MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department of Theoretical and Cosmic Physics.

Professor Inmaculada Serrano Bermejo, from the Department of Theoretical and Cosmic Physics at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2024 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2024 call, please consult this link.

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With over 56,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than 6,000 members of staff, the UGR offers over 90 undergraduate degrees, 164 master’s degrees (8 of which are international double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2023 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 201-300th position in the world and as the 1-2 highest ranked University in Spain (http://sl.ugr.es/0dwJ), reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings (http://sl.ugr.es/0bSp), the UGR is outstanding in Food Science & Technology (ranked in the 48th position in the world), Hospitality & Tourism Management (ranked between 51th-75th position), and in the areas of Mathematics and Library & Information Science, both of them ranked between 76th-100th position. A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and Nursing, in which the UGR is positioned at the rank in the 101-150th position. Finally, Dentistry & Oral Sciences is positioned between 151-200th position.

Additionally, the UGR counts with 9 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, most of them related to the Computer Science scientific area. It is also well recognised for its web presence (http://sl.ugr.es/0a6i), being positioned at 76th place in the top 200 Universities in Europe.

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the last Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total of 121 projects with a total funding of around €29,4 million. For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 74 projects, so far, with a total funding of almost €20 million.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

The Applied Geophysics Area (AGA) is a research group included in the Andalusian University Institute of Geophysics and Earthquake Disaster Prevention (IAGPDS) belonging to the University of Granada.

At present, AGA has a set of geophysical prospecting equipment and specific software for medium-high and ultra-high resolution (see website), which have been acquired and updated through several ERDF founds calls (2004, 2008, 2011 and 2019). To date, we have one of the best public surface geophysical survey endowments existing in Spain; valued at around 800 k€.

The main activities are focused on geological, hydrological, civil engineering, environmental and archaeological studies. We also carry out academic activities at the Granada University and we collaborate in projects of others research groups, both national and international. All these activities have been going on for more than 20 years.

Project description:

Given that we have geophysical equipment with high and ultra-high data resolution and specialised software, we want to intensify a research line focused on creating experimental and methodological protocols to obtain 3D subsurface models of high and ultra-high resolution. For this purpose, data sets from electrical resistivity (c.c.), ground penetrating radar, magnetometry and seismic surveys will be used.  

Research Area:

☒ Environment and Geosciences (ENV)

☒ Physics (PHY)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Inmaculada Serrano Bermejo (inmasb@ugr.es): 

• CV
• Letter of recommendation (optional)