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MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department ofDidactics and School Organization.

Professor Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo , from the Department ofDidactics and School Organization at the University of Granada , welcomes postdoctoral candidatesinterested inapplying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF)in 2026 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2026 call, please consult this link ) .

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain.With more than 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 7,000 members of staff, the UGR offers 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflectsthe institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D; projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) . The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research.



From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings , the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Education and Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Food Science & Technology and Business Administration (between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Earth Sciences, Law, Management, Nursing, Psychology and Statistics, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020 , the UGR obtained a totalof124 projects with a total funding of more than€30 million .For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe , the UGR has obtained136 projects , so far, with a total funding of more than€38 million .

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

The group LEADER (Leadership, Development and Educational Research) (SEJ-604), coordinated by María Pilar Cáceres Reche, that comes from the research group AREA (Analysis of the Educational Reality) (HUM-672) of the University of Granada, (Spain).
AREA was created in 1995, which means an experience and research trajectory of its members, of more than twenty years, composed of professionals in the educational field, researchers and with a large number of personnel in training (scholarship holders); being in turn the second group of the whole University of Granada, which receives more funding from Andalusian Research, Development and Innovation Plan (PAIDI) of the Junta de Andalucía,



whose purpose is framed in the analysis and intervention in any educational context, with a large and numerous scientific production of more than 800 publications.

LEADER group arises in 2017, as a research group whose interest is focused on the organizational and teaching factors as a leadership and educational innovation such as active methodologies and the integration of ICT in educational field, backed by empirical evidence of its members (Full Professors, Trainee Teachers and Educational Practice Professionals), with more than 700 publications, projects, transfer agreement and external collaborators from different universities and countries (United States, Portugal, United Kingdom, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Mexico, India, Guatemala, Cuba, France, Chile, between others). URL:

We are involved in various lines of research, focusing on educational innovation to improve education through the use of active teaching methodologies and ICT. We also use educational innovation to contribute to the educational inclusion of students at risk of social exclusion.
In this way, we contribute to educational quality through motivating and active teaching and learning processes, in order to develop the skills of students at all educational stages. In recognition of this, it received the Teaching Quality Award from the University of Granada. IX Call (Resolution 25/10/2021).
Another key pillar is internationalisation through networking as a way of collaboration, learning, enrichment and transfer of the scientific and educational community. So, LEADER coordinates the Ibero-American Research Network of Leadership and Educational Practices (RILPE) ( ), sponsored by AUIP (2020), made up of more than 20 Ibero-American countries and 100 members, as well as Spain and Portugal, focused on strengthening, sharing research projects focused on leadership and the educational research as a factor of quality and its impact on the educational quality of institutions.

Research Area:

- Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo ( ):

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