Junior PostDoc positions at IFISC Mallorca

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC); Islas Baleares; On-site; EUR 23,670 - 28,930; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial support for conferences

Benefits of Spanish public health system

Job summary

A leading research institute in Spain is seeking a Junior Postdoc to explore information processing in biological systems and socio-technical systems. The position offers a collaborative environment, encouraging independent research initiatives and participation in conferences. Candidates should have relevant academic qualifications and a strong interest in interdisciplinary research. The contract includes benefits from the Spanish public health system and a gross annual salary of 26,300 €.

Qualifications

• Must provide a copy of a valid identity document or passport.
• Name of two reference senior scientists required.

Responsibilities

• Research in information processing in biological and socio-technical systems.
• Develop novel computing concepts and models.

Skills

Information processing

Data-driven modeling

Research interests

Education

Degree and Master

Job description

Junior postdoc positions within the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence

L1: INFORMATION PROCESSING IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

• Information processing in biochemical networks, brain circuits and structures, and ecological networks
• Genetic diversity in ecosystems and its response to environmental changes
• Biodiversity patterns, especially in microbial communities; alternative ways to encode and store information
• Hardware implementations of reservoir computing and their applications in telecom and datacom
• Development of novel computing concepts, theoretical framework for scaling and modelling
• Autonomous operation of recurrent networks

L3: QUANTUM INFORMATION: DECOHERENCE, DISSIPATION, AND TRANSMISSION

• Emergent quantum phenomena and information retrieval in extended and network systems
• New functionalities based on nanoelectronic devices

L4: INFORMATION PROCESSING IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

• Evolution of social-system and processing of information: opinion, consensus, meme spreading, fake news, etc.
• Studies of mobility of people and animals
• Data-driven modeling and response of urban systems to external perturbations
• Motivation to work at IFISC
• Research interests
• Potential synergy to work across 2 or more of the provided strategic research lines
• Name of two reference senior scientists
• For Spanish citizens or foreigners being resident in Spanish territory: copy of a valid identity document. Foreigners from outside of Spain: copy of the passport
• Academic records (including degree and master)

We offer 1+1-year contracts with a gross annual salary of 26,300 €. The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system.

The contracts have associated financial support for participation in conferences and scientific meetings.

IFISC’s working environment promotes diversity, interaction, and scientific dialogue. Postdocs are encouraged to develop their own research initiatives and seek collaborations within IFISC.

Deadline for submission: September 6th, 2019, 12:00 CET. Selected candidates will be informed by October 2019.

Starting date: preferably between November 2019 and May 2020.

For more detailed information about specific research programs, you can contact any of IFISC’s permanent researchers.