The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for TWO PhD fellowships in Astrophysics in the framework of the project “LABORATORY FOR INNOVATION IN OPTO-MECHANICS (LIOM – ERA CHAIR)”. 

The research topics pursued at the IAC include most areas of Astrophysics: Solar Physics, Planetary Systems, Stellar and Interstellar Physics, Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Milky Way and Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. These are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme.  The IAC has been selected as a “Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence” in research by the Spanish Government. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4 m telescope GTC is available on the IAC's Web site (http://www.iac.es/). 

The successful candidates will work at the IAC-TEC's headquarters in La Laguna, (Tenerife) in a stimulating research environment. They will be expected to join the IAC's Laboratory for Innovation in Opto-Mechanics (LIOM – ERA Chair) research group and work towards obtaining a PhD.

Included in this call is an incorporation aid that only the selected person will be able to enjoy and which comprises the following concepts: plane ticket (processed by the IAC) and two-week stay and per diem module (processed by the IAC), not being able to exceed the amount of 2.500 Euros.

Qualifications: To be considered, applicants must have a degree in Physics, Mathematics or Engineering.

The degree must satisfy the admission requirements of the University of La Laguna (ULL) PhD Programme in astrophysics, in which the student must register. The ULL requirements are satisfied by applicants with an MSc, as well as by those students with an Undergraduate Degree who have already obtained at least 300 credits (ETCs) of which at least 60 credits should correspond to an MSc Degree (other ways to fulfil the ULL requirements are possible; see the ULL website for details).

The candidates must satisfy the admission requirements by the deadline of this call.

The score of the degree must be 7,0 (on a scale of 1 to 10) or higher and  7,5  for bachelor degrees + Master Degree.

The undergraduate or MSc degree required to register in the ULL PhD Programme must have been obtained on or since January 31, 2021.

Duration: The IAC will offer three years contracts that are yearly renewable following the recommendation of the Head of the Graduate Studies Division, on the basis of a positive evaluation of the student’s annual progress report and activity plan by the Graduate Students Division Board of the IAC.

The successful PhD candidates will take up their position at IAC on a date to be determined after October 15th 2024