Pre-doctoral Researcher

Organisation/Company Universidad de Alicante Department Department of Inorganic Chemistry Research Field Chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 15 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 2 Sep 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number CIPROM/2026/25 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications are invited by the University of Alicante President to participate in a recruitment process for research staff (contract type: fixed-term contract; job category: pre-doctoral researcher) to collaborate with the project “Expanding the Limits of CO2: Advanced Challenges in Catalysts and Reactors Design for Energy Applications” of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry. Reference: I-PI 66-26

Pursuant to the provisions on the regulations governing calls for applications of research staff to cover a contractual research position, approved by the Governing Council of 29 June 2021 (BOUA of 30 June 2021) and with instructions of the University of Alicante Offices of the Registrar and the Comptroller, which establish the mandatory use of electronic means for the submission of applications, documentation, payment of fees, communications, notifications and all other procedures of the selection procedures for the temporary contractual administrative and services staff and research staff and other general applicable regulations, the University of Alicante calls for applications in accordance with the following terms:

First. General terms.

1.1. Purpose of the call

The purpose of this call is to recruit research staff (job category: pre-doctoral researcher) for the project “Expanding the Limits of CO2: Advanced Challenges in Catalysts and Reactors Design for Energy Applications”.

The project in which the successful applicant(s) will collaborate, as well as the number of available vacancies and the characteristics of the job role, are set out in the annex I hereto.

1.2. Talent pool creation and contacting candidates in the pool

The panel in charge of the recruitment process may decide to create a talent pool including candidates whose applications were unsuccessful but who participated in all the stages of the recruitment process and, where applicable, passed the relevant test. In such a case, the panel may set a minimum score for candidates to be placed in the pool. The pool will list candidates in descending order of score. Candidates in the pool may be contacted if a successful applicant does not accept the position offered or, after accepting it, is on a temporary leave of absence, resigns or is dismissed. If candidates are offered a position, they will be contacted in the order listed in the pool.

1.3. Gender representation (relevant in the event of a tie)

In accordance with the provisions of the agreement of the Governing Council of 27 January 2022, which approves the University of Alicante 4th Plan for equal opportunities between women and men, and with article 61.2. f) of Valencia Government Law 4/2021, of 16 April, of the Valencian Civil Service it is hereby stated that the percentage distribution in the contractual job vacancies of pre-doctoral researcher for research projects is 49.03%for women and 50.97%for men,so there is no under-representation of either sex in this job category.

Second. Requirements for applicants.

Compliance with the requirements listed below must always refer to the date of expiry of the deadline for the submission of applications and must be maintained until the date of entering into the contract.Applicants must:

2.1. General requirements

2.1.1.Be a Spanish national or be in one of the situations listed in article 57 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October, which approves the revised text of the Act on the Basic Statute of Public Employees (BOE of 31 October). In the case established in point 4 of this article, when entering into the employment contract, the successful applicant must be a legal resident in Spain.

2.1.2. Have a good command of any of the official languages of the Valencia Region for the performance of the job.

2.1.3. Be at least 16 years of age and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.

2.1.4. Possess the physical and mental capacities and aptitudes that are necessary for the performance of the corresponding functions or tasks.

2.1.5. Not have been dismissed, following disciplinary proceedings, from the service of public administrations, public universities or constitutional or statutory bodies, nor have been totally or specially disqualified from public service by a court decision. Nationals of another state must not be under disqual