ICFO is offering one PhD position to a well-qualified graduate student, who wish to obtain a doctoral degree in the Quantum NanoElectronics and NanoMechanics group led by Prof. Dr. Adrian Bachtold

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.

This fellowship is associated with the research project Generación de Conocimiento 2024, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

El proyecto PID2024-158411OB-I00 está financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, la AEI y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional: MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 / FEDER, UE

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Eligibility




- 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 positions 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:
- Initial contract for a period of up to 6 months (referred to as the “initial trainee period”), while being pre-admitted to the PhD program, with an explicit follow-up/ renewal procedure at the end of this first stage. (1). During this period, students already take part in the ICFO working environment, join a research group, and work with their supervisor to define a research project.
- After this initial training period, students are formally enrolled in a PhD Program with a local university (as a general rule, the UPC PhD in Photonics program administered by I

📌 Phd Position in The Quantum Nanoelectronics and Nanomechanics Research Group (Castelldefels)
🏢 The Institute Of Photonic Sciences (Icfo)
📍 Castelldefels