The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for SIX PhD fellowships in Astrophysics. 

The research topics pursued at the IAC include most areas of Astrophysics: Solar Physics, Planetary Systems, Stellar and Interstellar Physics, Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Milky Way and Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. These are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme.  The IAC has been selected as a “Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence” in research by the Spanish Government. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4 m telescope GTC is available on the IAC's Web site (http://www.iac.es/). 

The successful candidates will work at the IAC's headquarters in La Laguna, (Tenerife) in a stimulating research environment. They will be expected to join one of the IAC's research groups and work towards obtaining a PhD.

Qualifications: To be considered, applicants must have a degree in Physics, Mathematics or Engineering.

The degree must satisfy the admission requirements of the University of La Laguna (ULL) PhD Programme in astrophysics, in which the student must register. The ULL requirements are satisfied by applicants with an MSc, as well as by those students with an Undergraduate Degree who have already obtained at least 300 credits (ETCs) of which at least 60 credits should correspond to an MSc Degree (other ways to fulfil the ULL requirements are possible; see the ULL website for details).

The candidates must satisfy the admission requirements by the deadline of this call.

Applicants may prove their eligibility to obtain the corresponding degree by submitting a personal academic certification showing that they have successfully completed the credits required to obtain the degree, along with proof of payment of the corresponding degree issuance fee.

In the case of degrees issued outside of Spain but within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), this certification must be submitted accompanied by a certified translation into Spanish or English.

In the case of degrees issued outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the degree must be accompanied by a certified translation into Spanish or English, as well as its corresponding equivalence certificate or accreditation credential. The accreditation or equivalence of said degree may be accredited by proof of having initiated the corresponding procedure. Any decision by the competent authority denying said application will be grounds for termination of the contract.

The score of the degree must be 7,0 (on a scale of 1 to 10) or higher and  7,5  for bachelor degrees + Master Degree.

The undergraduate or MSc degree required to register in the ULL PhD Programme must have been obtained on or since January 31, 2023.

Duration: The IAC will offer four year contracts that are yearly renewable following the recommendation of the Head of the Graduate Studies Division, on the basis of a positive evaluation of the student’s annual progress report and activity plan by the Graduate Students Division Board of the IAC.

Students obtaining their PhD befor the contract is finished, will enjoy a  (POP) Postdoctoral Training Period (up to 12 months), with a significant salary increase and which is intended to offer the new doctors a bridge between their studentships and the postdoctoral phase of their careers. 

The successful PhD candidates will take up their position at IAC on a date to be determined, after October 15th, 2025.