The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary centre with more than 70 long term scientists, 20 engineers and 80 postdoctoral researchers (55% international) and PhD students (30%international) offering an international and multicultural environment. The ICCUB also hosts a vibrant fundamental research program in cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics, with a strong technology unit supporting our participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.
 
As part of the University of Barcelona, it is a recipient of the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) Award, which recognises, among other achievements, respect for equal opportunities and the capacity to attract talent in a positive working environment that promotes the pursuit of successful research careers. The ICCUB respects the principles of open, transparent, merit-based selection.
 
The ICCUB is located in Barcelona, considered the 8th World's Best Cities 2021: one with near-perfect weather year-round, miles and miles of beaches, iconic parks, striking architecture and colourful neighbourhoods that march to their own beat—artistic, sophisticated, bohemian. Moreover, it is a pole of attraction for the technology sector, a top choice to establish a company in this sector, and it hosts some of the world's major technological events, such as the Mobile World Congress and the Smart City Expo. In addition, Barcelona and its metropolitan area is a leading destination on the map of global technological ecosystems and has infrastructures such as science parks, universities and the 22@ district.
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The position, funded by the "Ramón y Cajal" program and associated to the ICCUB Virgo group, aims at GW science and data analysis but will also cover technological aspects such as computing and instrumentation.


The "Ramon y Cajal" contracts are for five years and are funded by the Spanish Government with the intention of incorporating and stabilizing researchers with experience abroad in the Spanish System of Science. These positions are tenure track.

Applicants must either have obtained their PhD degree in the last 10 years while performing research abroad for at least two of those years, or have obtained their PhD degree abroad at least two years before the call. Besides, they must have been pre-selected by the Spanish Science Ministery.


Click here or send an email to ramonycajal@mineco.es for more information.


The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. The institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics. The main research areas at ICCUB include cosmology and large scale structure, experimental particle physics, Galaxy structure and evolution, gravitation and cosmology, and theoretical physics, among others. These areas are complemented with transversal technological lines, namely, electronic and instrumentation development, and very large data processing and analysis. The ICCUB excellence on theoretical physics and cosmology, instrumentation and massive data handling and processing is internationally acknowledged.

The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. The institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics. The main research areas at ICCUB include cosmology and large scale structure, experimental particle physics, Galaxy structure and evolution, gravitation and cosmology, and theoretical physics, among others. These areas are complemented with transversal technological lines, namely, electronic and instrumentation development, and very large data processing and analysis. The ICCUB excellence on theoretical physics and cosmology, instrumentation and massive data handling and processing is internationally acknowledged.
1.Missió:

Donar suport al Gestor Científic i encarregar-se de l’organització idifusió de les activitats de l’ICCUB.

2.Funcions genèriques:

·Organitzar i fer difusió d’activitats del centre.

·Suport en l’organització de congressos i cursos (gestió de viatges, càtering i altres despeses relacionades).

·Mantenir els perfils de l’ICCUB a diferents bases de dades.

·Suport en l’elaboració de la memòria anual de la institució.

·Editar continguts a la intranet, crear i editar notícies a la web i actualitzar els perfils de la institució a les xarxes socials.

3.Requisits

·Estudis i Formació: llicenciat, diplomat o estudis de grau.

·Dinamisme i iniciativa en la resolució de problemes

·Capacitat d’organització i de priorització de tasques

·Adaptabilitat i capacitat de treball amb diferents perfils professionals

·Nivell d’anglès suficient per poder-se comunicar correctament a nivell oral i per correu

·Nivell alt d’ofimàtica: Word, Excel

4.Mèrits addicionals

·Coneixements en l’elaboració de pàgines web i gestors de continguts

·Coneixements en editors gràfics

·Coneixements en bases de dades

5. Condicions de l’oferta

Jornada laboral: 37,5 hores setmanals Sou brut anual: entre 23000 i 26000€

Tipus de contracte: Obra i Servei

Durada del contracte: 1 any (amb possibilitat de renovació)


Enviar CV i carta de motivació a secretaria@icc.ub.edu

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L'Institut de Ciències del Cosmos de la UB (ICCUB) ha entrat recentment a la Col·laboració Virgo, el projecte per observar ones gravitacionals mitjançant un gran instrument interferomètric situat prop de Pisa (Itàlia).

Virgo genera grans volums de dades (aprox. 1PB durant la propera campanya observacional prevista pel 2019, incrementant-se contínuament en futures campanyes). Per processar-ho calen complexes algoritmes que necessiten la infraestructura distribuïda GRID Europea, seguint un model semblant a l'usat per l'Accelerador de Partícules LHC del CERN.

Un dels compromisos de l'ICCUB amb Virgo és la revisió del model computacional: com es gestionen les dades (enregistrament, transferència als diversos centres de càlcul, emmagatzemament i accés), com es processen (interfícies entre programadors/científics i infraestructures de càlcul), gestió de treballs i tasques, etc.

L'ICCUB ofereix una beca predoctoral per realitzar la tesi en aquestes tasques, contribuint així a un processament més eficient de les dades d'un dels majors projectes científics de la nostra era.

Les tasques a realitzar inclouran l'anàlisi del model computacional actual i la definició del nou model, l'adaptació d'infraestructures de computació (com p.ex. DIRAC) a Virgo, la definició i eventual implementació d'interfícies de dades i tasques amb el projecte LIGO d'Estats Units, etc.


