IAC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Stellar Populations 2026

Sociedad Española de Astronomía; Tenerife; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A prestigious research institution in Tenerife is offering a postdoctoral fellowship focused on stellar populations. The successful candidate will conduct research on stellar spectral libraries and models, requiring a Ph.D. in Astrophysics or Physics. This role emphasizes analysis skills and welcomes applications from diverse candidates, especially women and minority groups. Applicants must have a strong research record and relevant experience in spectroscopic data analysis. This is an exciting opportunity for advancing astrophysical research.

Formación

• Excellent research record commensurate with the duration of the research career.
• Ph.D. must be obtained by the application deadline.
• Experience in reduction, characterization, and analysis of spectroscopic data.

Responsabilidades

• Reduction and analysis of stellar spectral libraries in optical and near-infrared.
• Characterization of stellar atmospheric parameters.
• Synthesis of evolutionary stellar population models.

Conocimientos

Stellar spectroscopic data analysis

Reduction of stellar spectral libraries

Characterization of stellar atmospheric parameters

Educación

Ph.D. in Astrophysics or Physics

Descripción del empleo

IAC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Stellar Populations 2026

TheIAC (Tenerife) invites applications forONE postdoctoral contractto work on the project linked to the line of research “Traces of galaxy formation: stellar populations, dynamics and morphology”. The contract is funded by the project “Baryonic Cycle and its Stellar populations (B-CycleS)” (PID2022-140869NB-I00), led by Dr. Ignacio Martín-Navarro

Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: Solar Physics (FS), Exoplanetary System and Solar System (SEYSS), Stellar and Interstellar Physics (FEEI), The Milky Way and The Local Group (MWLG), Formation and Evolution of Galaxies (FYEG), and Cosmology and Astroparticles (CYA-CTA). All of these are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4m GTC is available at the IAC's web page:https://www.iac.es/en

Tasks: The successful candidate willpursue researchin the following fields:

• Reduction and analysis of stellar spectral libraries in the optical and near-infrared wavelength ranges
• Characterization of stellar atmospheric parameters
• Synthesis of evolutionary stellar population models

Particular attention will be given to applicants with experience in the field of stellar spectroscopic data, analysis of integrated stellar populations, and the reduction, characterization, and analysis of spectroscopic data

Requirements: The candidates must have an excellent research record, commensurate with the duration of their research career. They must be in possession of a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or Physics by the application deadline.

Applications from candidates not in possession of a PhD will be rejected without further consideration.

Candidates who have obtained their doctorate at the IAC must provide accreditation of a period of complementary training at other research centres. The required period is a full continuous year or 18 accumulated months (including periods of training during the doctoral studies stage and after obtaining the Ph.D. degree, but not periods prior to the predoctoral contract at the IAC)by the application deadline.We encourage, in particular, applications by women and by members of minorities.