Juan de la Cierva 2026 Postdocs in Particle Physics

The Particle Physics group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain) ( welcomes expressions of interest from researchers wishing to apply for a postdoctoral position through the Spanish government's Juan de la Cierva (JdC) 2026 fellowship program .
The group's research activities cover QCD theory and phenomenology (Miguel G. Echevarría, Andrey Sadofyev), experimental QCD (Gunar Schnell), and neutrino physics and cosmology (Iván Esteban).
The fellowships provide funding for three-year postdoctoral positions . Eligible candidates must have obtained their PhD between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2026 (extensions may apply in certain circumstances, such as parental or medical leave).
Applicants must be supported by a researcher at the host institution, and each supervisor may endorse only one candidate. Applications are submitted by the host institutions, with candidates required to complete their application forms between November 12 and November 26, 2026 .
Full details of the call, including eligibility requirements and application procedures, are available here: candidates should contact us by November 7, 2026 , to allow sufficient time for an internal selection process and preparation of the required application documents.