Incorporació: Gener 2019.

Localitat: Barcelona (vora Palau Reial)

Jornada laboral: Completa

Requisits: Coneixements de programació en Python, C, Java, Matlab.

Coneixements de sistemes distribuïts de computació (tipus Grid Computing).

Es valoraran coneixements o experiència amb Workflow Management Systems com p.ex. DIRAC o similars, així com sistemes de High-Throughput Computing com p.ex. HTCondor.

Entorns de desenvolupament col·laboratiu (GIT o SVN).

Bon nivell d'anglès (llegit, escrit i conversa).

Capacitat de treball en equip.

Disponibilitat per viatjar (esporàdicament).

L'ICCUB està preocupat sobra la poca representació de les dones i les minories en àrees STEM, així doncs, encoratgem a les dones i a les minories a sol·licitar el lloc de treball.

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The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) has recently joined the Virgo Collaboration, the project to observe gravitational waves through a large interferometric instrument located near Pisa (Italy).

Complex algorithms are needed in order to process the large volumes of data Virgo generates (approx. 1PB during the next 2019 observational campaign, and continually increasing in future campaigns). This processing require the European GRID distributed infrastructure, using a similar model to the one used by the CERNLHC Particle Accelerator.

One of the commitments of the ICCUB with Virgo is the revision of the computational model: to manage the data (recording, transfer to the various calculation centers, storage and access), the processing (interfaces between programmers/scientists and calculation infrastructures), management of work and tasks, etc.

The ICCUB offers a predoctoral scholarship to carry out the thesis in these tasks, thus contributing to a more efficient data processing of one of the greatest scientific projects of our era.

The tasks to be carried out include the analysis of the current computational model and the definition of the new model; the adaptation of computing infrastructures (suchas DIRAC) to Virgo; the definition and possible implementation of data interfaces and tasks with the United States LIGO project, among others.

Location:Barcelona (near Palau Reial)

Working day: Full

Requirements:

Knowledge of programming in Python, C, Java, Matlab.

Knowledge of distributed computing systems (Grid Computing type).

Knowledge or experience with Workflow Management Systems will be valued, eg. DIRAC orsimilar, as well as High-Throughput Computing systems such as HTCondor.

Collaborative Development Environments (GIT or SVN).

Good level of English (read, write and speak).

Ability to work as a team.

Availability to travel (sporadically).


The ICCUB is concerned about the under representation of women and minorities in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, and therefore strongly encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

One postdoctoral position, funded by the European Research Council, is now open at the University of Barcelona. Selected candidates will work with Prof Roberto Emparan and other members of the group on theoretical aspects of black hole physics, broadly defined.

Selected candidates will start work no later than October 1st, 2019 for a period of 2 years. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2018.

Faculty members of our group working on black holes, gravitation and related areas include Bartomeu Fiol, Cristiano Germani, Jaume Garriga, David Mateos, Josep M. Pons, and Enric Verdaguer. For more information, visit our websitehttp://icc.ub.edu/

Application procedure

The University of Barcelona is part of a group of European institutes with a centralized system of postdoctoral applications. Thus interested candidates should apply through the following website, choosing Barcelona as one of their preferred institutes:

https://itf.fys.kuleuven.be/postdoc-application/

Only applications submitted through the above website will be considered. Please do not resubmit them in any other way.


The ICCUB is concerned about the under representation of women and minorities in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, and therefore strongly encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

The physical cosmology group at ICC (Institute of Sciences of the Cosmos) of the University of Barcelona, is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates to work in cosmology with large galaxy surveys, and in the areas of interest to the group. We are looking for researchers with a strong background in cosmology and in the analysis of large-scale structure surveys, but exceptional candidates of other areas will also be considered.


Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or Physics, or have fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD by the time the contract starts. The successful candidate will work with Licia Verde (http://icc.ub.edu/~liciaverde/HomePage.html) and the group on the interpretation of state-of-the art and forthcoming cosmological data. Experience with cosmology, analysis of data, statistics, possibly applied in the cosmological context and familiarity with coding is highly desirable. Familiarity with high performance computing is a welcome plus.

Members of the group are involved in the following surveys/collaborations: DESI, EUCLID, and COrE.

The appointment will be guaranteed for two years, and can be extended depending on performance and availability of funding. The position is associated to the IDEAS European Research Council ERC-COG grant n. 725327 (P.I. Verde)

A complete application (curriculum vitae, bibliography, summary of previous research, a statement of research interests and at least three references) should be uploaded to the link at the top of the page, by clicking on "apply now." Referees will be contacted automatically once the application is submitted. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled with consideration guaranteed to all applications received by Nov, 10, 2018. The position is expected to begin in the fall of 2019, but earlier starting date is negotiable.


Informal scientific inquiries can be directed to Prof. Licia Verde liciaverde@icc.ub.edu

Administrative inquires can be directed to secretaria@icc.ub.edu


The ICC is a worldwide-recognized interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In addition, the institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics. The ICC is one of the few Spanish research institutes awarded with the Maria de Maeztu distinction for excellence in research and provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for young researchers.

Included Benefits:
Social security, national healthcare etc. paid by the employer (with employee contribution through standard taxes) see (http://spain.othercountries.com/pages/articles/index.asp?page=social-security).


The ICCUB is concerned about the under representation of women and minorities in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, and therefore strongly encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

The Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades has opened the call for predoctoral contracts to the formation of Doctors 2018.


