ONE PhD FELLOWSHIP LIOM-CELESTE

Job Summary

Category
Pre-doctoral / Graduate Positions
Institution
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Number of Positions Available
1
Duration
4 Years
Work Arrangement
In-Person
In-Person Location(s)

La Laguna
Spain

Job Description

The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for ONE PhD fellowship in Astrophysics in the framework of the project “LABORATORY FOR INNOVATION IN OPTO-MECHANICS (LIOM – ERA CHAIR)” and “CUTTING EDGE LEAP TO EXCELLENCE IN SPACE AND OPTICS TECHNOLOGIES (CELESTE – Teaming). 

 

The research topics pursued at the IAC include most areas of Astrophysics: Solar Physics, Planetary Systems, Stellar and Interstellar Physics, Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Milky Way and Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. These are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4 m telescope GTC is available on the IAC's Web site (http://www.iac.es/). 

 

The successful candidate will work at the IACTEC's headquarters in La Laguna, (Tenerife) in a stimulating research environment. They will be expected to join the IAC's Laboratory for Innovation in Opto-Mechanics (LIOM – ERA Chair) and the CUTTING EDGE LEAP TO EXCELLENCE IN SPACE AND OPTICS TECHNOLOGIES (CELESTE – Teaming) research groups and work towards obtaining a PhD.

 

Included in this call is an incorporation aid that only the selected person will be able to enjoy and which comprises the following concepts: plane ticket (processed by the IAC) and two-week stay and per diem module (processed by the IAC), not being able to exceed the amount of 2.500 Euros.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation Type
Salary
Currency
365
Compensation Range
$20,682USD to $28,254USD
Included Benefits

Remuneration

 

•           Every year without POP  (up to four years) 

o          First and second years: 20.681,72 Euros.

o          Third year: 21.813,76 Euros

o          Fourth year (without POP): 26.631,30 Euros

•           POP (up to 12 months): 28.253,76 Euros.

Application Details

Application Instructions
To apply use our on line application system, at https://servicios-iac.sede.gob.es, once there, go to "Selección y Contratación de Personal de Investigador Predoctoral" at https://servicios-iac.sede.gob.es/procedimientos/portada/ida/0/idp/424/…, press "Access the Procedure", press "Acceso con usuario" (foreign applicants), and follow the instructions to sign in using username and password.

Once you have signed in, select the Selection Process Code PS-2025-056

Once you are there, fill the form and:

1 • Attach a pdf file with the following documents:

a) Application Form (Annex IV) completed and signed, specifying which field the candidate is applying for (1 or 2).

b) Photocopy of valid passport (if not a Spanish citizen).

c) Presentation Letter with the motivation for the application, one page maximum, font size 12

d) Photocopy of the University Degree

Academic Certificate containing:

• Official Stamp.

• Date when studies were complete

• List of subjects studied during the whole Degree programme

• Marks and dates obtained

The Academic Certificate may be replaced by a complete copy of the file, in which case the selected applicants must present the original official certificate together with the rest of the documentation, in accordance with the provisions of the seventh base.

IMPORTANT: The qualification obtained in each subject should be presented on a scale of 0-10. If your University uses a different scale, then convert your qualification to this scale in each of the subjects studied and indicate the method applied.


In the case of certificates issued by non-Spanish institutions the candidates must specify the maximum and minimum qualifications within the corresponding evaluation system and what mark corresponds to the minimum pass grade.

In all those cases, when subjects re not graded in ECTS (European System for Credits), the conversion to ECTS must be done by the applicant.

If the certificate is issued in a language other than Spanish or English, it must be accompanied by its translation into either of these languages.

In the case of degrees issued outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the degree must be accompanied by a certified translation into Spanish or English, as well as its corresponding equivalence certificate or accreditation credential. The accreditation or equivalence of said degree may be accredited by proof of having initiated the corresponding procedure. Any decision by the competent authority denying said application will be grounds for termination of the contract.

f) «Currículum vitae», in which the applicant includes all the previous fellowships, the corresponding results, grants and recognized merits.

g) Photocopy of certificate of B1 level in English language (or Spanish if English speaker), as detailed in the Common European Frame of Reference (CEFR).

h) Documents and certificates proving the merits listed in Annex I and which the applicant wants to have taken into consideration. Any fellowship, contract, course, seminar, conference or merit listed must be supported by an appropriate document in order to be evaluated by the members of the selection committee.

i) Annex V signed by the applicant (stating that de degree obtained by the applicant gives access to the doctorate programme of the University of La Laguna)

j) Annex VI Declaration that the applicant has not been contractually linked with the IAC in the past nor enrolled in an equivalent organisation under the kind of contracts listed in of this call for applications.

k) Those included in section 2.1.1.a), as well as foreigners residing in Spain included in section 2.1.1.b), will be exempt from providing documentation proving nationality, provided that they authorize the verification of the data in their application of personal identification in the Identity Data Verification System. The rest of the candidates must accompany their application with a document that proves the conditions that are alleged.

l) Certificate of disability (if applicable).

m) Certificate of dependent child/children under 6 years; 2.3.2 b (if applicable).

n) In the online application form, at https://iac.sede.gob.es/procedimientos/portada/ida/0/idp/424/language/es , candidates must state the names of three leading professors’ referees.

2 • Detailed completion of the online application, including reference contacts.
Publication Start Date
2025 Jul 21
Application Deadline
2025 Sep 11
Reference Code
PS-2025-056

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