• Bachelor or Masters degree graduate’  with a strong background in physics, software programming, photonics engineering or exact sciences. Precise academic requirement dependent on the academic institution of enrolment.
• Candidates are expected to speak and write English fluently.
• Applicants must comply with the usual MSCA eligibility and mobility rules.
• Please provide transcripts of the marks you have already achieved with your application as well as your MSc Thesis topic and title.

• Ability to plan and organise own workload effectively
• Developing ability to conduct individual research work and to disseminate results
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to tackle complex problems

The selected candidates will be employed with a fulltime contract. The salary follows the Marie Curie-Skłodowska DN funding Scheme. On top of the regular compensation, an extra allowance will be available to cover mobility expenses. The living allowance will be subject to a country correction coefficient, according to the hosting country. Applicants may also be eligible for a family allowance. Therefore, the exact gross salary will be confirmed upon appointment.

Researchers must have not been awarded a doctoral degree.

Full-time equivalent research experience' is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the degree entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate.

Researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.

Important remark : This is a Call for expressions of interest for 15 PhD positions for researchers willing to join us through a MSCA-DN.

The University of Vigo has his own official application process, hiring on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The process has the following stages (chronologically):

1. The candidate submits an expression of interest (EoI) (deadline: 31 January 2023)
2. Once the official application process starts, we will send an email to the candidate, who will proceed to the submission of his/her formal application. Please, bear in mind that the application process is mandatory and will only be open for 5 working days.
3. The selection committee will evaluate only the received candidatures through the official application procedure and will announce the shortlist of candidates that will pass to the next stage.
4. The shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online by the committee.
5. The selected candidate will be notified as soon as possible after the interviews.

Application requirements for EoI: Applicants should provide an up-to-date CV, letter of motivation, and the names and contact details of two referees who are qualified to comment on your scientific track record and expertise. Send the documents needed for your application to: fjdiaz@com.uvigo.es

The applicants can identify 4 preferred positions or decide to apply for any position available.

Places will be filled as the selection committee considers that a candidate meets the requirements to cover one of the assigned work packages. Reviewing process to fulfil eligibility criteria will be followed by an interview to analyze technical background of the candidates and final year and/or Masters project topics.

Positions available

The Individual Research Plans (IRPs) for each Doctoral Candidate and hosting institutions are summarized below:

DC1 - Design, fabrication and characterization of quantum encrypted communication (QKD) PICs for LEO satellites

University of Vigo – Vigo, Spain

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

DC2 - Development of octave-spanning Kerr combs based on microring-resonatorbuilding block for highly-accurate frequency synthesizers, wideband optical filters,optical atomic clocks, and very sensitive sensors

 University of Vigo – Vigo, Spain

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

Dublin City University – Dublin, Ireland

DC3 - Development of an IMWP based optical beamformer for SATCOM applications

Bright Photonics – Eindhoven, Netherlands

University of Vigo – Vigo, Spain

DC4 - Development of a space radar transceiver based on hybrid IMWP technology

Bright Photonics – Eindhoven, Netherlands

Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna – Pisa, Italy

DC5 - Design, prototype and characterisation of a photonic ADC

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

University of Ghent – Ghent, Belgium

DC6 - Design, prototype and characterisation of a flexible integrated photonic transceiver for inter satellite optical and Radio over optical links

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

Dublin City University – Dublin, Ireland

DC7 - Study for an optical feeder receiver for high throughput RF satellitecommunications

National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications – Pisa, Italy

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

DC8 - Study of integrated photonics technologies for high-frequency/low-phase noiseopto-electronic oscillators

National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications – Pisa, Italy

III-V Lab – Palaiseau-Paris, France

DC9 - Design of a SAR based on hybrid integrated MWP with space compliant packagingtechnologies

Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna – Pisa, Italy

Camgraphic – Pisa, Italy

DC10 - Study of distributed SAR systems based on MWP for advanced Earth observation

Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna – Pisa, Italy

Bright Photonics – Eindhoven, Netherlands

DC11 - Investigation of modulation formats for RF communication systems based onIMWP components

Dublin City University – Dublin, Ireland

III-V Lab – Palaiseau-Paris, France

DC12 - Design of an integrated optical frequency comb source for flexible RF signalgeneration

University College Cork - Tyndall National Institute, Cork-Ireland

Bright Photonics – Eindhoven, Netherlands

DC13 - Study/definition of certification procedures for space compliant integrated MWPcomponents

Alter Technology – Madrid, Spain

University of Vigo – Vigo, Spain

DC14 - Integrated Quantum Random Number Generator for Space

University of Ghent – Ghent, Belgium

mBryonics – Galway, Ireland

DC15 - Hybrid PIC for tunable narrow linewidth lasers and tunable RF sources

III-V Lab – Palaiseau-Paris, France

Thales Alenia Space – Toulouse, France

University of Rennes – Rennes, France

National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications – Pisa, Italy

The deadline for application is 31 January 2023.Applicants should be available to start their MWP4SPACE position in April 2023.

1. Informal enquiries should be directed to the project coordinator, Dr Francisco Javier Diaz-Otero, EI Telecomunicacion, University of Vigo, email: fjdiaz@com.uvigo.es