The Institute of Cosmos Sciences is a Maria de Maeztu Unit since 2014 and therefore, applicants can choose to come to our institute to develope the following projects:

- Very Large Data Processing and Analysis: The GAIA Archive (Contact: Jordi Portell)

The ICCUB offers a full-time contract to work on this subject for 3 years as part of the applicant's PhD thesis. Candidates must have an engineering degree or a physics degree, and have completed their master degree, with a strong background on software and computer engineering. Experience, specially on grid computing environments (such as those used for LHCb) or supercomputing, will be valued.

Development tasks will be related to:

- Design and definition of data handling and processing systems.

- Software specification, implementation and testing.

- Software and configuration management in collaborative environments.

- Integration in existing tools such as DIRAC or Rucio.

- Technical interfaces between different systems, such as the data handling at the instrument site, computing centres in Europe and the US, and LIGO data handling.

- Job and task scheduling, execution and monitoring in grid computing systems.

- Integration of science data processing algorithms.

The candidate will also participate in the scientific exploitation of the Virgo data as a member of the consortium as part of the ICCUB team.


- Holography and QCD in extreme conditions (Contact: Roberto Emparan)

The project to be developed will lie in the areas of gravitational waves and fundamental physics, within the lines of research carried out by members of ICCUB. The candidate will also be able to participate, if needed, in the scientific exploitation of the Virgo data as a member of the consortium as part of the ICCUB team. For more details please contact with Roberto Emparan.


The ICCUB is concerned about the under representation of women and minorities in STEM fields, and therefore strongly encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply.


All applications must be completed online at: https://sede.micinn.gob.es/ayudaspredoctorales/


One predoctoral position, funded by the University of Barcelona is now open to work as a predoctoral researcher at any of the areas belonging to the Institute of Cosmos Sciences http://icc.ub.edu/.

The deadline for the application is October 25th, 2018.

Interested candidates should apply through the following website, choosing Institute of Cosmos Sciences, and one of its research lines, as their preferred institutes:

http://www.ub.edu/beques/3rcicle/ub/apif/index.html

“La Caixa” Foundation is launching a postdoctoral fellowships program in which candidates will be able to come to an institution or center evaluated as excellent (distinguished with either the Maria de Maeztu award, the Severo Ochoa award, or an Investigación Sanitaria Carlos III institute) among them, the Institute of Cosmos Sciences.


Description of our Institute:

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) is an interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In addition, the Institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.

The ICCUB was awarded the Maria de Maeztu distinction which recognizes our leadership and research impact. Our main lines of research, as well as the associated faculty members, can be found here: http://icc.ub.edu/research/research_areas


Description of the fellowship:

Researchers in the Junior Leader “la Caixa” program will have a three-year contract in accordance with employment legislation in force in Spain, pursuant to provisions regarding occupational health and safety and social security, with access to suitable resources, equipment and facilities.

The incorporation date will be between April 1 to July 31, 2019.

Salary: please refer to this document.

Requirements for candidates:

Researchers of any nationality are eligible for the Junior Leader program. In order to be accepted, candidates must meet the following requirements:

·Experience: They should have earned their doctoral degree two to seven years prior to the deadline for applications. The date of the doctoral thesis defense will be understood to be the date when the doctoral degree was obtained.

·Geographic mobility: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account.

·For more information about the call please refer to this document.

Applications:

All applications must be completed online in this link


However, we ask interested candidates to let us know of their interest directly by contacting the faculty member whose research is closest to theirs.


The ICCUB is concerned about the under representation of women in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, and therefore strongly encourages young women to apply.

The physical cosmology group at ICCUB (http://icc.ub.edu/~liciaverde/ICC-Phys.Cosm.html) is looking for a talented and highly motivated student interested in doing a PhD in observational cosmology at ICCUB (http://icc.ub.edu), University of Barcelona (http://ub.edu/web/ub/en). A completed university master degree with documented knowledge in project-relevant areas is required. Programming knowledge and experience working with cosmological datasets will be highly considered. The position is for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress towards a PhD), and includes the contribution to the social security and national healthcare system to be paid by the employer (with employee contribution through standard taxes).

The student will join the DESI collaboration and will have the opportunity to collaborate with other members of the ICCUB. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, DESI (http://desi.lbl.gov/), is the cornerstone for the wider and most ambitious spectroscopic galaxy survey ever undertaken, with first light in 2019. It will measure 4 million Luminous Red Galaxies below redshift 1; 17 million of Emission Luminous Galaxies below redshift 1.6 and 2.4 million quasars between redshifts 0.9 and 3.5 among other programs. The large volume covered by DESI will allow sub-percent measurements on cosmological parameters, such the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation angular diameter distance and the Hubble parameter. Reaching such a level of precision is key to discriminate among different models of Dark Energy, to set constrains on the total amount of neutrino masses and to test GR as a theory of gravity at the largest regime ever explored, the size of the Universe.

Project: The student will work on developing methods to maximize the scientific return of DESI data by developing robust analyses techniques, by controlling and minimizing the impact of observational systematics, a necessary preliminary step for subsequently explore novel approaches and apply them to analyze the data provided by DESI in an optimal way. These techniques will be eventually applied by the student to the first science data produced by the DESI during its first years of observation. The bulk of the funding is provided by the prestigious “La Caixa” fellowship awarded to Dr. Héctor Gil-Marín who will move to ICCUB in the fall. The project will be supervised by Prof. Licia Verde (http://icc.ub.edu/~liciaverde/HomePage.html,liciaverde@icc.ub.edu), and Dr. Héctor Gil-Marín (http://ilp.upmc.fr/members/gilmarin.php, hector.gilmarin@lpnhe.in2p3.fr). Informal scientific inquiries about the project should be addressed to them.

