227/2026 - A Pre-Doctoral Contract On The Following Project: 'Variability And Optionality In Stable And Developing Grammars (Varopgram).'

Organisation/Company Universitat de les Illes Balears Research Field Language sciences » Linguistics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 11 Nov ***:55 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 1 Mar Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number *_3_227 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
A pre-doctoral PhD training contract in the ** call, in accordance with Resolution of the Office of the President of the Spanish Research Agency that approves the Early Call for Applications for 'Knowledge Generation Projects' and pre-doctoral training activities, within the framework of the * National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan, under reference code PID***NBI00: 'Variability and Optionality in Stable and Developing Grammars (VAROPGRAM).'
PI:
Maria del Mar Vanrell Bosch
Funding body:

Institution:
Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) / University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)
Specific Requirements
1) Candidates who are enrolled or admitted to a PhD programme in the * academic year may submit an application. In turn, those who are not enrolled or admitted on a PhD programme, but will be by the contract start date, may also apply.
2) Individuals who fulfil any of the following circumstances may not submit an application or apply for a contract:
a) Having started pre-doctoral training with funding from other pre-doctoral training grants for writing PhD theses, awarded within the framework of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan or any previous national plan
b) Already having a PhD awarded by any Spanish or overseas university
c) Having already been awarded a pre-doctoral in the 12 months prior to the application submission deadline.
Applicants must submit, together with the application, a declaration of responsibility stating that, on the date the application is submitted, they meet the above requirements. They must also submit an abbreviated curriculum vitae (CVA), in Catalan, Spanish, or English, with a maximum length of four pages. The template for this document is available on the website of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). There will be a personal interview.
Language requirements
Catalan and/or Spanish language skills would be a plus. Candidates who do not currently speak either or both languages well will need to acquire a working level during the PhD programme since they are important for undertaking research activities, as well as for candidates' full inclusion into the project's academic and social settings.
National Social Security Insurance (Public Health Insurance)
Planned end date of the tasks subject to the contract:
Friday, February 28, ****
Eligibility criteria
The assessment process shall adhere to the following criteria and sub-criteria: CRITERION 1. CANDIDATES' ACADEMIC AND/OR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUND (up to 50 points). SUB-CRITERION 1.A): SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS (up to 45 points). Candidates' academic records and other curricular merits shall be assessed, as well as their alignment with the relevant tasks based on training and professional experience. ACADEMIC RECORD. Maximum 30 points. Average weighted mark in the undergraduate degree academic record (four-/five-year degree programme, or engineering or architecture): numerical mark out of 10 to two decimal places (maximum 25 points). Master's degree academic record: numerical mark out of 10 to two decimal places (maximum 5 points). In order to comply with the principle of objectivity in competitive grant calls for each of the ISCED codes for the university qualifications submitted by candidates, the average mark in the acadèmic record shall be weighted to obtain the average mark for selection. The average mark for selection shall be calculated and given to two decimal places, rounded up or down to the nearest hundredth; where the values are equidistant, the decimal shall be rounded up. The general weighting by qualification and university will aim to standardise average marks for qualifications within the common framework established by UNESCO (International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED). Qualifications shall be classified by the ISCED code, which will be assigned to each qualification when filling in the application. The average marks, as well as the ISCED classification, are taken from the SIIU and will be available at the relevant time on the University of the Balearic Islands website. In the case of qualifications awarded overseas, the average mark scales and equivalence tables for overseas university programmes and qualifications shall be used, in accordance with Ap