Institute of Photonic Sciences: 15 PhD Positions 4058 views

Institute of Photonic Sciences: 15 PhD Positions

The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) is inviting suitable candidates for a focused PhD program for 4.5 years, in partnership with the Universitat Politenica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech). The main aim is to provide intensive research-based training to the selected candidates.

The positions are offered in the scope of several fellowship programs currently active within the ICFO International PhD Program:

1. The ICFOstepstone Program, a Marie Sklowdowska-Curie-COFUND action under the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (GA 713729), awarding INCOMING Fellowships to outstanding graduate students.
2. The Severo Ochoa PhD-fellowships funded by the Spanish Ministry of Innovation, Economy and Competitiveness.
3. The FI-DGR PhD-Fellowships funded by the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Research Areas:

Potential research areas include the following, ( but are not limited to):

1. Biophysics & Biomedical Optics
2. Optical Sensing, Optoelectronics & Photovoltaics
3. Nonlinear Optics, Ultrafast Optics & Atto-Physics
4. Nanophotonics, Optomechanics & Nanomechanics
5. Experimental Quantum Optics & Quantum Information
6. Theoretical Nanophotonics, Quantum Optics & Quantum Information

Program and organization involved:

1. ICFOstepstone (MSCA-COFUND, European Commission),
2. The International Fellowship Program “la Caixa” – Severo Ochoa @ ICFO,
3. MINECO Severo Ochoa PhD-fellowships program.

Eligibility / Qualifications:

1. Master-equivalent degree in Science and Engineering
2. An excellent academic record,
3. Research experience
4. English efficiency.

Application Procedure: Applications are to be  submitted online via the corresponding general call

Documents required for the application: Interested candidates must fill the online form and therby must submit the following:
– A cover letter with declaration of research interests,
– A CV, including contact details,
– Scanned copies of the complete (Bachelor and Master degrees) academic transcripts (in English or Spanish)
– Scanned copies of the degree certificates, if available at the time of application,
– The contact details of (at least) two potential referees.

-Scanned copy of GRE, TOEFL, etc. ( if available,) These documents are optional, but certainly helpful during evaluation.

Note: The candidates are required to ask their referees to send reference letters to [email protected] before the application deadline.
For any quarries: Candidates may contact ICFO Human Resources and Education using [email protected].

Further Information: Scholarship details