🎓 PhD Position for the Gamma-ray Group

🗓 Opening Date: July 22, 2026

📆 Closing Date: Until Filled

🗂 Job profile and responsibilities

The PhD thesis will integrate both instrumentation R&D for future gamma-ray space missions and scientific data analysis using observations from current gamma-ray observatories.

🔎 The successful candidate will be expected to:

Contribute to the design, testing, and evaluation of instrumentation for future gamma-ray space missions.
Perform scientific analyses of data from gamma-ray observatories (MAGIC and/or CTA-LST) to study astrophysical sources and fundamental physics.
Develop simulation, reconstruction, and analysis tools supporting instrumentation studies and data analysis.
Actively participate in international scientific collaborations, presenting results and contributing to scientific publications.
Conduct original research leading to the completion of a PhD thesis in Gamma-Ray Astronomy.

📝 Specific requirements and preferred qualifications:
Candidates must hold, by the start date of the contract, a Master’s degree in Physics or an equivalent qualification providing direct access to the PhD program in Physics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
A good command of spoken and written English is required.
Previous experience with scientific instrumentation will be considered an asset.
Experience with scientific programming (Python, C++, or similar languages) and data analysis tools is desirable.
Scientific and technical contributions in the fields of gamma-ray astronomy and/or space missions will be considered an asset.

🌐 https://www.ifae.es/careers/jobs/2026/07/phd-position-for-the-gamma-ray-group/

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