The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. It is one of the few Spanish research institutes awarded with the Maria de Maeztu distinction for excellence in research and provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for young researchers.


Application: Candidates must submit a one-page research interests statement, a curriculum vitae and arrange for two reference letters to be uploaded [from this page] by July 15th 2018 for a full consideration. Later applications may be considered until the position is filled.

(English version attached)

1. Missió:

Donar suport al Gestor Científic i encarregar-se de l'organització i difusió de les activitats de l'ICCUB.

2. Funcions genèriques:

  • Organitzar i fer i difusió d'activitats
  • Mantenir els perfils de l'ICCUB a diferents bases de dades
  • Editar continguts de la web i la intranet
  • Formar becaris de col·laboració

3. Rquisits:

  • Estudis i Formació: llicenciat, diplomat o estudis de grau.
  • Dinamisme i iniciativa en la resolució de problemes
  • Capacitat d'organització i de priorització de tasques
  • Nivell d'anglès suficient per poder-se comunicar correctament a nivell oral i per correu
  • Nivell alt d'ofimàtica: Word, Excel

4. Mèrits addicionals

  • Coneixements en l'elaboració de pàgines web i gestors de continguts
  • Coneixements en editors gràfics
  • Coneixments en bases de dades

5. Condicions de l'oferta

Jornada laboral: 37.5 hores setmanals

Sou brut anual: entre 25000 i 28000€

Tipus de contracte: Obra i Servei

Durada del contracte: 1 any (amb possibilitat de renovació).


Si esteu interessats en l'oferta, podeu enviar una carta d'interès i un CV a secretaria@icc.ub.edu.

1. Missió:

Responsabilitzar-se de la Gestió Científica de l'ICCUB.

2. Funcions genèriques:

  • Donar suport a la Direcció
  • Coordinar les activitats de la Secretaria Científica
  • Gestionar convocatòries competitives, molt especialment María de Maeztu
  • Supervisar i gestionar la producció científica i tecnològica
  • Fer el seguiment i l'anàlisi d'indicadors d'impacte científic
  • Responsable de l'elaboració de memòries i informes de producció científica
  • Elaborar notícies i newsletters
  • Responsable dels continguts de la web i la intranet
  • Responsable de la formació de becaris de col·laboració a la secretaria

3. Rquisits:

  • Estudis i Formació: llicenciat, diplomat o estudis de grau.
  • Dinamisme i iniciativa en la resolució de problemes
  • Capacitat d'organització i de priorització de tasques
  • Nivell alt d'anglès
  • Nivell alt d'ofimàtica: Word, Excel
  • Bona capacitat per redactar textos en català, castellà i anglès.

4. Mèrits addicionals

  • Formació i/o experiència en l'àmbit de la gestió i l'avaluació científica
  • Coneixements en l'elaboració de pàgines web i gestors de continguts
  • Coneixements en editors gràfics
  • Coneixments en bases de dades

5. Condicions de l'oferta

Jornada laboral: 37.5 hores setmanals

Sou brut anual: entre 28000 i 32000€

Tipus de contracte: Obra i Servei

Durada del contracte: 1 any (amb possibilitat de renovació).


Si esteu interessats en l'oferta, podeu enviar una carta d'interès i un CV a secretaria@icc.ub.edu.

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) invites applications for up to two postdoctoral positions in the fields of Gravitation, String Theory, and Cosmology.

Outstanding applicants in all research areas will be considered; candidates with a background in gravitational wave research are particularly encouraged to apply.

Faculty members of our group include Jorge Casalderrey, Roberto Emparan, Bartomeu Fiol, Jaume Garriga, Cristiano Germani, Jaume Guasch, Raúl Jiménez, David Mateos, Alessio Notari, Enric Verdaguer and Licia Verde. For more information, visit our website http://icc.ub.edu

Appointments will be for a period of up to 1 year, starting no later than Oct. 1st, 2018. The deadline for application is April 8, 2018.

This call will be funded by FPA2016-76005-C2-2-P (AEI/FEDER, UE) and by the Maria de Maeztu program.

A new call of the Beatriu de Pinós Program has opened.

There are sixty positions to hire and incorporate phd holders to the catalan network of science and technology. This grant will last at least two years.

The requirements are listed in the attached document, or in the links below.

Applications have to be submitted before 28th of February at the website: agaur

For more information please visit the UB description here.

1.1. ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation is offering 20 fellowships to pursue official doctoral studiesculminating in the presentation of a doctoral thesis at a university.

1.2. The doctoral degree programmes that are eligible must be adapted to the European HigherEducation Area and regulated by Royal Decree 99/2011 of January 28, which regulatesofficial doctoral studies.

1.3. The call for applications covers all areas of knowledge and is aimed at all individuals whofulfil the requirements to be admitted to the doctoral degree programme, provided that theyhave not previously enrolled in the doctoral studies applied for.

1.4. Research fellows should start at the host universities or research centres between Septemberand November of 2018. In duly justified cases, this can be delayed until 31 January 2019.

