2025-2026_8_87 A pre-doctoral contract in physics.

Role: 2025-2026_8_87 A pre-doctoral contract in physics.
Organisation: Universitat de les Illes Balears
Location: Palma, Spain
Contract Type: Temporary, Full-time (37.5 hours/week)
Start Date: 1 Sep 2026
End Date: Saturday, September 01, 2029

Job Overview:
A research staff in training contract under Dr Albert Cabot. The successful candidate will focus their theoretical research on the dynamics of open quantum systems and their applications in sensing and reservoir computing.

Requirements and Qualifications:
- Education: Master’s Degree in Physics or a related field, with a background in quantum physics.
- Admission: Pre-admission or admission to the UIB PhD programme in Physics.
- Eligibility Criteria (Scoring System):
- Official degrees in the specialized area (max. 20 points).
- Curricular merits in the field (max. 40 points), such as research, innovation and transfer activities, teaching activity, professional certifications, complementary training, awards, etc.
- Video curriculum and, where applicable, personal interview (max. 20 points).
- Work experience in the field (max. 15 points), e.g.: > 3 years (10 points), < 3 years (5 points).
- Other merits (max. 5 points), such as degrees not related to the specialized area, recommendation letters, etc.
- Eligibility threshold: 60 points.
- Non-EU Degree Holders: Candidates with non-EU degrees must present a certificate of equivalence of their qualification to a European qualification, or proof of having applied for this equivalence, to proceed with hiring.

What They Offer:
- Gross monthly salary: 1.866,80 €
- National Social Security Insurance (Public Health Insurance)
- Contract associated with the Beatriz Galindo programme (BG24/00134), funded by the Annual Plan for the Impulse of Sustainable Tourism for the period 2023 of the Government of the Balearic Islands (ITS2023-086).

Selection Process:
The selection committee includes:
i. The relevant Pro-Vice-Chancellor for research (or delegated representative) as chair.
ii. The supervisor (or delegated representative).
iii. The members of the Research Area Assessment Committee (CARAI).
iv. One or more expert members in the topic pertaining to the recruitment and chosen by the chair of the committee, where applicable.
v. The head of FORHU (or delegated representative), as secretary, who may speak but not vote.

Application Details:
- Application Deadline: 23 Jun 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
- Where to apply: https://ppi.uib.cat/inici/
- Contact Email: forhu.contractacio@uib.es
- Additional Information Website: https://investigacio.uib.es/Contractacio/Convocatories-vigents/