INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS (IAC) RESEARCH DIVISION
Organisation/Company INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS (IAC) RESEARCH DIVISION Research Field Astronomy » Astrophysics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 15 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37 Offer Starting Date 4 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number ERC-2024-ADG, Grant Agreement No. Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife, invites applications for ONE predoctoral research contract in Astrophysics within the project “ Chronology of our Galaxy from Gaia color-magnitude diagram fitting (ChronoGal) ”, funded by the European Union through an ERC Advanced Grant (Ref. HORIZON EUROPE ERC-2024-ADG, Grant Agreement No. ) and led by Professor Carme Gallart.




The proposed doctoral project focuses on the stellar populations of the Milky Way bulge by reconstructing the star formation history in different fields within this Galactic component, using state-of-the-art data from Rubin/LSST or the Roman Space Telescope. A substantial part of the project will involve deriving photometry from images currently being acquired, and yet to be acquired, by these two surveys. Strong programming skills and the ability to develop automated data-analysis pipelines are highly desirable.
The successful applicant will be based at the IAC headquarters in La Laguna, Tenerife, in a stimulating research environment, where s/he will undertake research on a specific and innovative project leading to the award of a doctoral degree. S/he will join the “Galaxy Evolution in the Local Group” research group, an expanding, dynamic, enthusiastic and collaborative team focused on Galactic archaeology and near-field cosmology, from both obs

📌 One Predoctoral Contract at the IAC CHRONOGAL-084 (España)
🏢 Instituto De Astrofisica De Canarias (Iac) Research Division
📍 España