 14 days prior to the date of the commencement of your contract:
(1) Plane or boat ticket from your former place residence to Tenerife (arranged by the IAC). The price of the ticket will be at the cheapest rate. Your ticket fare includes one cabin bag (56x40x25, 10 kg maximum) as hand luggage, and one piece as a checked baggage (158cm and 23 kg, maximum).
(2) Accommodation costs for the two weeks (13 nights).
(3) A per diem of 37.40€ x 14 days.
No other expenses (bus, train, taxi, etc.) shall be reimbursed. This grant is considered as taxable income and the corresponding taxes (IRPF*), payable by physical persons, will be retained.
Those researchers who, having benefited from it in the past, have not passed 12 months since the last termination of their contract at the IAC, cannot be beneficiaries of this grant. In addition, those researchers whose place of residence, at the time of their application, is Tenerife will not be able to benefit either.
Application Details
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted electronically through the telematic application system https://iac.sede.gob.es/en/procedimiento/portada.html?idProc=100501 Alternatively, you may follow the instructions given in the corresponding official advertisement on our website.
The following documentation must be sent:
Online application including the name and position code (PS-2026-018)
Copy of a valid passport or national identity card
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae, containing a list of publications (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process)
Copy of your PhD. degree or corresponding stamped certificate, issued on behalf of the University where you have obtained the degree, only in Spanish or English. (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process)
Report on research activity and justification of suitability for the job -not exceeding 2 pages- (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process).
Certificate of training in other centers (only for applicants that have completed their doctorate at the IAC).
You should also include the names and email addresses of two or three scientists familiar with your work.Applications submitted after the deadline will be automatically rejected, as will those unaccompanied by a Curriculum Vitae, Research Activity Report, copy of the Degree, documents that cannot be corrected or added to after submission. Applications not accompanied by these documents will therefore definitely be excluded from the selection process. If any other required documents are omitted, they will have to be submitted within a period of five working days after publication of the provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates.
The following documentation must be sent:
Online application including the name and position code (PS-2026-018)
Copy of a valid passport or national identity card
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae, containing a list of publications (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process)
Copy of your PhD. degree or corresponding stamped certificate, issued on behalf of the University where you have obtained the degree, only in Spanish or English. (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process)
Report on research activity and justification of suitability for the job -not exceeding 2 pages- (NO amendment allowed. If this document is not included in the application it will be definitively excluded from the selective process).
Certificate of training in other centers (only for applicants that have completed their doctorate at the IAC).
You should also include the names and email addresses of two or three scientists familiar with your work.Applications submitted after the deadline will be automatically rejected, as will those unaccompanied by a Curriculum Vitae, Research Activity Report, copy of the Degree, documents that cannot be corrected or added to after submission. Applications not accompanied by these documents will therefore definitely be excluded from the selection process. If any other required documents are omitted, they will have to be submitted within a period of five working days after publication of the provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates.
Link to Online Application
Publication Start Date
2026 Mar 13
Application Deadline
2026 Apr 15
Reference Code
PS-2025-018
Inquiries
Name
Dr. Iñigo Arregui Uribe-Echevarria / Dr. Sergio Javier González Manrique
Email