1.5. The fellowships have a maximum duration of three years. However, they are granted forone year and include the possibility of two renewals in all cases, provided that the follow-upreports requested on an annual basis are favourable.1.6. The call for applications opens on the date it is published and closes on 27 February 2018 at2:00 p.m. (Central European Time).

More information and application form: https://obrasociallacaixa.org/en/investigacion-y-becas/programa-de-becas-de-posgrado/doctorado-en-universidades-espanolas/descripcion-del-programa

The ICCUB is offering 13 PhD projects within INPhINIT program of "la Caixa" Foundation. INPhINIT will select 57 young researchers of all nationalities for a three year program to complete a PhD in one of the centers that has received a distictive Severo Ochoa or Maria de Maeztu award.

Requirements for candidates:

  • At the time of recruitment (start date of the contract with the Research Centre), candidates must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree.
  • Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account.

More information about requirements

The projects offered by ICCUB are:

  • Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs): a theoretical and observational approach [+]
  • Luminosity Calibrations in the Gaia era [+]
  • Radiative magnetohydrodynamics in powerful astrophysical outflows[+]
  • Active galactic nuclei in merging galaxies: a theoretical approach [+]
  • Gaia Detection of Ultra Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Galactic halo as probes for cosmological models [+]
  • Open Clusters Studies in the Gaia era [+]
  • Microlensing Gaia Alerts follow-up from Montsec Observatory [+]
  • Stellar astrophysical parameters using J-PLUS photometry[+]
  • Search for physics beyond the Standard Model in the LHCb experiment.[+]
  • Holography and Quark Matter [+]
  • Holography and the QCD critical point [+]
  • Star Formation in the Cosmological Context [+]
  • The Origin of Terrestrial Planets[+]

Applications

All applications must be completed online at:

https://www.lacaixafellowships.org/index.aspx


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklowdowska- Curie grant agreement No. 713673

Concesión de Ayudas para contratos predoctorales para la realización de tesis doctorales, en Universidades Españolas

Destinadas a la formación investigadora en programas de doctorado para la consecución del título de Doctor/a o la adquisición de competencias docentes universitarias, en cualquier área del conocimiento científico, que faciliten la futura incorporación de estas personas al sistema español de educación superior, y de investigación científica.

Más información: https://www.mecd.gob.es/servicios-al-ciudadano-mecd/catalogo/general/educacion/998758/ficha/998758-2017.html

The ICCUB offers a collaboration grant for UB students of the Physics bachelor degree who wish to combine their studies with a payed collaboration at the ICCUB Scientific Office.

Tasks

  • GREC and ICCUB database maintenance
  • Support to ICCUB members in keeping their profile in publication databases such as Scopus.
  • Support to the production of scientific reports.
  • Web and social media content edition.
  • Support to ICCUB activities.
  • Other support tasks at the ICCUB Scientific Office

Condicions
  • Period of the collaboration: 12 February to 31 July 2018, with possibility of continuity for two more years.
  • Weekly commitment: 15 hours + 5 study hours
  • Timetable: By agreement, preferably in the morning
  • Salary: 493,60 € / month
Conditions: To be a UB student of the Physics Degree and to have completed at least 100 credits at the moment of the offer call.

Applications

http://www.ub.edu/beques/col.laboracio/

Information and interviews

For more information and for an interview, please contact the ICCUB Scientific Office secretariacientifica@icc.ub.edu



The Gaia team at the University of Barcelona (IEEC - ICCUB) has contributed since its constitution to the development of the concept and design of the Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Our team is doing important contributions with simulations and, specially, astrometric and photometric data processing for the mission. The team is composed of expert personnel in science, engineering, technology and data analysis for developing and operating software for large data processing, validation and science exploitation. Our team is responsible of the Data Processing Center of Barcelona, which uses the MareNostrum supercomputer.

To cover several positions in our team, we are looking for:

  • People motivated to work in a multidisciplinary environment in an outstanding project at an international level.
  • Finished degree (or just pending final project) in engineering (preferably software/computing), mathematics, physics or similar.
  • Java programming. Python will be a plus.
  • Expertise in Linux. Shell scripting will be a plus.
  • Good English level (at least B2).
  • For one of the positions: Hadoop, Spark, Big Data and Data Mining will be a plus.
  • For one of the positions: Linux administration will be a plus.

We offer:

  • Work in an European cornerstone research project (ESA).
  • Depending on the applicant's profile, tasks on: programming, analysis and data interpretation, development of new science or statistics algorithms, support/administration of virtualized computing systems...
  • Possibility to get promoted and to reach other projects.
  • Full-time contract (reduced-time is also possible).
  • Flexible schedule.

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L'Equip Gaia de la Universitat de Barcelona (IEEC - ICCUB) ha contribuït des dels seus inicis al desenvolupament del concepte i disseny de la missió Gaia de l'Agència Espacial Europea (ESA). El nostre equip està realitzant importants contribucions amb simulacions i processaments de dades astromètriques i fotomètriques per a la missió. L'equip està format per personal expert en ciència, enginyeria, tecnologia i anàlisi de dades per desenvolupar i operar software de processament de grans volums de dades, validació i explotació a nivell científic. El nostre equip és responsable del Centre de Processament de dades de Barcelona, allotjat al supercomputador Marenostrum.

