Elegibility

• Candidates should be ready to enter an official doctoral programme in September 2020 (under Spanish Law). By this time, they must have obtained a university degree and a master degree; or must hold an official university qualification from a country of the European Higher Education Area with a minimum of 300 ECTS of official university studies, of which at least 60 are at masters’ level.
• Candidates must have a strong commitment to scientific research and an excellent academic record.
• Candidates must have good working knowledge of English.

The predoctoral contract will be to carry out the doctoral thesis associated with a specific research project (see list below). 

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated by researchers of the ICMAB-CSIC, according to the following criteria:

1. The candidate's academic record. Score: from 0 to 40 points
2. Suitability of the candidate for the research project. Score: from 0 to 60 points

How to apply

The applicant is required to send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the following information in the application:

• Personal data and CV
• Cover letter including: motivation for applying and naming 1 or 2 research projects (maximum), prioritized, from the list of projects below
• A copy of your Certified Academic Record, showing grades obtained: DEGREE AND MASTER records

Research Projects

The following projects are open for the PhD positions within each of the 5 Research Lines. Candidates should prioritize 1 or 2 in their application: 

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS
IP: Alejandro GOÑI

• Bipolar electrochemistry designs for energy storage and electrostimulation: Gradient materials and intercalation processes
  IP: CASAÑ-PASTOR, Nieves
• Ultra-Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy and Environmental Applications
  IP: GINER, José
• Carbon-based hybrid electrodes synthesized by laser techniques for energy-storage devices
  IP: GYORGY, Eniko
• Advanced laser synthesis of nanostructured hybrid electrodes for energy-storage systems
  IP: PÉREZ, Ángel
• Thermal transport at the nanoscale in quasi two dimensional materials and interfaces
  IP: REPARAZ, Sebastián
• Theoretical modelling of phonon transport in reduced dimensionality systems
  IP: RURALI, Riccardo
• Controlling the composition and architecture of deposited products in metal-air batteries
  TONTI, Dino
• Optimizing Ti-oxide surfaces grown on switchable polarization ferroelectric films for water photocatalysis
  IP: TORRELLES, Xavier and SANDIUMENGE, Felip

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
IP: Teresa PUIG

• Novel high-temperature superconducting coatings for large scale microwave applications
  IP: GUTIERREZ, Joffre
• Vortex physics in the overdoped state of High Temperature Superconductors
  IP: PUIG, Teresa

OXIDES FOR NEW-GENERATION ELECTRONICS
IP: Gervasi HERRANZ

• Dressing electrons for transparent metals
  IP: FONTCUBERTA, Josep
• Development of new polar oxynitrides
  IP: FUERTES, Amparo
• In-situ scanning transmission electron microscopy: a nanolab for advanced analyses of ferroelectric materials
  IP: GÁZQUEZ, Jaume
• Design and characterization of passive nonreciprocal mm-wave devices based on magnetic oxides
  IP: GICH, Martí
• Photonic metasurfaces with topological properties
  IP: HERRANZ, Gervasi
• Epitaxial growth of complex oxide thin films by green and sustainable chemical solution methods for next generation spintronics
  IP: MESTRES, Narcís
• Characterization and Functionalization of Magneto Electric BiFeO₃ nano-islands
  IP: TORRELLES, Xavier and SANDIUMENGE, Felip

TUNEABLE AND LOW COST MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS
IP: Marta MAS-TORRENT

• Synthesis and characterization of 2D materials based on Curcuminoids for sensing applications
  IP: ALIAGA, Núria
• A chemical approach towards solid-state molecular electronic devices
  IP: CRIVILLÉS, Núria
• Low-cost, flexible and high performing organic electronic devices
  IP: MAS-TORRENT, Marta
• Innovative strategies to fabricate 2D covalent materials for energy and environmental applications
  IP: OCAL, Carmen

BIOACTIVE MATERIALS FOR THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS
IP: Imma RATERA

• Computer Simulations of the Interactions between enveloped Viruses and Materials
  IP: FARAUDO, Jordi
• Dipolar dynamic interactions between conducting materials and neural cell systems. Experimental models and Theoretical studies on Ionic gradients and gradient materials inducing feedback interactions with biological systems
  IP: FARAUDO, Jordi and CASAÑ, Nieves
• Artificial Lymph Nodes for Cancer Immunotherapy: Development of switchable 3D hydrogels
  IP: GUASCH, Judith
• New photosensitizers with effective antimicrobial activity triggered by visible light
  IP: NÚÑEZ, Rosario
• Bacterial cellulose-based materials to treat epithelial tissues
  IP: ROIG, Anna
• New Contrast Agents for MRI: Radical Dendrimers
  IP: VIDAL, José
• Development of Radical Nanoparticles as Multimodal Systems for Diagnosis
  IP: VIDAL, José and VENTOSA, Nora

Feel free to contact our researchers if you would like to know more information about the projects. You can find their contact details in our "People" section of our website. 

Contact

If you have further questions, or if there are particular issues regarding your application, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Montse Salas and Laura Cabana).