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Postdocs at the IFT within the "La Caixa Junior Leader" program

By comunicacion / July 15, 2021

There is an open call for postdoc positions in Theoretical Physics at the IFT Madrid, within the framework of the H2020 MSCA-COFUND program.

These are 3-year positions, due to start between April and September 2022. They are endowed with a competitive salary plus additional funds for research expenses.

They are sponsored by the "La Caixa Junior Leader" program, which funds 25+15 postdocs, for excellent candidates of any nationality to work at Spanish centers with the Severo Ochoa or María de Maeztu distinctions of excellence.

Candidates interested in joining the IFT should have scientific expertise in the areas of either particle phenomenology, string theory, gravitation and cosmology, astroparticle physics, lattice and quantum field theory and quantum information theory.

For more info on research at the IFT, see https://www.ift.uam-csic.es/en.

There are two types of postdocs positions:

Junior leader: Incoming

Candidates must have obtained their PhD degree two to seven years prior to the deadline of applications.

Candidates must not have spent more than 12 months in Spain in the 3 years immediately prior to the time of recruitment.

(25 postdocs)

Junior leader : Retaining

Candidates must have obtained their PhD degree two to seven years prior to the deadline of applications.

Candidates must have resided in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the time of recruitment.

(15 postdocs)

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.

Application deadline: October 7th 2021.

IFT is an equal opportunity institution, compromised with the principles of non-discrimination and gender balance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, sexual orientation, race, age, religion, disability, or any other circumstance. Candidates from underrepresented and traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.