30 Sep 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña
- Research Field: Physics
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: Bachelor Positions
- Application Deadline: 8 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
Grant/funding reference: ED431F 2025/27
Job title: Search for long-lived dark hadrons using LHCb data from Run 3
Research line / Scientific-technical services: Particle physics in LHCb
Grant/funding period: START: 01/01/2025 END: 31/12/2029
Centre of Principal Researcher: Faculty of Sciences
PURPOSE OF CONTRACT: Collaborator on activities related to the project/agreement stated.
JOB LOCATION AND SCHEDULE: A Coruña, Monday to Friday 09.30 to 16.30
TASKS TO BE CARRIED OUT
The candidate is expected to work on the search for decays of long-lived particles (dark hadrons):
- Preparation of the data and simulation samples for the search, using data from the LHCb experiment.
- Development and implementation of the methodology, and validation of the analysis techniques.
Where to apply
Website: https://sede.udc.gal/services/electronic_board/EXP2026/010306
Requirements
- Research Field: Physics
- Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
- Research Field: Mathematics
- Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- BSc degree in the field of physics or mathematics
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
MERIT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Experience and qualifications
- Having developed advanced programs in Python and/or C++ (1 point for each program with more than 100 lines of code, up to a maximum of 2 points).
- Being or having been a member of one of the following LHC experimental collaborations: ATLAS, CMS, LHCb or ALICE (1 point).
- Experience in the analysis of long-lived particles (1 point per year of experience in the analysis of long-lived particles, up to a maximum of 2 points).
- Presentation of research results at conferences/workshops or international or national meetings (0.5 points for each talk or poster, up to 1 point).
- Internationalisation: stays at a foreign research centre other than the centre where the bachelor's degree was obtained (0.5 points per week of stay, up to a maximum of 1 point).
- Fluent communication in English: native speaker, C2 level or equivalent, or final-year dissertation (TFG) written in English (1 point); C1 level (0.75 points); B2 level (0.5 points).
PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Should there be multiple applications, a personal interview will be held with the two highest-scoring candidates, provided they achieve a minimum score of 5 points under the criteria above (2 additional points).
On the basis of the requirements and the assessment of merits, a prioritised ranking of candidates will be established.
The position will be awarded to the candidate with the highest score.
A reserve list will be drawn up from the remaining candidates who reach a minimum of 7 points, to be used for hiring in the event of withdrawal, termination or leave of the selected candidate
Selection process
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY: UDC online services site. Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transference, and include the call reference.
DEADLINE: 5 working days from the day following the publication of the call on the official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
SELECTION COMMITTEE AND PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
SELECTION COMMITTEE (minimum 3 members and 3 reserves): Veronika Chobanova (PR-RC, president), Carlos Vázquez Sierra (PR-RC, secretary), Diego Martínez Santos (PR-OP); reserves: Saúl Beceiro Novo (PR-RC), Jose Luis Rodríguez Sánchez (PR-RC), Armand Hernández Hernández (PR-RC).
PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF RESULTS: Official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
Additional comments
General required documentation:
- Copy of national identity document or passport
- Copy of degree certificate in Spanish or English. If obtained outside the European Union it must be apostilled or legalised by the Spanish Embassy.
- CV in English or Spanish/Galician
- Responsible declaration that the requirements of the call are fulfilled.
- Responsible declaration of the veracity of the data stated in the application
If you are a candidate from abroad of Spain, please contact euraxess.vit@udc.es for instructions on how to apply to this call.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: CITENI
- Country: Spain
Contact
- State/Province: A Coruña
- City: A Coruña
- Website: https://www.udc.es/
- Street: A Maestranza 9
- Postal Code: 15071
- E-Mail: vit@udc.es