Tenure-eligible lecturer position in Genetics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Research Field : Biological sciences » Biology

Researcher Profile : Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions : Other Positions

Country : Spain

Application Deadline : 28 Apr 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Brussels)

Type of Contract : Temporary

Job Status : Full-time

Job Funding : Not funded by a EU programme

Job Relation to Research Infrastructure : No

Offer Description

The Serra Húnter Programme (SHP) is offering 16 positions as tenure-eligible lecturer and 4 as associate professor in different fields of study at the public universities of Catalonia (Spain). Successful candidates will be hired by the university offering the position and are expected to cooperate with existing groups and/or develop new lines of research, complementary to those already in place. These positions also entail teaching obligations. Candidates must hold a PhD, prove international experience for 1 year, and have an excellent research and teaching record.

Typical candidates are those having spent at least two postdoc years with international exposure for at least one year. They are expected to have published in good venues in their fields and should also have teaching experience. English at a professional level is a requirement; knowledge of Catalan or Spanish is not a requirement (language training will be provided to new faculty by the university).

Years of Research Experience : 1 - 4

Additional Information

A fixed-term full-time contract is offered for a period of up to six years. This category is the entry point to a teaching career. At the end of the contract, the university undertakes a process to open a permanent position as associate professor, provided that the candidate passes a positive evaluation. Salaries will be set according to Catalan university regulations. The annual starting salary for a lecturer is currently 38,304.49 euros, before taxes. Lecturers may receive salary supplements for teaching and research merits provided they receive positive assessment. In addition to salary, contracts include health, retirement, and unemployment benefits.

Newly hired lecturers will receive a 5,000 euros funding for their research at the start of their contract and 5,000 euros of additional funding after 3 years of contract.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must hold a PhD degree and proof of international academic experience of at least 1 year at the time of submitting their application. Candidates will be assessed according to international evaluation criteria applied to high-level academic activity, with emphasis on the significance and impact of scientific and technical publications and the competitive research projects obtained; teaching quality and recognition; knowledge transfer activities, intellectual property rights and registered patents; leadership capacity; international mobility and visibility; and other outstanding academic and professional achievements.

Selection Process

The selection process has two steps. The first step, international call, allows applicants to express their interest for the offers and to check if they can accredit one year of international academic experience. The second step, competition at the university, is the actual recruitment competition process, handled by the university in accordance with its own rules. The call for applications will be open from April 7th until April 28th 2025.