Public call for applications for the recruitment of Trainee Predoctoral Research Staff

Organisation/Company Universitat Rovira i Virgili Department Human Resources Service Research Field All Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 23 Oct 2026
- 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 1 Feb 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number FSE+ Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Universitat Rovira i Virgili offers 11 contracts of trainee predoctoral researchers (PIPF) within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2024-2027 of the State Research Agency. The objective of these grants is to train new doctoral students at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili through the completion of a doctoral thesis associated with one of the research projects listed in Annex I. Each predoctoral contract will also provide postdoctoral guidance for a maximum period of 12 months (POP) after the doctoral thesis has been completed, provided that the doctoral degree is obtained within the period of validity of the contract. Trainee predoctoral research staff will undertake full-time research and teaching. Their main obligations will be to write a doctoral thesis at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, and to carry out the other doctoral programme activities that lead to the acquisition of the competences and skills required to obtain an official university doctoral degree. They may also collaborate in teaching tasks up to a maximum of 180 hours over the total length of the predoctoral contract, without exceeding 60 hours in any one year. The contract will also provide postdoctoral guidance for a maximum period of 12 months (POP) after the doctoral thesis has been completed, provided that the doctoral degree is obtained within the period of validity of the predoctoral contract. Under no circumstances may the total duration of the contract exceed the maximum period stipulated in section 5.4. of the basis of the competition. The doctoral degree will be considered to have been obtained on the date on which the trainee predoctoral researcher defends and approves the doctoral thesis. During the period of the grant, both in the predoctoral phase and in the postdoctoral guidance phase, Trainee Predoctoral Research Staff may spend time at other R&D centres other than the URV in order to undertake activities that are beneficial for their training and the preparation of their theses and that enable them to complement and consolidate the research training they have acquired. Candidates must:
* Be at least 18 years of age and not have reached retirement age.
* Have the functional capacity to carry out the duties of the position to be filled.
* Not be disqualified, due to disciplinary proceedings, from the service of any of the public administrations, nor be disqualified from undertaking public functions.
* Not be ineligible for the contract on the grounds of incompatibility, in accordance with Law 53/1984, of 26 December, on incompatibilities of staff in the service of public administrations and Law 21/1987 on incompatibilities of staff in the Administration of the Catalan Government.
* Not be in possession of a doctoral degree.
* Comply with the requirements for accessing a doctoral programme in one of the following ways; that is, by: o Holding an official Spanish bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree, or equivalent, provided that the candidate has passed at least 300 ECTS credits over the two courses; or o Holding an official Spanish university degree or an equivalent Spanish degree, provided that they have passed at least 300 ECTS credits, and demonstrate that they have obtained level 3 on the Spanish Higher Education Qualifications Framework; or o Holding a degree awarded by a foreign education system belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which does not need to be officially recognised and which demonstrates that the candidate has obtained level 7 on the European Qualifications Framework, provided that this degree entitles the holder to access doctoral studies in the country of issue. If the candidate is admitted on this basis, it does not imply, under any circumstances, that their qualification has been recognised as valid in Spain or that it has been recognised for purposes other than access to doctoral studies; or o Holding a degree awarded by a foreign education system from outside the EHEA, which does not need to be officially recognised but which the university must first check to ensure that it demonstrates a level of education equivalent to that of an official Spanish university master's degree and that it entitles the candidate to access doctoral studies in the country in which the degree was awarded. If the candidate is admitted on this basis, it does not imply, under any circumstances, t