General PhD positions

If you are interested in pursuing your PhD in our Remote Worlds Lab team, please check out these general (non-exahustive list of) opportunities. It is very important that you contact us as soon as possible so that we can guide you and be aware of your interest in performing the PhD in our group.


FPU

The FPU (Formación de Profesorado Universitario) are very competitive PhD contracts for students with top marks within their degree. They include a budget for stays at foreign institutions and an increasing salary per year. Interested applicants muct contact well in advance to the research group that they aim to join. So, if you have excellent marks in your degree and would like to pursue this FPU option, please contact us as soon as possible to check the oprions.

Duration of contract
4 years
Salary
Ranging from 1,300 €/month to 1,700 €/month in 14 stippends (but the final amount depends on the host institution)
Key requisites
Grades above 7.92/10 (Physics) or 8.49/10 (MAthematics/Statistics).
Website
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La Caixa INPhINIT

A total of 60 doctoral fellowships for talented young researchers of any nationality who wish to pursue doctoral studies in Spain or Portugal. There are different application options (Incoming and Retaining) with their own requisites. These are very competititve PhD contracts with very good salary conditions and bennefits (including complementary training, mentoring, networking and stays).

Duration of contract
4 years
Salary
Minimum of 35,800 €/year. Added to this, 3,500 €/year for research costs
Key requisites
There are some differences in the institutions that can host applicants depending on the Incoming (MdM or Severo Ochoa) or Retaining (any institution).
Website
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PhD contract from CAM

The Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (CAM) offers 250 PhD contracts in all areas .

Duration of contract
4 years
Salary
Between 20,000-25,000 €/month (gross salary), depending on final institution and increasing per year. Additionally, 3,000 €/year on the firrst two years to perform stays abroad.
Key requisites
Several, check out the call and contact us if you have questions.
Website
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INTA

The INTA (Institutp Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) to which CAB belongs to in 50% periodically offers PhD positions of average quality conditions. These are not very competitive in terms of presure. note that strong requisites apply in terms of degree (and whether it is legalize in Spain).

Duration of contract
4 years
Salary
Around 1,200-1,400 €/month
Key requisites
Several, check out the call and contact us if you have questions.
Website
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