Organisation/Company Universitat de Barcelona Department OPIR Research Field Physics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 9 Nov 2026
- 22:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 15 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe
- ERC Reference Number 101141909 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The tasks are entirely theoretical and include research on holographic models of inflation and baryogenesis, investigations of the stability properties of de Sitter solutions, and studies of the Love numbers of Anti-de Sitter (AdS) solitons, with a focus on their implications for gravitational and holographic physics. The application period is from 27 October to 9 November 2026. Expertise in the aspects necessary to carry out the tasks specified under “Offer description”. Hold a BSc/MSc in Physics and fulfil the requirements to be admitted into the PhD program at the Universitat de Barcelona: A full-time work contract (37.5 hrs/week). The researcher will have the possibility to participate in teaching activities for professional development (not obligatory, though). Eligibility criteria A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
* Grade point average of the academic transcripts from the applicant's bachelor's or master's degree studies (or 1st and 2nd cycle): up to 1 points out of a total of 10.
* Curricular merits:



up to 1 point out of a total of 10 in accordance with the specific criteria listed in Annex 1.
* Suitability for the tasks to be performed within the framework of the research project or research support position to which the successful candidate will be attached: up to 8 points out of a total of 10. Selection process The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of eight pointsor declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score. The award proposal will be published in the UB's electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least eight points. Application Process According to the specific requirements and selection criteria, the candidates are expected to provide at least the following documents:
* Full CV
* BSc and MSc academic transcripts Additional comments The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 5 working days from the date of notification of the selection. Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired. Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people). #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 PhD candidate in Physics (España)
🏢 Universitat De Barcelona
📍 España