Postdocs at the IFT within the 'La Caixa Junior Leader' program - 2025

20 fellowships for developing a postdoctoral research project at any university or research center in Spain or Portugal.

STEM disciplines (life sciences, experimental sciences, physics, chemistry, engineering, technology, and mathematics).

Maximum duration: 3 years.

Total maximum allocation: €320,100.

Training program in transversal skills.

Call requirements: Researchers of all nationalities can apply to the Junior Leader – Retaining postdoctoral fellowship subprogram. Fellows can carry out their research project at a Spanish or Portuguese university or research center.

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following requirements:

Experience: Candidates must have obtained their doctoral degree between two and seven years prior to the application deadline. The date of obtaining the doctoral degree will be understood as the date of the doctoral thesis defense. Special deadlines apply for candidates with interruptions in their research career.

Candidates must have completed research stays at centers or universities outside of Spain (or outside of Portugal for those joining Portuguese centers), for a total duration of at least 6 months, before the application deadline, either during their doctoral or postdoctoral studies.

Mobility:

• For candidates interested in Spanish centers or universities: Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline.

• For candidates interested in Portuguese centers or universities: Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Portugal for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline.

Special deadlines apply for candidates with interruptions in their research career and for those researchers who have undergone the process to obtain refugee status under the Geneva Convention.

Applications must be carried out online at the La Caixa webpage

For candidates interested to apply, please contact an IFT member working in the closest research field.

IFT and La Caixa Foundation are equal-opportunity institutions. Application from female scientists is particularly encouraged.