The IAC aims to attract front-line staff with the aim of continuously developing its own research and technological lines or new topics arising in the fields of observational, theoretical and instrumental astrophysics, as well as technological deverlopements and carrying out support tasks.
The IAC has been designated a ‘Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence’ a prestigious recognition awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Research, Innovation and Universities to the IAC as a leading research institute in Spain, representing a world leading institution and a clear example of the quality and relevance of the pioneering scientific research carried out in Spain for the period 2012-2019.
As well as this, IAC has been awarded with the "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers" Award (HRS4R) from the Europea Commission and we are now carrying out the Implementation Phase.
Quality considerations in selecting and contracting personnel
Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
General Information about Postdoctoral Fellowships
Employment opportunities for PhD graduates
The following list provides information about the currently OPEN positions. Use the filter below to access information about other positions in process or already completed.
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The IAC (Tenerife) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the project “ Brown dwarfs as exoplanet analogues” (PID2019-109522GB-C53), led by Drs. Nicolas Lodieu and Víctor S. Béjar. Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: solar physics, planetary systems, stellar and interstellar physics, galacticAdvertised onApplication deadline
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The IAC (Tenerife) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the project “Properties and impact of winds from stellar-mass black holes” (ProID2020010104), led by Dr. Teo Muñoz Darias. Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: solar physics, planetary systems, stellar and interstellar physics, galacticAdvertised onApplication deadline
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The IAC (Tenerife) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the project “ The NEO Rapid Observation, Characterization and Key Simulations - NEOROCKS”, funded by the H2020-SPACE-2019 Program of the European Union (Contract No. 870403), and led at the IAC by Dr. Julia de León. Research topics at the IAC cover most fields ofAdvertised onApplication deadline
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The IAC (Tenerife) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on the Spanish High Performance Computing (HPC) Competence Center, a node of an european-wide collaboration, led by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and coordinated at the IAC by Dr. Carlos Allende Prieto, with the goals of innovating and widening the HPC use and skills base. TasksAdvertised onApplication deadline
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The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for SIX PhD fellowships in Astrophysics. 1.- Astrophysical Research (5 contracts) 2.- Astrophysical Instrumentation (1 contract) Candidates can only apply to one of the specialities (1 or 2). In case the speciality 2 didn’t reach a final selected candidate, there will be six contracts for speciality 1Advertised onApplication deadline
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The IAC (Tenerife) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the project “The structure and evolution of galaxies and their central regions” (PID2019-105602GB-I00), led by Dr. Johan Knapen and funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: solar physicsAdvertised onApplication deadline