ICFO offers **up to 5 Severo Ochoa PhD-Fellowship positions** to well-qualified graduate students, who wish to **obtain a doctoral degree in any of the research topics covered at ICFO.**
Our PhD-program brings together _top-level training and teaching for young scientists_, benefiting from the extensive course offerings of local universities and focused instruction by ICFO professors, _in a stimulating, international and interdisciplinary environment_. PhD-students have the opportunity to take advantage of our _network of excellence_, consisting in partners of national and international research institutes and universities, as well as industrial partners in the field.
Fellowships will be offered across all ICFO research groups. Research lines include, but are not limited to theoretical and experimental aspects of:
- **Advanced Materials, Energy & Environment**
- **Quantum Science & Technology**
- **BioNano and Medical Photonics**
Use of light-based techniques, including super-resolution imaging tools, to study processes of relevance in **molecular and cellular biology, and in clinical medical processes for di-agnosis and therapies.**
- **Light & Matter and Ultrafast Science**
Study of the interaction of light with objects and matter, including **linear and nonlinear material responses, bulk and nano-geometries, and continuous wave and pulsed light from picosecond to attosecond timescales.**
This programme has received funding from the Spanish State Research Agency/Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the “Severo Ochoa” Centres of Excellence Programme MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (CEX2024-001490-S).
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- Have an excellent academic record, previous research experience and a strong commitment for scientific research.
- Have a high working knowledge of English.
**CONDITIONS**
ICFO PhD Fellowships are offered for a period of 4.5 years. The **conditions** of the positions awarded in the scope of the ICFO PhD fellowship program are as follows:
- All fellowships include medical care coverage and work accident insurance through the Spanish Social Security system, providing access to the Spanish public health care system.
- As part of the fellowship, ICFO will provide budget as deemed necessary and with the corresponding approval from the corresponding Group/Team Leader to enable the PhD fellow to complete his/her assigned research project. This budget is managed by the Group/Team leader, and will include consumables and other materials, training and other related costs, such as registration fees, travel and subsistence costs for participation in national or international events, conference, meetings, schools, and/or other training activities.
- Additionally, a family allowance is also available on request and after corresponding approval for people with family charges in the terms described in the corresponding policy.
- A Curriculum Vitae, including contact details,
- Scanned copies of the complete (Bachelor and Master equivalent) official academic transcripts in English or Spanish,
- Official document or website from the degree granting university
- Academic transcript including this explicit description
- Letter or certificate from faculty, school or department, addressed to ICFO on official letter-head, signed by a person responsible for admissions into the PhD program
**SELECTION PROCESS**:
Applicants will be notified the results of the first evaluation stage by the end of February, 2026.
A dedicated, external and independent Appeals Panel will be established to rule on the outcome of appeals from the applicants.
9th of February, 2026