Busquem, per cobrir diverses places a l'equip:
  • Gent motivada per treballar en un entorn multidisciplinar en un projecte punter a nivell internacional.
  • Titulació finalitzada (o pendent tant sols de treball final) en enginyeria (preferiblement informàtica), matemàtiques, física o similars.
  • Programació en Java. Es valoraran coneixements de Python.
  • Experiència en entorns Linux. Es valoraran coneixements de shell scripting.
  • Bon nivell d'anglès (mínim B2).
  • Per una de les places es valoraran coneixements o experiència en Hadoop, Spark, Big Data i Data Mining.
  • Per una de les places es valoraran coneixements o experiència en administració Linux.

Oferim:

  • Treball en un projecte punter de recerca a nivell europeu (ESA).
  • Segons perfil, tasques de: programació, anàlisi i interpretació de dades, desenvolupament de nous algoritmes científics o estadístics, suport/administració de sistemes de computació virtualitzats...
  • Possibilitat de promoció i d'ampliació a altres projectes.
  • Contracte a jornada completa (possibilitat de jornada reduïda).
  • Horari flexible.

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Four postdoctoral positions, funded by the European Research Council, are now open at the University of Barcelona. Selected candidates will work with Prof Roberto Emparan and other members of the group on theoretical aspects of black hole physics, broadly defined.

Appointments will begin in the Fall of 2018 (or possibly earlier) for a period of 2+1 years, with the third year subject to performance and funding availability. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2017.

Faculty members of our group working on black holes, gravitation and related areas include Bartomeu Fiol, Cristiano Germani, Jaume Garriga, David Mateos, Josep M. Pons, and Enric Verdaguer. For more information, visit our website http://icc.ub.edu/

Application procedure

The University of Barcelona is part of a group of European institutes with a centralized system of postdoctoral applications. Thus interested candidates should apply through the following website, choosing Barcelona as one of their preferred institutes:

https://itf.fys.kuleuven.be/postdoc-application/

Postdoctoral positions are now open at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICC) at the University of Barcelona. Candidates in the following areas are encouraged to apply:

- Particle physics phenomenology related to neutrino physics, Higgs physics, B physics and effective theories.

- Cosmology and astroparticle physics.

- String theory and holography broadly defined.

Faculty members of our group working in these areas include Jorge Casalderrey-Solana, Domenec Espriu, Joaquim Gomis, M.C. Gonzalez-Garcia, David Mateos, Federico Mescia, Josep Maria Pons, Jorge Russo, Joan Sola, Joan Soto, Pere Talavera, and Josep Taron.

For more information about research at the ICC please visit http://icc.ub.edu

Appointments will be for a period of 2+1 years with the third year subject to performance and funding availability.

The default starting date will be in the Fall 2018, but earlier starting dates can be considered. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2017.

Applications must be done online through the ICC. Applications should include a CV, a statement of research interests, a list of publications, and the names of three senior physicists who will provide letters of recommendation.

We also recommend to the applicants to send a short email to the faculty member of our group whose work is more closely related to their interest letting them know of their application.

The physical cosmology group at ICC (Institute of Sciences of the Cosmos) of the University of Barcelona (http://icc.ub.edu), is seeking outstanding candidates for a postdoctoral position to work on cosmology with large galaxy surveys, and in the areas of interest to the group. We are looking for researchers with a strong background in cosmology and in the analysis of large-scale structure surveys, but exceptional candidates of other areas will also be considered.

Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics or Physics, or have fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD by the time the contact starts.

The successful candidate will work with Licia Verde and the group on the interpretation of state-of-the art and forthcoming cosmological data. Experience with cosmology, analysis of data, statistics, possibly applied in the cosmological context and familiarity with coding is highly desirable. Familiarity with high performance computing is a welcome plus.

Members of the group are involved in the following surveys/collaborations: DESI, EUCLID, and COrE.

The appointment will be guaranteed for two years, and can be extended depending on performance and availability of funding.

The position is associated to the IDEAS European Research Council ERC-COG grant n. 725327 (P.I. Verde)

A complete application (curriculum vitae, bibliography, summary of previous research, a statement of research interests and at least three references) should be uploaded here by clicking on "apply now". Referees will be contacted automatically once the application is submitted.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled with consideration guaranteed to all applications received by Nov, 10, 2017. The position is expected to begin in the fall of 2018, but earlier starting date is negotiable. Informal scientific inquiries can be directed to Prof. Licia Verde (liciaverde@icc.ub.edu). Questions regarding the application process should be directed to (secretaria@icc.ub.edu).

The ICC is a worldwide-recognized interdisciplinary center devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In addition, the institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics. The ICC is one of the few Spanish research institutes awarded with the Maria de Maeztu distinction for excellence in research and provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for young researchers.

Included Benefits:

Social security, national healthcare etc. paid by the employer (with employee contribution through standard taxes) see e.g.: http://spain.othercountries.com/pages/articles/index.asp?page=social-security

The Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad has assigned two grants FPI to the Institute of Cosmos Sciences on these research lines thanks to the Maria de Maeztu award:
  • Holography and QCD in extreme conditions
  • Search of new physics in radiative flavour decays
The main documents requirements for these grants are:
  • Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Bachelor Title (and grades certificate) with certain requirements
  • Master Title (and grades certificate) with certain requirements

All applications must be completed online at:

https://sede.micinn.gob.es/ayudaspredoctorales/

We inform that the Institute of Cosmos Sciences has an APIF grant, whose deadline is 11th of October.


These grants are for PhD students interested in doing their Doctorate at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences.

