The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is offering ONE predoctoral contract (former FPI fellowships) to carry out the PhD on topics within the project "Complex organic species in the JWST era (COSJWST)" (PID2020-115758GB-I00), led by Dr. Domingo Aníbal García-Hernández.

In the thesis the student will work in a multidisciplinary team with IAC astronomers, computational quantum chemists and laboratory chemistry experts to study fullerene/graphene compounds and other very complex carbon nanostructures in space.

More detailed information on the PhD project offered can be obtained  from the PI D. A. García-Hernández (agarcia@iac.es).

The application deadline is: November 11, 2021.

The application procedure can be found in:

http://www.aei.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.dbc68b34d11ccbd5d52ffeb801432ea0/?vgnextoid=4c6c68d98570c710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=305938bc8423c710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD

The IAC promotes a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourages  women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

The offered PhD position is financed by the project COSJWST ("Complex organic species in the JWST era"; PID2020-115758GB-I00; PI: D. A. García-Hernández) supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (AEI). In 2020, the IAC was granted by the Spanish Government the status of Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, a prestigious recognition awarded for the third time to the IAC as a leading research institute in Spain. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4m GTC is available at the IAC's web page: https://www.iac.es/.