PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Archaeology in Spain

This postdoctoral project at the University of Barcelona is based in the MinResET Research Group and the Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences . The research focuses on the mineralogical characterisation of rare earth element (REY), scandium (Sc) and gallium (Ga) ores hosted in karst bauxite deposits in the southeast of the Dominican Republic . The successful researcher will contribute to a multiscale study of ore minerals and their associations, comb...

The Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) is advertising a PhD opportunity in Barcelona focused on assessing the current and future impacts of hydro-geomorphological and geological hazards on linear infrastructures in Catalonia. The doctoral research will use a multi-scale approach to investigate how natural hazards affect infrastructure systems such as transport and other geographically extended networks. The project connects geological and geomorphological analysis with the assessment of p...

This postdoctoral position is based at the Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica in Tarragona, Spain, within the ICAC Landscape Archaeology Research Group . The project is centred on archaeobotanical research in carpology and aims to study the evolution of food practices and tastes associated with plant-based foods in the Mediterranean. The successful researcher will work on the analysis of plant macroremains from archaeological contexts, covering periods from the Bronze Age to the medieval per...

This PhD opening is part of the ERC-Synergy project MOSAIC at the Department of Modern and Contemporary History , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The project is framed within research on medieval and early modern Ottoman studies and related historical fields, with a focus on cultural, intellectual, and institutional history . The successful candidate will join a research environment centered on historical work with primary sources in Persian and Ottoman Turkish . The advert indicates that exp...

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is offering a full-time postdoctoral researcher position within the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology. The post is associated with the ERC-funded Horizon Europe project TIME-LINES (Reference 101045309 / ERC CoG 2021-101045309) and is based at UAB in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. The successful candidate will work in biology and environmental science, with a strong focus on biogeography and palaeoecological topics. The position is...

iMARES, the Integrated Marine Ecosystem Assessments research group of the Spanish National Research Council’s Institute of Marine Sciences, is offering four fully funded PhD positions through FPU 2026. The positions cover Marine Biogeochemistry, Paleoceanography, Seabird Epidemiology, Marine Ecology, and Ecosystem Modelling. These opportunities are suited to students interested in marine environmental processes, ocean history, seabird health, marine biodiversity, ecosystem assessment, and quanti...

PhD position in History / Material Culture within the ERC project IslandLives at Universitat Pompeu Fabra . The project title suggests research focused on island societies, material culture, and historical investigation within a European Research Council-funded environment. This opportunity is aimed at doctoral-level research and is suitable for applicants with interests in history, material culture, and related interdisciplinary approaches such as archaeology and anthropology. The notice provid...

Fully funded PhD position at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain, within the DEMOSOC Research Group (RISK_HE Project), Department of Political and Social Sciences. The project focuses on educational inequalities , access to higher education , and migrant-origin inequalities . This is a strong fit for applicants with interests in sociology, political science, education, and social inequality research. Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a master's degree in Sociology, Political Science, ...

Two PhD opportunities are available at the University of Granada (UGR), Spain within the CARBONATE project: Carbonate Biosignatures and Origins in Natural Terrestrial Environments . The projects sit at the intersection of geomicrobiology , geochemistry , biomineralization , carbonate and evaporite mineralogy , and extreme environments . Research directions may include microbe–mineral interactions, gypsum-rich and hypersaline systems, experimental mineral formation, microscopy and spectroscopic c...