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The IAC aims to attract front-line researchers with the aim of continuously developing its own research lines or new topics arising in the fields of observational, theoretical and instrumental astrophysics, as well as carrying out support tasks. Current research topics and projects under way at the IAC may be consulted at the following website:
http://www.iac.es/folleto/research/pro_english.html

The IAC is a young research centre which has achieved a front-line position at international level. Its Research Division is composed of 120 researchers of which about 30% have a permanent position and the rest have a fixed-term contract or a study grant (both Postdocs and PhD students); the total number of people contractually linked to the IAC (at the IAC headquarters and its two Observatories) is of about 350 persons.

The IAC strives to be a centre of excellence and reference in Astrophysics and, in this sense, offers scientists all available advantages, facilities and resources. These include:

Salaries appropriate to the standard of living in the Canary Islands. Island weighting is included.
Researchers contracted by the Research Division will be provided in addition with the following facilities and resources:
- A suitable work environment: a shared office, equipped with a telephone connection and computer network.
- High performance computing facilities. This year, the base equipment is a Sun Blade 500 MHz, 512 Mb RAM workstation or high performance PC/Linux.
- Computing support: specific software packages (provided by researchers) and general assistance in computing matters by the IAC SIC (Servicios Informáticos Comunes: Common Computing Services).
- Funding for observing runs at telescopes of the ENO (European Northern Observatory: Observatorio del Teide on Tenerife and Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma), or at any other observatory (ESO, Hawaii, etc.).
- Funding to attend scientific meetings and workshops or short-term stays at other research centres to collaborate with other scientists.
- Funding for the costs resulting from publications in specialised journals.
- Specifically trained personnel and general infrastructure to enable the organisation of International scientific meetings or workshops in astrophysics.
- Specific administrative support provided by the Secretariat of the Research Division including the entire processing of scientific trips (Ordenes de Desplazamiento).
- Additional training (courses, seminars, etc.).

Given the leadership and participation of the IAC in GTC instrumentation (OSIRIS, CanariCam, EMIR and FRIDA), IAC research groups are preparing the scientific exploitation of these instruments. Active participation within the framework of these groups would potentially favour immediate access of the researcher to the GTC's scientific exploitation. In addition, the IAC actively participates in space projects, such as Solar Orbiter, Herschel, Planck, Eddington, etc.

Taking into account the resources available and the recognized quality of its projects (in some of which the postdoc will collaborate) and researchers, the IAC offers the ideal environment for scientists to develop a successful career in astrophysical research.