Organisation/Company Fundació Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya Research Field Astronomy » Astrophysics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 22 Sep 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Introduction
The purpose of this call is the selection process of a candidate to fill a predoctoral reseracher position assigned to the Research Area of the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC).
The IEEC (Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia) was established in February 1996 as a private non-profit foundation (NPO) to promote R&D; in the space field in Catalonia. The IEEC is a research institute that studies all areas of knowledge and technologies applied to the space sector and space sciences, including astrophysics, cosmology,



planetary science, Earth observation, navigation and space engineering. Its mission is to push the frontiers of space research from the scientific and technological fields for the maximum benefit of society. It should also be noted that the Foundation is attached to the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government) and forms part of its institutional public sector due to the fact that the Generalitat has a majority participation in the Board of Trustees of the IEEC.
Objective 2 of the research project involves analysing data and publishing results in the gamma-ray and X-ray domains. This includes analysing Fermi data, with an emphasis on black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs) and active galactic nuclei (AGNs); accessing certain non-public datasets, such as Chandra data during the first-year proprietary period, through our collaboration with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; analysing data from Ch

📌 Researcher in training with experience in Xspec and artificial intelligence (España)
🏢 Fundacio Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
📍 España