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Postdoctoral Researcher Position in STEM for la Caixa Junior Leader – RETAINING 2027 at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
3-year full-time postdoctoral fellowship. Funding up to €320,100 total, including up to €64,000/year for employment costs (minimum gross salary €47,000/year), €38,500/year for research expenses, a €5,400 mobility allowance, and where applicable €1,200/year per dependent child. Includes an international and/or intersectoral secondment of up to six months and complementary training in transferable skills, innovation, and leadership.
Deadline
Sep 23, 2026
Country
Spain
University
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Postdoctoral researcher opportunity at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Madrid for the “la Caixa” Foundation Junior Leader – RETAINING 2027 fellowship.
This is a 3-year full-time postdoctoral position to develop an ambitious research project in a STEM discipline. The fellowship is designed for excellent researchers with a strong scientific track record and a high-impact project idea.
Funding: up to €320,100 total, including up to €64,000/year for employment costs (minimum gross salary €47,000/year), €38,500/year for research expenses, a €5,400 mobility allowance, and where applicable €1,200/year per dependent child. The programme also includes an international and/or intersectoral secondment of up to six months plus training in transferable skills, innovation, and leadership.
Eligibility highlights: PhD awarded between 23 September 2019 and 23 September 2024; mobility rule applies (no more than 12 months in Spain during the three years before the deadline).
Deadline: 23 September 2026, 14:00 CET (URJC internal deadline: 18 September 2026).
How to apply: Send the announcer a DM with your CV and a brief description of your research interests/project idea. If interested, discuss fit with the group and prepare the fellowship proposal.
Funding details
3-year full-time postdoctoral fellowship. Funding up to €320,100 total, including up to €64,000/year for employment costs (minimum gross salary €47,000/year), €38,500/year for research expenses, a €5,400 mobility allowance, and where applicable €1,200/year per dependent child. Includes an international and/or intersectoral secondment of up to six months and complementary training in transferable skills, innovation, and leadership.
What's required
Applicants must have a PhD obtained between 23 September 2019 and 23 September 2024 and must comply with the mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months during the three years preceding the call deadline. The post seeks an excellent scientific track record and an original, ambitious, high-impact research project in a STEM discipline.
How to apply
Interested candidates should send the announcer a DM with their CV and a brief description of their research interests/project idea. Applicants should also prepare for the la Caixa Foundation Junior Leader – RETAINING 2027 fellowship application and note the internal URJC deadline.
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