216/2026 - A pre-doctoral contract in computer science and artificial intelligence.

Universitat de les Illes Balears; España; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) invites applications for a pre-doctoral contract in computer science and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will pursue PhD admission while contributing to teaching activities under the supervision of the PI Antonio Bordoy Fernández and with support from the UIB funding body.

Requirements include a degree in informatics engineering, a master's in intelligent systems by the start date, and enrolment/admission to the official UIB PhD in ICT for

Qualifications

• Degree in Informatics Engineering is required.
• Master's Degree in Intelligent Systems by contract start date.
• Pre-admission or admission to the PhD in Information and Communication Technology at the UIB.
• Language requirements: ability to collaborate in teaching duties in Catalan and/or Spanish.
• National Social Security Insurance (Public Health Insurance).
• Planned end date of the tasks: Friday, January 10, 2031.

Education

Degree in Informatics Engineering

Master's Degree in Intelligent Systems

Job description

Organisation/Company Universitat de les Illes Balears Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 11 Nov 2026 - 23:55 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 11 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 2026-27_3_216 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A pre-doctoral contract in computer science and artificial intelligence.

PI: Antonio Bordoy Fernández
Funding body: UIB
Institution: Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) / University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)

A Degree in Informatics Engineering.
A Master's Degree in Intelligent Systems by the contract start date.
Pre-admission or admission to the PhD in Information and Communication Technology at the UIB.

Specific Requirements

A copy of candidates’ enrolment or admission document to the official UIB PhD in Information and
Communication Technology programme for the 2026-2027 academic year; otherwise, supporting documentation stating they will be admitted by the contract start date.

Language requirements: An ability to collaborate in teaching duties in Catalan and/or Spanish.

National Social Security Insurance (Public Health Insurance)

Planned end date of the tasks subject to the contract: Friday, January 10, 2031

Eligibility criteria

Topic: Adversarial Examples to Improve the Explainability of Deep Models in Medical Imaging.

Block A. Academic and/or scientific and technical training (max. 50 points).

Scientific and technical achievements. Particular consideration will be given to candidates’ academic records and other curricular merits, as well as their relevance for the specific duties based on training and professional experience.

Consideration will be given to participation in university lecturing, as well as the relevance and impact of research stays at national and international centres.

A correction factor may be applied to scores for each indicator or merit, in accordance with the relevance to the purpose of the pre-doctoral contract. In order to apply these correction factors, the criteria set by the department for teaching and research staff shall be used as a benchmark.

• Academic record (max. 35 points):
  • o Weighted average mark for undergraduate degree programmes to two decimal places (max. 20 points)
  • o Weighted average mark for the master’s programme to two decimal places required in the call (max. 15 points).
• Teaching activity (max. 6 points):
  • o University lecturing
  • 2 points for every 60 hours of teaching on undergraduate programmes per academic year
  • o Teaching quality
  • 1 point for every positive or favourable teaching assessment per subject and academic year
  • 1 point per published article on teaching quality innovation and improvement
• Research activity (max. 6 points):
  • o Publications in accordance with quality and relevance criteria:
    • 3 points per publication in JCR-indexed international journals
    • 2 points per paper at international conferences or book chapters or publications in non-indexed journals
    • 1 point per national publication
  • o Participation at conferences:
    • 1 point per paper
    • 0.5 points per poster
  • o Participation in research projects based on the contribution made:
    • 1 point per participation in competitive projects as a researcher or work team member
    • 0.2 points per month of stay at other research centres (Spanish or overseas) either as an FPI or FPU granholder, or similar
    • 0.1 points per month for other research grants
• Other merits (max. 3 points):
  • o Specialised training courses linked to the position profile (max. 1 point):
    • 0.2 points per 20-hour course or above
  • o Languages (max. 1 point):
    • 0.5 points per certificate equivalent to C1 level or higher for Catalan and Spanish; B2 level or higher for English
  • o Professional experience linked to the relevant programme, including non-university teaching (max. 1 point):
    • 0.6 points per year (or pro-rata where the number of months worked is lower)
  • o Participation in scientific outreach activities organised by universities, scientific associations, etc. (max. 1 point):
    • 0.2 points per participation
  • o Other master’s qualifications and awards (max. 1 point).

Block B. Candidates’ suitability for the research activities (max. 50 points).

Candidates will be assessed on their suitability for the research programme, project or activities, based on their training and previous experience. In this sense, consideration will be given to what the work will contribute to their research career with regard to value added, as well as how the host centre or team will benefit.

The following scoring scale provides an outline for assessment:

• Outstanding: 50 points
• Very good: 45 points
• Good: 35 points

Selection process

In accordance with article 8 of the REGULATORY AGREEMENT 145140 of 15th June 2022 that approves the regulation governing the recruitment of research staff under chapter 6 allocation of the university budget, as well as technical or operational research staff.

Selection comitee

i. The relevant Pro-Vice-Chancellor for research (or delegated representative) as chair. ii. The supervisor (or delegated representative). iii. The members of the Research Area Assessment Committee (CARAI). iv. One or more expert members in the topic pertaining to the recruitment and chosen by the chair of the committee, where applicable. v. The head of FORHU (or delegated representative), as secretary, who may speak but not vote.

Additional comments

In accordance with Article 19. c) in Act 17/2022 of 5th September that amends Act 14/2011 of 1st June on Science, Technology and Innovation, the work of pre-doctoral research staff in training shall be assessed by the Academic Committee for the PhD Programme on an annual basis or, where applicable, the Doctoral School, for the duration they are enrolled on the programme. The contract may be terminated where they fail this assessment.

Contracte predoctoral a l'àrea de coneixement de Ciència de la Computació i Intel·ligència Artificial finançat per la UIB