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THREE Predoctoral Contracts IAC FPI 2026 PS-2026-083

INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS (IAC) RESEARCH DIVISION · Spain

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The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for THREE PhD fellowship in Astrophysics within the framework of the following projects:

  • PARTICIPATION OF IAC IN THE AMS EXPERIMENT

(PIID2025-168939NB-C22) PIs. Mónica Vázquez Acosta / Josefa Becerra González.

  • LOCAL WINDOWS INTO THE MOST EXTREME PHASES OF BLACK HOLE GROWTH

(PID2025-I176305nb-i00) PI. Cristina Ramos Almeida.

MULTIMODAL SURVEY ASTROPHYSICS WITH INTELLIGENT COMPUTING

(PID2025-176377NB-I00) PI. Marc Huertas Portocarrero Company.

The contracts are linked to the scientific and technical training of the awardees through the promotion and fostering of activities related to scientific research, technological development, and innovation, with the aim of completing doctoral theses within the framework of one of the projects.

The PhD projects will be:

PARTICIPATION OF IAC IN THE AMS EXPERIMENT

(PID2025-168939NB-C22). PIs: Mónica Vázquez Acosta / Josefa Becerra González

PhD PROJECT: Probing the Extreme Nature of Active Galactic Nuclei through Gamma-Ray and Multi-Wavelength Observations SUPERVISORES: Jorge Otero Santos (Supervisor), Mireia Nievas Rosillo (CoSupervisor).

LOCAL WINDOWS INTO THE MOST EXTREME PHASES OF BLACK HOLE GROWTH

(PID2025-I176305nb-i00) PI. Cristina Ramos Almeida

PhD PROJECT: A multiphase view of AGN feeding and feedback in nearby quasars SUPERVISORAS: Anelise Audibert (Supervisor), Cristina Ramos Almeida (CoSupervisor).

MULTIMODAL SURVEY ASTROPHYSICS WITH INTELLIGENT COMPUTING

(PID2025-176377NB-I00) PI. Marc Huertas Company

PhD TITLE: Foundation models for Galaxy Evolution: Exploring feedback through Euvlid, LSST, JWST and Cosmological Simulations SUPERVISORES: Marc Huertas Company (Supervisor), Gosia Siudek (CoSupervisor).

The selected candidates will be based at the IAC headquarters in La Laguna (Tenerife), working in a stimulating and enthusiastic environment. They will join an IAC research group to conduct research within the framework of a specific, innovative project, leading to the attainment of a doctoral degree.

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