Location: Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC), Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Contract: 2 years, possible extension to a 3rd year subject to funding and performance
Start: As soon as possible, negotiable
Deadline: 1 November 2026 (applications accepted after until filled)

The Observational Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics group at ICE-CSIC seeks one postdoctoral researcher to contribute to the scientific exploitation of the ESA Euclid mission.

Your role

- Develop the data analysis pipeline for the main Euclid observables (galaxy clustering and weak gravitational lensing)
- Work on their modelling and the overall cosmological inference
- Develop and analyse cosmological simulations
- Opportunity to contribute to other galaxy surveys the group is involved in (DESI, Rubin/LSST) and their combination

Environment

The group has 6 senior members, 4 research fellows and several postdocs and PhD students, with access to the MareNostrum supercomputer, the ICE computing cluster, the Port d'Informació Científica and CosmoHUB. ICE-CSIC holds the María de Maeztu Excellence Seal and is located on the UAB campus in Bellaterra, just outside Barcelona.

📌 Postdoctoral Position in Observational Cosmology (Barcelona)
🏢 Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC)
📍 Barcelona