The Generalitat offers 17 Serra Húnter positions at the UAB

The Catalan Ministry for Research and Universities, through its Serra Húnter Programme, will open on 18 September a new call for tenure-eligible lecturers at Catalan universities under international excellence criteria. Of the 48 positions available in the second edition of this year's call, 17 will be offered at the UAB.

The objective of these call are to include in public universities of Catalonia new highly qualified teaching and research staff with merits comparable to international standards. Those interested in applying must hold a PhD and an an excellent academic record, preferably with international experience. Those interested in a position as an associate lecturer must have at least three years of post-doctoral experience.

Candidates selected by commissions made up of internationally renowned, local and international academic members, will be in charge of teaching activities as well as working with existing research groups and/or creating new lines of complementary research.

The selection process of the Serra Húnter Programme is open to people from around the world and is divided into two parts. The first part corresponds to an international call and the second part consists in the university-specific process. The first part, which lasts approximately six months, announces the positions available at the universities and allows candidates without a certification from the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya) to apply for one. The second part consists in a selection process under an open call; beginning with an announcement published in the official gazette (DOGC) of all positions offered at each university and lasting approximately six more months.

Applications can be submitted from 18 September to 13 October.

For more information please visit: Serra Húnter Programme