20 years leading frontier research and scientific career development.
The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia stands as a forefront research centre dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge, with a commitment to addressing social and economic challenges, such as climate change, sustainable raw material supply and energy sources.
Distinguished with two Severo Ochoa excellence accreditations, ICIQ is globally recognized as a benchmark in cutting-edge chemical research.
Our Institute comprises 316 researchers, organized into 18 research groups that specialize in sustainable catalysis, renewable energies, and health.
Excellence is propelled through the seamless integration of computational and experimental research methodologies.
ICIQ researchers have achieved significant success, securing 25 projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC Grants).
Additionally, 8 of our researchers hold ICREA professorships, solidifying ICIQ's position as a premier centre attracting international talent.
Situated in Tarragona, at the heart of Southern Europe's major petrochemical complex, ICIQ actively collaborates with the industry, facilitating the transfer of knowledge and driving the development of innovative applications, with a distinct emphasis on patents and spin-offs.
A cornerstone of our mission is the training of the next generation of scientists through high-level education programmes.
As a CERCA centre and member of BIST, ICIQ is committed to shaping the future of chemical research as a driving force for contributing to a sustainable and equitable development.
The FPI-ICIQ 2024 Call is aimed at exceptional graduate students from all over the world to support their enrolment in a training and research programme in the field of chemistry, ultimately leading to the completion of a Doctoral Thesis in partnership with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV).
The Doctoral Thesis will be associated with a research project financed by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, la Agencia Estatal de Investigación and the Fondo Social Europeo (FSE+) in the framework of the Call 2023 of Proyectos de Generación del Conocimiento (PID 2023).
The selected PhD students will have the opportunity to develop their professional careers in the fields of academia and industry.
This objective is achieved by:
The performance of an individual research project under the direction of an internationally renowned Group Leader, in a creative and stimulating scientific environment.
A complementary training programme in both technical and soft skills. The educational framework is designed to ensure a successful career: scientific seminars, hands-on training in the use of state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation, IP management, entrepreneurship, research integrity, knowledge and technology transfer, grant applications, project management, communication skills and career development.
ICIQ offers a yearly personalized training programme for PhD students, SHARP, which takes place during the course of 2 weeks, with training focused on their given PhD year.
Opportunities for short stays in distinguished international research institutions.
The programme is addressed to highly qualified, motivated and talented graduate students with a keen interest in research in Chemistry or adjacent areas.
Candidates should have an excellent academic record, a strong commitment to scientific research and a solid working knowledge of English.
The process of evaluation and selection guarantees the principles of competition, publicity and transparency. Admission to the programme is on a competitive basis. Only one application per person will be considered. In case of multiple applications, only the first application submitted will be taken into consideration.
ICIQ follows in its selection process a gender equality opportunity policy and a non-discrimination policy on the basis of age, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, language and disability.
ICIQ is committed to promoting a work-life balance for its employees and, as such, offers flexible working hours.
Available positions:
Supervisor: Prof. Pablo Ballester Balaguer
Project PID: Molecular clefts, cavitands and cages derived from calix 4 pyrroles: synthesis and studies of their applications (mocacube)
Project PID Reference: PID2023-149233NB-I00
Number of positions: 1
Reference: FPI-ICIQ 2024-01 (PB)
Supervisor: Prof. Arjan W. Kleij
Project PID: Advancing Metal-Assisted Transformations of Functionalized Heterocycles into Novel Stereodefined Scaffolds (AVANT-GARDE)
Project PID Reference: PID2023-149295NB-I00
Number of positions: 1
Reference: FPI-ICIQ 2024-02 (AK)
Supervisor: Prof. Mónica H. Pérez Temprano
Project PID: Expanding the chemical space of cobalt synthetic and mechanistic tactics: From Fundamentals to Catalysis (COMET)
Project PID Reference: PID2023-146130NB-I00
Number of positions: 1
Reference: FPI-ICIQ 2024-03 (MH)
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