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Fully funded 29 Sept 2026

Research Assistant (2026PILIFRUA153)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Research Management/Strategic Projects

  • Cerdanyola del Valles - Barcelona, Spain
  • Political sciences

Job position We are looking for a Research Assistant to be part of the research team of the ERC Starting Grant project DEMOTRADEOFF: Reconciling Citizens with the Trade-offs of Democracy: Attitudes Toward Democracy Under Rising Politicization. Assist in the coding of variables and indices for the comparative survey of the DEMOTRADEOFF project. Preparation of the DEMOTRADEOFF survey dataset for public release. Job position requirements (skills/languages/required experience) Higher University Degree, Bachelor's Degree or Official Master's Degree. Degree (BA) in Political Science or related disci

Funding not stated 4 Oct 2026

Scientific Image Analyst (Optical Microscopy)

Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa

  • Madrid, Spain
  • Biological sciences

About the service The Advanced Optical Microscopy Service (SMOA) at the Severo Ochoa Centre for Molecular Biology (CBM) offers advice, technical support and training in advanced optical microscopy and image analysis, providing comprehensive support throughout the entire experimental process, from sample design and preparation to image acquisition, visualisation and analysis, as well as the presentation and publication of results. With 14 systems and expertise in over 20 techniques, the SMOA currently serves more than 350 users from 120 research groups, drawn from both the CBM and other public

Fully funded 6 Oct 2026

REF CALL: CPIS-PSR-2026-21 One 6-months Senior Researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Department of Social and Political Sciences, Barcelona, Catalonia

Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Political and Social Sciences

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Political sciences

Job title One 6-months Senior Researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Department of Social and Political Sciences, Barcelona, Catalonia. REFERENCE CALL : CPIS-PSR-2026-21 Offer publication date: 21st, September 2026 The senior researcher will assist Professor Toni Rodon on the project PRISM (Policing, Representation, Identity and Social Mandate) Deadline to submit applications: 06th, October, 2026 Financing source: The contract will be funded by the Fundación BBVA—Becas Leonardo de Investigación Científica y Creación Cultural. The Foundation funds the project. Official number reference:

Funding not stated 6 Oct 2026

PhD candidate in modelling realistic oxide nanoparticles using machine learning based simulations (PRE206_31082026_31)

Universitat de Barcelona · Organisation profile

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Chemistry

The importance of oxide nanoparticles spans from fundamental astronomy (e.g. nanosilicate dust particles) to applied catalysis (e.g. photoactive TiO2 and electroactive IrO2 nanoparticles). Across these fields understanding the detailed structure and chemistry of these nanospecies is paramount for determining their properties and how they interact with their environment. The project will aim to simulate a range of realistic oxide nanoparticles with sizes from a few 10s of atoms to several 1000s of atoms. In each case, machine learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) will be developed to describe

Fully funded 12 Oct 2026

Fully Funded PhD Positions in Life Sciences

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

  • Barcelona, Spain

EMBL International PhD Programme Would you like to contribute your creativity to an international team of scientists from various disciplines focusing on basic research in the area of molecular life sciences? Your role The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) invites you to apply for PhD positions in Heidelberg, Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg, Hinxton (near Cambridge) and Rome. The EMBL International PhD Programme (EIPP) offers comprehensive, interdisciplinary training, striking a careful balance between theory and practice, close mentoring and creative freedom, collaborative teamwork an

Funding not stated 20 Oct 2026

Predoctoral researcher at the Nanobioengineering Research Group/(GBBRAIN-T)

Institute for bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Biological sciences

Proyecto de Generación de Conocimiento 2025 by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities Introduction to the vacant position: The Nanobioengineering Group is looking for a motivated predoctoral researcher to develop an innovative in vitro platform for studying T-cell therapies against glioblastoma. The PhD project will be conducted within the framework of the project Glioblastoma Blood-Brain Barrier Integrated Model for T-Cell Therapies (GBBRAIN-T) . This fellowship is associated with the research project Generación de Conocimiento , funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science

Funding not stated 21 Oct 2026

PhD Candidate in bacterial respiratory diseases in piglets

IRTA · Human Resources

  • Caldes de Montbui, Spain
  • Medical sciences » Veterinary medicine

We are looking for a PhD Candidate to join the Animal Health program of IRTA, based in Bellaterra, Barcelona. We offer the opportunity to be part of an organization with a dynamic, collaborative work environment focused on professional development. The selected candidate will join the Research line dedicated to Endemic respiratory diseases and AMR, within a national research project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) dedicated to study markers from the pathogens, the nasal microbiota and the host (the pig) to determine the predisposition of the animal to develop disease. Key res

Funding not stated 1 Nov 2026

Neuroscience PhD position (4-year funded)

Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona

  • Spain
  • Biological sciences

The position: We are accepting applications for a 4-year predoctoral position (PhD student) to investigate the properties of human circuits using surgical brain tissue samples. The selected candidate will apply either advanced imaging or patch-clamp electrophysiology techniques directly to surgically resected human brain tissue, working to understand how human neural circuits function and how they are altered in epilepsy patients. This position is funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI FPI position). The team: We are a new research team at Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB)

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