The Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías (IGFAE), a center accredited as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence and a member of the CIGUS network of the Xunta de Galicia, offers 5 contracts for obtaining professional practice. Through this call, the selected people will be able to begin during the coming months their research trajectory in the facilities of the center, with the tutorship of the scientific staff of the IGFAE. These contracts allow access to advanced training, with the vision of continuing the scientific career with a doctoral thesis.
The research carried out within the framework of this training will contribute to the scientific areas in which the IGFAE is an international reference, integrating into the daily work of some of the main experimental facilities and theoretical physics collaborations in the areas of High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics.
Among the functions to be carried out are included the analysis of the advancement of scientific knowledge related to the areas of strategic objectives of the IGFAE, development of new methodological solutions, analysis of new technologies, presentation, discussion and publication of results.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in disciplines related to Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics
– Hold a university degree obtained within the three years preceding the start date of the contract, or within the five years preceding the start date in the case of persons with disabilities.
– Not have had professional experience at the USC in the field of research for a period exceeding three months, nor at any other institution under this type of contract for a period exceeding one year.
– Submit an up-to-date employment history report issued by the General Treasury of the Social Security (Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social).
In addition, the following merits will be valued:
- · Average grade for the bachelor’s degree or equivalent [1]
- · To enrol in one of the following master’s programs at the University of Santiago de Compostela for the 2025–2026 academic year: Physics or Science and Quantum Information Technologies.
- · Any second bachelor’s degree or equivalent in disciplines related to nuclear and high-energy physics.
- · Curriculum vitae including, where applicable, specific training in the subject areas of the IGFAE [2]
- · Personal interview [3]
Contract conditions
- – Gross monthly remuneration of €618.92, applying the proration of extraordinary payments into 12 monthly payments.
- – Duration: 6 months
- – Working day: part‑time: 17.5 hours/week.
- – Job category: initiating research personnel
Prazo de presentación de solicitudes: ata o martes 9 de xuño de 2026 ás 23.59 horas (CEST)
Deadline for submitting applications: until Tuesday, 9 June 2026 at 23:59 (CEST)
More info: https://igfae.usc.es/igfae/en/jobs/
About IGFAE
The Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías (IGFAE) of the Universidade of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is a research center accredited as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence by the State Research Agency in the periods 2017–2021 and 2024–2030. The IGFAE is also part of the CIGUS network of the Xunta de Galicia, which recognizes the quality and impact of its research, and is co‑funded by the European Union through the Galicia Feder 2021–2027 Program.
It has a team of around 140 people, including more than 20 postdocs and 50 doctoral students. The research staff of the center participates in experimental facilities such as CERN, LIGO, GSI/FAIR, GANIL, FRIB and the Pierre Auger Observatory. The IGFAE develops programs in both experimental and theoretical physics, and is opening a new research line in quantum science and technology.
The IGFAE offers a stimulating environment and unique opportunities for professional development. We provide additional training to improve the future employability and professional success of our research staff, including technology transfer, entrepreneurship, outreach, and an equity and diversity perspective.
The IGFAE promotes equal opportunities and gives a special welcome to applications from underrepresented groups in terms of gender identity, ethnic or social origin, disability, or any other characteristic. The IGFAE has its own Equality and Diversity strategy, with concrete actions committed to increasing gender, geographic and minority balance within the institute. We offer flexible working hours to support work–life balance.
[1] Weighted according to the criteria used in Annex I of the call for university teaching staff training for the year 2025. If the candidate has more than one bachelor’s degree or equivalent, the one most closely related to nuclear and high-energy physics will be considered. If both are considered similar, the one with the highest weighted average grade will be chosen.
[2] Accredited through courses, final degree projects or internships, scientific publications in journals indexed by the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and/or the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), or contributions presented at scientific events (oral/flash presentation or poster), and activities to disseminate and promote diversity.
[3] Only the twenty candidates who obtain the highest scores and a minimum of 50 in the other merits will
be interviewed.
