Deadline: 2016-03-31
Region: Europe
Job description:
The Institute for Theoretical Physics UAM-CSIC, Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, and the Autónoma University of Madrid open two fellowships for exceptional candidates to carry out a PhD thesis at the IFT.
Within its International PhD Programme, "la Caixa" Foundation awards several PhD scholarships to research centers distinguished with the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence award. This distinction recognizes Spanish world-class institutes in several areas of research. The 2016 call envisages providing full support to two such scholarships at the IFT which is the only Spanish center dedicated entirely to research in Theoretical Physics.
Candidates are expected to carry out a PhD in one of the strategic research lines of the IFT, which include particle phenomenology, astroparticle physics, nuclear theory, string theory, gravitation and cosmology, lattice and quantum field theory, and quantum information theory.
The candidates should have an excellent academic track record, and are expected to hold an academic degree that grants access to a PhD program by September/October 2016.
Successful candidates will be hired as “la Caixa” - Severo Ochoa IFT Fellows, for a period of four years starting September or October 2016. The gross salary will progressively increase from 18.547 € the first year, to 22.559 € the fourth year. An additional budget of 1.500 € per year during the first two years, and 1.700 € per year during the last two years, will be available to cover PhD tuition fees, participation in international conferences, etc. The IFT will also provide funds for visits to other research centers and participation in international events.
Applications will be received online through:
http://remo.ift.uam-csic.es/sopre/
Together with their CV and a statement of research interests, candidates are expected to provide details about their academic/research background. They should also arrange for at least two reference letters to be sent on their behalf.
The deadline for applications for scholarships is March 31st 2016.
The review process will be finished by the end of May 2016.
Further information can be obtained via email to severoochoa.ift@csic.es
More Information:http://www.ift.uam-csic.es/en