NanoGUNE is a research center devoted to conducting world-class nanoscience research for a competitive growth of the Basque Country. NanoGUNE is a member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) and has been recognized for the third consecutive time by the Spanish Research Agency as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence.

With this call, we are opening a career pathway for outstanding early-career scientists ready to establish their own independent research line. Successful candidates will lead their own junior group at nanoGUNE, with scientific independence and access to our state-of-the-art research infrastructure.

Research areas
We welcome applications across the full breadth of two broad areas:
• Quantum Nanoscience: including, but not limited to, quantum materials, quantum transport, quantum optics and photonics, quantum sensing, superconducting and spin-based devices, low-dimensional and topological systems, and quantum hardware.
• Nanomedicine: including, but not limited to, nanobiotechnology, biomolecular engineering, nanoscale biophysics, biomaterials, diagnostics,



and bio-inspired nanosystems.

Proposals that are original, ambitious, and complementary to nanoGUNE's existing activity are particularly encouraged. We will especially value research programs that exploit our experimental infrastructure, including our 300 m² cleanroom for nanofabrication, 15 ultra-low-noise laboratories, and shared platforms for electron microscopy, nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy, thin-film growth and nanodevice characterization.

What we offer
• A 4-year appointment as Junior Group Leader.
• Funding for one postdoctoral researcher, recruited by and working under the supervision of the Junior Group Leader.
• Consumables and travel funds sufficient to run the proposed program while the Junior Group Leader secures their own external research funding.
• Access to nanoGUNE’s research infrastructure.
• Scientific independence in defining the research program, publish

📌 Junior Group Leaders (San Sebastián)
🏢 CIC nanoGUNE
📍 San Sebastián