According to the bases of this grant, it is necessary to have a supervisor of the Institute that agrees to work with you.


On the link there is all the information need in Catalan, you can contact the Secretariat for any doubts you might have.

“La Caixa” Foundation is launching a postdoctoral fellowships programme in which candidates will be able to come to one centre distinguished with the Maria de Maeztu award or the Severo Ochoa award, among them, the Institute of Cosmos Sciences.

Description of our Institute:

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) is an interdisciplinary centre devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In addition, the Institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.

The ICCUB was awarded the Maria de Maeztu distinction which recognizes our leadership and research impact. Our main lines of research, as well as the associated faculty members, can be found here: http://icc.ub.edu/research/research_areas


Description of the fellowship:

Researchers in the Junior Leader “la Caixa” programme will have a three-year contract in accordance with employment legislation in force in Spain, pursuant to provisions regarding occupational health and safety and social security, with access to suitable resources, equipment and facilities.

Salary: please refer to this document.

Requirements for candidates:

Researchers of any nationality are eligible for the Junior Leader programme. In order to get accepted, candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • Experience: They should have earned their doctoral degree three to six years prior to the deadline for applications. The date of the doctoral thesis defence will be understood to be the date when the doctoral degree was obtained.

  • Geographic mobility: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account.

  • For more information about the call please refer to this document.

Applications:

All applications must be completed online at: https://www.juniorleaderlacaixa.org


However, we ask interested candidates to let us know of their interest directly by contacting our faculty member whose research is closest to theirs.


Concerned about the underrepresentation of women in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, the ICCUB strongly encourages young women to apply.

“LaCaixa” Foundation is launching a postdoctoral fellowships programme in which candidates will be able to remain in Spain.

Descriptionof our Institute:

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) is an interdisciplinary centre devoted to fundamental research in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In addition, the Institute has a strong technology program through its participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.

The ICCUB was awarded the Maria de Maeztu distinction which recognizes our leadership and research impact. Our main lines of research, as well as the associated faculty members, can be found here: http://icc.ub.edu/research/research_areas

Description of the fellowship:

Researchers of all nationalities who have resided in Spain more than 12 months over the past three years can apply for this fellowship. The retaining programme will provide a three-year contract in accordance with employment legislation in force in Spain, pursuant to provisions regarding occupational health and safety and social security, with access to suitable resources, equipment and facilities.

Salary:please refer to this document.

Requirementsfor candidates:

Researchersof any nationality are eligible for the Junior Leader programme. In order toget accepted, candidates must meet the following requirements:

·Experience: They should have earned their doctoral degree three to six years prior to the deadline for applications. For such purposes, candidates must have obtained their doctoral degree between 2 October 2014 and 2 October 2011. For more details refer to this document.

·Geographic mobility: Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account.

·For more information about the call please refer to this document.

Applications:

All applications must be completed online at: https://www.juniorleaderlacaixa.org

Concerned about the under representation of women in the fields of sciences of the cosmos, the ICCUB strongly encourages young women to apply.

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences is launching six master fellowships programme due to it is a centre distinguished with the Maria de Maeztu award.


The total economical grant is 11.160€. This total amount will be distributed as follows:

  • Two grants for the total amount of the enrollment, up to a maximum of 60 credits enrolled for the first time, at the corresponding price for community students.
  • Four grants for the amount of 50% of the enrollment, up to a maximum of 60 credits enrolled for the first time, at the corresponding price for community students.

Requirements for candidates:

Grants can be requested by students who have been accepted to the Master in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology in the school year 2017-2018 before the deadline and keep the pre-enrollment until the enrollment.


Selection criteria:

  1. Weighted average note, 6/10
  2. Suitability of the CV to the master, 3/10
  3. Equitable distribution of the grant between the two modalities of the master's degree. In the case of tie, gender parity criteria will apply, 1/10.


Applications: http://www.ub.edu/beques/grausimasters/altres_ajuts/master_astrofisica/03_sollicitud.html



The Gaia team at the University of Barcelona (IEEC - ICCUB) has contributed since its constitution to the development of the concept and design of the Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Our team is doing important contributions with simulations and, specially, astrometric and photometric data processing for the mission. The team is composed of expert personnel in science, engineering, technology and data analysis for developing and operating software for large data processing, validation and science exploitation. Our team is responsible of the Data Processing Center of Barcelona, which uses the MareNostrum supercomputer.

To cover several positions in our team, we are looking for:
  • People motivated to work in a multidisciplinary environment in an outstanding project at an international level.
  • Finished degree (or just pending final project) in engineering (preferably software/computing), mathematics, physics or similar.
  • Java programming. Python will be a plus.
  • Expertise in Linux. Shell scripting will be a plus.
  • Good English level (at least B2).
  • For one of the positions: Hadoop, Spark, Big Data and Data Mining will be a plus.
  • For one of the positions: Linux administration will be a plus.

We offer:

  • Work in an European cornerstone research project (ESA).
  • Depending on the applicant's profile, tasks on: programming, analysis and data interpretation, development of new science or statistics algorithms, support/administration of virtualized computing systems...
  • Possibility to get promoted and to reach other projects.
  • Full-time contract (reduced-time is also possible).
  • Flexible schedule.

