Investigador/a MSCA

Gradiant; Vigo; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Gradiant busca investigadores excepcionales con un doctorado para avanzar en la computación neuromórfica en el marco de las becas Marie Curie Postdoctorales 2025. Esta posición implica la investigación de redes neuronales biológicas, adaptabilidad y eficiencia energética, en un entorno de trabajo que promueve un equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal.

Servicios

23 días de vacaciones + cumpleaños.

Días 'Troula': un viernes libre al mes.

Equipos proporcionados para un trabajo cómodo.

Formación

• Doctorado requerido.
• Máximo de 8 años de experiencia investigadora.
• Capacidad para trabajar en computación neuromórfica y técnicas de AI.

Responsabilidades

• Investigar sobre redes neuronales de tercera generación.
• Desarrollar arquitecturas de redes neuronales para análisis de datos.
• Estudiar sensores de visión neuromórfica y sus aplicaciones.

Conocimientos

Investigación en computación neuromórfica

Aprendizaje profundo

Redes neuronales

Inteligencia artificial

Educación

PhD

Descripción del empleo

Gradiant is seeking exceptional researchers who hold a PhD (with no more than 8 years of full-time equivalent research experience) and are interested in pursuing a research project within its team, in the framework of the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025.

About Gradiant

Gradiant (GRAD) is a private Research and Technology Organization (RTO) based in Vigo, Spain, with strong foundations in telecommunications and related ICT disciplines. GRAD aims to improve the competitiveness of companies through transfer of knowledge in connectivity, intelligence, and security.

Over the last 17 years, GRAD has developed more than 340 R&D projects, including over 45 European projects, becoming a key driver of technological innovation in Galicia (Spain).

GRADIANT is supported by a board including representatives from the three Galician universities (Vigo, Santiago, and A Coruña) and companies such as Abanca, Altia, Arteixo Telecom, Egatel, Indra, Plexus, R, Telefónica, Televés, and INEO business association. The organization has achieved ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications for quality and information security management systems.

As an advanced R&D center, GRADIANT has expertise in AI, with over 30 publications in the last 5 years in relevant journals and conferences. It has contributed to international projects involving AI payloads for autonomous aircraft, FPGA deployment, manufacturing, multivariate time-series analysis, and Natural Language Processing.

GRADIANT's technical areas include:

• The Intelligent Systems area: Machine Learning, AI, and Big Data for various applications, especially multi-sensor data in manufacturing, health, or agriculture.
• The Multimodal Information area: Deep Learning for image and audio processing, including object detection, document forgery detection, and UAS navigation.
• The Advanced Communications area: Wireless systems, 5G/6G, satellite tech, signal intelligence, autonomous systems, and quantum technologies.

Approximately 90% of staff are Telecommunications Engineers, with 27 holding a PhD in technical fields.

Project Overview

The main objective is to advance neuromorphic computing by researching:

• Third-generation neural networks mimicking biological neurons.
• Synaptic plasticity for learning and adaptation.
• Parallelism and energy efficiency for edge AI applications.

Technological topics include:

• Reviewing and analyzing state-of-the-art in neuromorphic computing.
• Developing neural network architectures based on impulses (SNNs) for data analysis.
• Investigating continuous learning techniques and their integration with SNNs.
• Exploring frameworks for compiling SNNs into hardware like FPGAs.
• Developing explainable AI techniques for SNN models.
• Studying neuromorphic vision sensors and their applications.
• Identifying real-world applications in autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, healthcare, etc.

Criteria for MSCA-PF

• PhD at the call deadline.
• Maximum of 8 years research experience post-PhD.
• Mobility rule: not resided or worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 36 months.
• EU Call deadline: 10th September 2025.

Next steps

If eligible, send your CV and a brief research proposal. The team will evaluate and select promising candidates to apply for the MSCA PF. Guidance will be provided. Proposals are due by August 15th.

What we offer

23 days vacation + birthday + December 24th and 31st off. "TroulaDays": one Friday off per month for longer weekends. Equipment provided for comfortable work. Emphasis on work-life balance. Contact us at [e-mail].