Application for participation in the TALENT 2025 Call

DESCRIPTION

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) wishes to continue its initiative to capture and retain research talent to promote research activities in the different areas of knowledge of the UAB.
Given the current difficulties to provide stable jobs for researchers because of the imposed replacement limitations, the UAB decided to establish calls for the capture and retention of research talent in 2017 and 2018 and 2021, 2023 and 2024 with temporary contracts which it aims to convert into permanent contracts whenever possible.
This year, to offer continuity to the initiative, the UAB wishes to launch a call for the signing of three new contracts, co-financed grants, for contracting PhD research  staff (research professor) with accredited research experience.
The Talent 2025 call is part of the principles of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), to which the UAB joined in 2022. This initiative is part of the institutional commitment to reforming the research assessment system.
In this context, the UAB is introducing the necessary assessment parameters to move toward a more balanced, inclusive, and representative system. The objective is to evaluate not only scientific production but also aspects such as knowledge transfer, social impact, open science, interdisciplinary collaboration, and diversity of professional careers.

Successful applicants must be able to accredit research activity over a minimum of five years including the post-doctoral period in other universities or research centres for a minimum of two years and they should have obtained their PhD qualification in or after 2005.

For more information, you can consult the Call Talent2025.
The request will be submitted by the interested party.

The deadline for submitting applications begins on 1/09/2025 and ends on 17/10/2024.

REQUEST
First.  Fill out the electronic application form.
Once filled out, save it as PDF, download and sign it electronically. You can check the digital certificates recognized in the UAB on the website of the electronic office.

Second. In addition to the application, you must provide, as specified in the Call, the following documents 

• Currículum
• Accepted publications
• References
• Resource plan
• Lines of research and objectives to be carried out over the three year contract period
• Acceptance document from the UAB department, institute or research center

Third. These documents must be submitted to the UAB Telematic Registry

RESOLUTION

Following the guidelines in the Call for Proposals, your application will be reviewed by the Research, Transfer, and Innovation Committee of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The expected decision on this call for proposals is April 2026.

RESPONSIBLE AND CONTACT
Resource Management Unit (Research Management Area)
Email: recerca.respon@uab.cat