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L'Equip Gaia de la Universitat de Barcelona (IEEC - ICCUB) ha contribuït des dels seus inicis al desenvolupament del concepte i disseny de la missió Gaia de l'Agència Espacial Europea (ESA). El nostre equip està realitzant importants contribucions amb simulacions i processaments de dades astromètriques i fotomètriques per a la missió. L'equip està format per personal expert en ciència, enginyeria, tecnologia i anàlisi de dades per desenvolupar i operar software de processament de grans volums de dades, validació i explotació a nivell científic. El nostre equip és responsable del Centre de Processament de dades de Barcelona, allotjat al supercomputador Marenostrum.

Busquem, per cobrir diverses places a l'equip:
  • Gent motivada per treballar en un entorn multidisciplinar en un projecte punter a nivell internacional.
  • Titulació finalitzada (o pendent tant sols de treball final) en enginyeria (preferiblement informàtica), matemàtiques, física o similars.
  • Programació en Java. Es valoraran coneixements de Python.
  • Experiència en entorns Linux. Es valoraran coneixements de shell scripting.
  • Bon nivell d'anglès (mínim B2).
  • Per una de les places es valoraran coneixements o experiència en Hadoop, Spark, Big Data i Data Mining.
  • Per una de les places es valoraran coneixements o experiència en administració Linux.

Oferim:

  • Treball en un projecte punter de recerca a nivell europeu (ESA).
  • Segons perfil, tasques de: programació, anàlisi i interpretació de dades, desenvolupament de nous algoritmes científics o estadístics, suport/administració de sistemes de computació virtualitzats...
  • Possibilitat de promoció i d'ampliació a altres projectes.
  • Contracte a jornada completa (possibilitat de jornada reduïda).
  • Horari flexible.

One PhD studentship is open at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at University of Barcelona (ICCUB). It is funded by the ERC Advanced Grant of Prof Roberto Emparan "A New Strategy for Gravity and Black Holes" (ERC-2015-AdG 692951 GravBHs).

The successful applicant will work directly with Prof Emparan on novel theoretical approaches to black hole physics and gravity. They will be members of a very active group doing research on many areas of gravitational theory, string theory and cosmology.

Candidates must hold an MSc or equivalent in a field that is closely related to theoretical physics, with excellent performance in General Relativity.

The start date is expected to be October 2017. The position will be funded for up to 4 years, and includes travel money.

Applications must be made online at the link provided above, and will contain a CV and at least two reference letters. Applications by any other means will not be considered.

See http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/204480_en.html for information about the objectives of the ERC project that funds this position

L'Equip Gaia de la Universitat de Barcelona (IEEC - ICCUB) ha contribuït des dels seus inicis al desenvolupament del concepte i disseny de la missió Gaia del'Agència Espacial Europea (ESA). El nostre equip està realitzant importants contribucions amb simulacions, processaments astromètrics i fotomètrics per a la missió. L'equip està format per científics i enginyers que desenvolupen el software per al processament de grans volums de dades, validació i explotació a nivell científic. El nostre equip és responsable del Centre de Processament de dades de Barcelona, allotjat al supercomputador Marenostrum.

Tasques a realitzar:

- Execució del sistema de processat de dades de Gaia a Barcelona.

- Anàlisi i documentació dels resultats de l'esmentat sistema.

- Detectar i depurar eventuals problemes i limitacions en el sistema.

- Implementar proves unitàries en els mòduls del sistema.

Requisits:

- Programació en Java (preferiblement), C/C++ o Python.

- Coneixements dels conceptes de programació orientada a objectes.

- Experiència en entorns Linux i shell scripting.

- Nivell alt d'anglès (mínim B2).

- Capacitat de treball en equip.

Oferim:

- Treball en un projecte punter de recerca a nivell europeu (ESA).

- Possibilitat de promoció.

- Horari flexible.

- Jornada completa

The ICCUB is offering 20 PhD projects within INPhINIT program of "la Caixa" Foundation. INPhINIT will select 57 young researchers of all nationalities for a three year program to complete a PhD in one of the centers that has received a distictive Severo Ochoa or Maria de Maeztu award.

Requirements for candidates:

  • At the time of recruitment (start date of the contract with the Research Centre), candidates must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree.
  • Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account.

More information about requirements

The projects offered by ICCUB are:

  • Active Galactic Nuclei in Merging Galaxies: A Theoretical Approach [+]
  • Dark Matter Constraints [+]
  • DESI survey [+]
  • Detection Classification for Gaia [+]
  • Determination of stellar astrophysical parameters using J-PLUS photometry [+]
  • Fast electronics for medical imaging and particle detection [+]
  • Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs): a theoretical and observational approach [+]
  • FPGA development for high speed cost-effective space applications [+]
  • Fundamental Physics from the Non-Gaussian Sky [+]
  • Gaia Alerts follow-up from Montsec Observatory [+]
  • Gaia Detection of Ultra Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the halo as probes for cosmological models[+]
  • Galaxy dynamics with axion dark matter [+]
  • Open Clusters Studies in the Gaia era [+]
  • Primordial Black Holes from Inflation [+]
  • Radiation in strongly coupled gauge theories [+]
  • Radiative magnetohydrodynamics in powerful astrophysical outflows[+]
  • Search for physics beyond the Standard Model in the LHCb experiment [+]
  • Small scale, feedback, dark matter and the predictions of the LCDM model [+]
  • The Origin of Terrestrial Planets [+]
  • The Quantum Side of Dark Energy[+]

Applications

All applications must be completed online at:

https://www.lacaixafellowships.org/index.aspx


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklowdowska- Curie grant agreement No. 713673