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IAC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Exoplanets NIRPS 2026 PS-2026-040
Job Summary
Category
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Number of Positions Available
1
Duration
1 Year
Could the duration be extended?
Yes
Work Arrangement
In-Person
In-Person Location(s)
La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
Job Description
The IAC (Tenerife) invites applications for ONE postdoctoral contract to work on the project linked to the line of research “Very Low Mass Stars, Brown Dwarfs and Planets”. The contract is funded by the project “Scientific exploitation of NIRPS and DESI: high resolution spectroscopy to study exoplanets and the most primitive stars of the Milky Way” (Ref. PID2023-149982NB-I00), led by Dr. Jonay I. González Hernández.
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 candidate will pursue research in the following fields:
- Identify low-mass exoplanets (Earth-like, super-Earths and sub-Neptunes) around nearby cool stars in their habitable zone, using the Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) program of the NIRPS infrared spectrograph (the PI is a member of the executive board and the science team of the NIRPS project).
- Characterize low-mass exoplanets (Earth-like, super-Earths, and sub-Neptunes) with confirmed transits in the TESS and PLATO missions, using NIRPS GTO programs.
- Identify and characterize exoplanets using other spectrographs such as ESPRESSO, and participate in the RoPES program with data from HARPSN and HARPS.
- Participate in the initial scientific exploitation of HARPS3 (the PI is a member of the HARPS3 consortium science team) to find and characterize Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars in their habitable zones.
Particular attention will be given to applicants with experience in the field of the search and characterization of exoplanets with high-resolution, high-stability stellar spectroscopy.
Requirements: The candidates must have an excellent research record, commensurate with the duration of their research career. They must be in possession of a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or Physics by the application deadline.
Applications from candidates not in possession of a PhD will be rejected without further consideration.
Candidates who have obtained their doctorate at the IAC must provide accreditation of a period of complementary training at other research centres. The required period is a full continuous year or 18 accumulated months (including periods of training during the doctoral studies stage and after obtaining the Ph.D. degree, but not periods prior to the predoctoral contract at the IAC) by the application deadline. We encourage, in particular, applications by women and by members of minorities.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Type
Salary
Currency
365
Compensation Range
$40,314USD
Included Benefits
Remuneration: The gross annual salary will be 40.313,84 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-2026-040)
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-2026-040)
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 Apr 15
Application Deadline
2026 May 14
Reference Code
PS-2026-040