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ICREA opens 20 senior research positions in the following areas:

• • Social & Behavioural Sciences
• • Humanities
• • Life & Medical Sciences

Minimum requirements are a Ph.D. degree obtained preferably before 2022, with relevant multinational exposure at pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral level.

Candidates in an expansive phase of their academic career, with an outstanding research record and leadership are encouraged to apply. Applications from women are especially welcome. ICREA researchers are required to make substantial contributions to their own areas of research and to have a strong impact in the Catalan research system by becoming fully involved, active members of the Catalan research community.

Successful applicants will be offered a permanent contract with ICREA to work at universities or research centres in Catalonia. Salaries are in line with those of Full Professors at Public Catalan Universities.

In addition, successful applicants will receive temporary financial support in the form of a start-up package of discretionary funds which will be transferred to the host institution where the applicant is ascribed. The amount of the start-up package of this 2026 call, as well as its duration, will be determined by the ICREA Board of Trustees based on budgetary forecasts.

ICREA Research Professors are subject to an evaluation of their research progress and general performance after the first three-year period and, subsequently, every five years. The evaluations are carried out by external evaluation committees that assess scientific production as well as research activity. Positive evaluations lead to salary increases. ICREA positions are not compatible with permanent positions outside the Catalan research system (not even part-time).

The call is open to all scholars worldwide who, on the 3rd of March 2024 (24 months prior to the deadline of this call), were not yet holding a permanent contract with any of the agents of the Catalan research, development and innovation system -as defined in the article 5 of the science law 9/2022, passed by the Catalan parliament on the 21st of December 2022. Regardless of the type of contract, positions are considered 'not permanent' if their continuity is subject to a scientific assessment, either stated on the contract itself or be implicit in its nature, such as is the case of most public tenure-track programmes.

While candidates of all ages are welcome, ICREA has a retirement age that tracks Spanish official retirement age (currently around 67 years old).

Successful candidates are expected to join the host institution no later than September 2027.

Applications must be submitted electronically via this website before 2:00 pm (Central European Time) on Tuesday, the 3rd of March 2026. Please note that no applications can be submitted after the deadline. After submission you will receive a confirmation email. Please bear in mind that your application will not be complete until both referees and institution upload their documents. You can monitor this progress by login into your application until the deadline.

Each ICREA call is independent from previous calls. Applicants are evaluated from scratch, without any history of past attempts. Also, applicants are reminded that they will be compared only to the applicants of each year, and that each cohort of applicants is very different from call to call. The decisions of the panels are final and there is no option to appeal.

The next ICREA call, in 2027, will open positions for the rest of the areas (Experimental Sciences & Mathematics and Engineering Sciences).

The application requires all the following items:

1. An on-line form for personal and professional data, a statement of your research done in the last five years (2000 characters maximum), a list of the 5 most relevant publications, a statement of purpose explaining your choice of institution(s) and your future research plan (5000 characters maximum).

2. A single .pdf file (free format, maximum 15 pages and up to 5 Mb in size) containing the candidate's CV in English.

3. The contact details of four referees, of which at least two must submit reference letters. The reference letters must be written in English (PDF format) and uploaded by the referees before 2:00 pm (Central European Time) on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. To that effect, the system will generate links to be distributed by the candidate to each referee.

4. An Expression of Interest (EOI) from at least one host institution. Candidates must directly contact each institution that they are interested in joining (university or research centre in Catalonia), and obtain an EOI. The EOI formmust be downloaded directly by the institution(s), using the link(s) provided by the candidate. To that effect, the system will generate links to be distributed by each candidate to the host(s) institution(s). At the link, the institution will find instructions to download, fill and submit the form. EOI(s) must be electronically signed by a legal representative of the institution, and must be uploaded to the ICREA system before 2:00pm (local time) on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. (For health professional candidates, the Expression of Interest form can also include formal offers for part time positions as health professionals in healthcare institutions).

Additional information:

1. 1. Applications can be edited, saved and submitted as many times as necessary. A confirmation email will be sent after submission. Applicants are advised to check their spam folders if the confirmation message fails to appear in their Inbox.
2. 2. Applicants can submit their applications regardless of whether the referees and the host(s) institutions have uploaded their letters and EOIs. The system allows applicants to monitor file uploading by both referees and host institution(s). Please bear in mind that incomplete applications will not be considered for evaluation.

3. 3. Applicants can confidentially provide names that they wish to be excluded from their evaluation process. In order to do so, please send an email to Sònia Salvadó at ssalvado@icrea.cat. This information is exclusively for ICREA and will not be shared.