Opening Date**:September 19, 2025**
Closing Date**:Until Filled**
Ref:IFAE2025/29_THBSM_SO_PhDStudent
**About IFAE**:
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, a public university) whose main objective is to carry out research and to contribute to the development of high energy physics from a theoretical, experimental and technological point of view. IFAE has the status of a “University Institute" attached to the UAB and its premises are within the campus of the University.
IFAE is an internationally recognized center for fundamental research in Particle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, and Cosmology. IFAE offers an international, dynamic, and competitive environment for the training of young researchers. IFAE has been accredited three times with the “Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence” distinction, most recently for the 2025-2029 period.
**About Theoretical Physics Group**:
**Required skills and evaluation criteria**:
- Proficiency in the English language
- Pro-active attitude and good communication skills
- CV and previous achievements, 40
- Letters of recommendation, 10
- Interview, 5
**What will be your role?**:
**Offered contract**:
- Full-time contract (40 hours/week).
- Predoctoral Contract 4-year
- The position will correspond to “Predoctoral Researcher (R1)” within the professional categories of the IFAE.
- Salary will be proportional to experience and qualifications within the corresponding category range.
- Work with interesting experimental science. Travelling to scientific singular infrastructures. Opportunity to gain experience learning first-hand. Personal growth, innovation, and learning every day.
**Application and Selection process**:
Sending CVs to the above addresses implies consent to the IFAE’s legal warning on data privacy.
In compliance with article 121 of the Spanish Public Sector Legal Regime Act, staff with a pre-existing relationship with the Consortium administration (Generalitat de Catalunya and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) will have priority in the awarding of the position.
**Funding Statement**:
Esta plaza está financiada en el marco de la acreditación Severo Ochoa de IFAE CEX2024-001441-S (2025-2028), concedida por el MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.