PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Data Science in Spain

Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity in Bioinformatics and Precision Oncology at the Centre for Genomic Medicine . This project focuses on understanding why solid tumours are difficult to treat, particularly their molecular heterogeneity, complex microenvironments, and resistance to therapy. The research aims to identify tumour-driver-dependent pathways and vulnerabilities from genomic , transcriptomic , and other molecular datasets, validate computational targets in relevant solid tumour model...

CAMPSproject at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Socio-Spatial Studies, Geospatial Analysis, and Spatial Justice . The role sits within ETSAB–UPC and is part of the Comparative Atlas of Long-term Refugee Settlements , a five-year European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project focused on the spatial organisation, transformation, and lived realities of long-term refugee settlements worldwide. The project asks how hundred...

Fully funded PhD position in EU industrial and skills policy (GUIDE-SE Project) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra , Barcelona, Spain, within the Department of Political and Social Sciences and Barcelona Center for European Studies (BACES) . This opportunity is aimed at students interested in Political Science , Public Policy , European Studies , and related research on EU governance, industrial policy, and skills policy. The announcement highlights that the position is fully funded . Eligibility highl...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Generative Sampling for Stochastic and Bilevel Optimization , with research activity linked to Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid, Spain) and École Polytechnique (Paris, France). The post highlights supervision by Prof. Antonio G. Marques and Prof. Luiz F. O. Chamon , within the ELLIS network (ELLIS Madrid / ELLIS Paris). The project sits at the intersection of computer science , mathematics , statistics , and electrical engineering , with emphasis on optimizatio...

Postdoc position in Statistical Physics of Bio-Nano Complex Matter at the Universitat de Barcelona , in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Physics, Barcelona, Spain. This postdoctoral project, Bio-Nano-SPARK , investigates hydration-mediated mechanisms that control the formation, stability, and dynamics of biomolecular condensates. The work uses a multiscale approach combining statistical physics , molecular simulations , and machine learning to understand how water structure...

IQS – Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona is offering a postdoctoral position in protein design and synthetic biology for brain delivery within the ChemSynBio team at the Department of Bioengineering. The position is aimed at a motivated researcher with a strong background in life sciences and an interest in translational biomedical research at the interface of synthetic biology, chemical biology, and protein engineering. The research program focuses on two closely connected challenges in brain...

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is offering a PhD Researcher position in the Wireless Networks (WiNe) research group at UOC-TECH, the Research Centre in Ethical Technologies and Connectivity for Humanity. The project focuses on Event-Based GNSS Receivers for Ultra-Low-Power Positioning , an interdisciplinary doctoral topic at the intersection of GNSS and satellite navigation, statistical signal processing, estimation theory, RF receiver design, event-based sensing, neuromorphic computi...

PhD opportunity in plant genomics and evolution at CICA–Universidade da Coruña (Spain). The project is linked to an FPU 2026 fellowship and welcomes motivated candidates interested in joining research on plant evolutionary genomics. Possible research lines include: Iberian endemic plants (hybridisation, phylogenomics, conservation genomics), tropical trees (biogeography, species delimitation, domestication using modern, historical and ancient DNA), and deleterious mutations in plants (classic an...

Call now open for a PhD position in the MAGIC project at CIM-UVigo / University of Vigo in Spain. The project focuses on the temporal and spatial variability of productivity and harmful phytoplankton blooms in the Galician Rías . The research combines oceanographic and remote sensing databases , advanced statistical techniques , and numerical modelling . The thesis will be co-supervised by Beatriz Mouriño (GOB, CIM-UVigo) and Marta Sestelo (SiDOR, UVigo and CITMAga), within the PhD programme in ...