ICREA opens 30 senior research positions in all fields of research.

Minimum requirements are a Ph.D. degree obtained before May 2004, preferably with four years of international exposure at pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral level. Only very strong candidates with excellent leadership capabilities and an outstanding research record will be considered.

Successful applicants will have a permanent contract with ICREA and will work at universities, research centres, or other cooperating institutions in Catalonia. ICREA researchers are required to make substantial contributions to their own areas of research and have a strong impact in the Catalan research system by becoming active members and leaders of the Catalan research community.

Scholars who have held for the last five years a still-ongoing permanent position in the Catalan research system will not be accepted as candidates.

Successful candidates will be required to join the host institution no later than September 2010.

Salaries will be in line with those paid at Catalan universities. ICREA research professors will be subject to an evaluation of their research progress and general performance after a three-year period and subsequently every five years. The evaluations will be carried out by external evaluation committees that will assess scientific production as well as research activity. A positive evaluation will lead to a salary increase.

Applications must be submitted electronically via ICREA website before 2:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday, 6 May 2008.