Call For Applications: Director Of Ifae Licata

Call For Applications: Director Of Ifae
Licata
Sicilia, Licata

Opening Date:

February 17, Closing Date:

April 29, The Institut de Fsica dAltes Energies (IFAE ) is seeking applicants for a new Director.

IFAE is a consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona (UAB ) created in 1991.

IFAE is a CERCA Center of Excellence whose mission is to perform cutting-edge research, theoretical and experimental, in high-energy physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology, going from particles to the cosmos, and, in the process, to develop technologies that may also find more applied uses.

CERCA is the public Catalan system of research institutes.

IFAE is also a founding member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST ), which includes seven leading research centers in Catalonia.

IFAE is located in the UAB campus near Barcelona.

IFAE brings together ICREA research professors, UAB professors and its own scientific personnel to work in theoretical physics research lines in Standard Model, Beyond the Standard Model, and Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology, together with experimental research lines in Collider Physics (ATLAS), Neutrinos (T2K, HyperK), Gamma-RayAstronomy (MAGIC, CTA, HERD), Gravitational Waves (Virgo, ET), and Observational Cosmology (DES, PAU, DESI, Euclid, LSST).

There are also two applied research lines focused on Medical Imaging and Quantum Computing Technologies.

Job description:

The Director will have the following duties:

- Provide the scientific vision and strategic goals for the Institute.

- Manage, organize and lead the research and innovation activities at IFAE.

- Guarantee financial sustainability and provide for sources of income (competitive funds, private sponsors, ).

- Submit the Institutes research activities program to the Governing Board of the Consortium.

- Maintain close contact with CERCA in relation to the Institutes progress and participate in the periodic evaluation of the Institute.

- Any other functions approved by the Consortium.

IFAE is an equal-opportunity employer and particularly encourages women and those from under-represented minorities to apply.

IFAE is also a holder of the Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R) award from the European Commission.

Selection procedure:

Tentative Calendar:

April 29th, Application deadline - June 30th, Appointment announced by the Governing Board