Job offer

Would you like to go on with your scientific career in Spain for a period of at least 2 years? The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (MSCA-PF) aims to support the career development and training of excellent researchers through international mobility.

The research line focuses on the design of circuits and systems aimed at bringing artificial intelligence to the edge. This means moving decision-making capabilities closer to the devices where data are sensed and processed, offering a more sustainable alternative to approaches based on massive data transfers and centralized cloud computing. This green computing paradigm requires compact, application-specific and ultra-low-power electronic circuits capable of enabling autonomous operation in energy-constrained scenarios such as the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, wearable and mobile systems, or biomedical implantable devices.

We welcome candidates whose research is aligned with one or more aspects of this vision, including low-power circuit and system design, AI-oriented embedded architectures, FPGA or ASIC implementations, edge learning and inference, or the combination of CMOS platforms with emerging devices such as FeRAM memories. Candidates are not expected to cover all these topics, but to propose a strong and coherent research project contributing to adaptive, energy-efficient and intelligent hardware for edge computing

Researchers with a good scientific background and a project in mind are encouraged to contact our team. The selected candidates will work in tandem with CiTIUS team in the preparation of their candidature in order to submit a successful application to this competitive programme.

Research Field Computer science » Systems design

Education Level PhD or equivalent, PhD or equivalent, Desirable skills

• Highly motivated candidates with an excellent scientific track-record.
• The candidate will be organized, hard-working and have the ability to work in a team and interdisciplinary environment.
• Good communication skills.
• Fluent English.

Languages ENGLISH, Computer science » Systems design

• Full-time contract with a gross salary of about 4.500€/month (approx. 54.900€ annual gross salary). It includes medical care coverage and work accident insurance through the Spanish Health System, as well as pension and unemployment benefits. (See cost of living in Santiago)
• Funded international research stays in academic or in industry sectors, for a period of up to 8 months. The fellowship includes 12.000€/year for research and training activities.
• The fellowship is for a period of 2 years, renewable at the end of the fellowship depending on scientific performance.
• The feedback from the call is expected in early 2027 and, if successful, the estimated starting date will be from April-May of 2027 (extending up to September 2028).

CiTIUS is as research centre specialised in Intelligent Technologies with a team of more than 180 researchers. Our team is the greatest asset of our centre and we are continuously looking for scientific talent. CiTIUS provides a stimulating, interdisciplinary and cutting-edge scientific environment, where our researchers can foster and develop their scientific career in an international team. We are in a high-level scientific environment with five research centres specialized in different areas (CiQUS, CiMUS, IGFAE, CRETUS and CiTIUS). Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO World Heritage City with more than 5 million square meters of green spaces and one of the 100 best places in the world by TIME Magazine 2021. What we offer * An extensive international network of scientific and technological collaborators. * Professional development and training plan aimed at improving scientific and transversal skills to prepare our researchers for a competitive scientific career. * State-of-the-art scientific facilities with equipped laboratories, our own data processing centre and free access to the second supercomputing centre in Spain (CESGA), located on the same Campus. * A professional research support team with extensive experience in project management, financing opportunities, technology transfer, IT management, dissemination and outreach, HR management, economic and administrative management. * Possibility to participate in dissemination events with industry and outreach activities with scholars, organised throughout the year. * Flexible working schedule. CiTIUS is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees. * Access to university facilities: gym, sport activities, language courses, libraries, nursery, etc. Who can apply? These fellowships are intended for outstanding researchers from anywhere in the world that have at least a doctoral degree at the call deadline and a maximum of 8 years full-time experience as postdoctoral researcher. We are looking for candidates with a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related fields, with research experience in ML and DL methods for medical image analysis or trustworthy AI. The call requires geographic mobility: at the date of the call deadline, the candidates must not have been working in Spain for more than 12 of the last 36 months.