PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Media Studies in Spain

This PhD project at the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, Spain explores how machine learning can be combined with formal verification to build a more general synthesis framework. The research focuses on learning-enabled counterexample-guided inductive synthesis (CEGIS) , where learning methods help search efficiently through candidate solutions while verification checks correctness and returns counterexamples for further improvement. The advertised work aims to move beyond domain-specific syn...

This PhD position is based in the Machine Learning Group in the Computer Science Department at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid . The project focuses on research in machine learning, data analysis and modeling, together with the development of software prototypes and applications. The successful candidate will work within the scope of project PID2025-167768NB-I00 , which aims to advance human-aware machine learning and efficient machine learning , along with related applications. The role combines...

The Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales (ICCMU) is offering a predoctoral position integrated into Spanish Early Music Manuscripts III (SEMM III) , a project devoted to the preservation, cataloguing, and scholarly study of medieval Spanish liturgical music. The successful candidate will develop a doctoral dissertation within the project, contributing directly to the SEMM digital infrastructure and its connection with the international Cantus Index network. The research will focus on Iber...

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, ...

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), through the Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GrEPG) in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences, invites applications for a fully funded 4-year postdoctoral position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES led by Prof. Pilar Prieto. This postdoctoral opportunity, PD1: SpatioTemporal Coordination across Sensory Modalities in Spoken Language , focuses on how prosodic structure is implemented across spoken, sign, and tactile sign language...

Exciting PhD opportunity in retinal disease research at the Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF) in Valencia, Spain . The Group of Pathophysiology and Therapies for Vision Disorders is seeking an outstanding candidate to apply for a 2027 ACIF Predoctoral Fellowship . This opportunity is centered on biomedical research into vision disorders , with a strong translational focus on developing new therapeutic strategies for retinal diseases and vision loss . The research environment combine...

PhD opportunity for a motivated candidate to apply for the 2026 FPU predoctoral fellowship from the Spanish Research Agency (AEI) and join the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid . The project sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence , game theory , and mathematical optimization for the adaptive protection of critical infrastructures . The research is connected to ARSENAL , a European-oriented initiative focused on adaptive stress testin...

Postdoctoral position at the University of Málaga in the Telecommunications Research Institute (TELMA), ComSP lab. The project is Satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) for real-time territorial tracking with geometric awareness . The role focuses on satellite Earth Observation, geometric intelligence, mission planning, and satellite coordination for LEO constellations. Research topics include the Agile Earth Observation Scheduling Problem, jointly considering observation opportunities, onboard ...

PhD opportunity at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES and the Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GREPG). The project is titled Multisensory Prosody in Spoken European Portuguese and focuses on how prominence and grouping are realized across speech, facial movements, head movements, manual gestures, and hand pressure signals. The successful candidate will work on controlled production experiments and multimodal corpora, combining ...