Ten grants have been awarded through the State Research Agency’s (AEI) 2025 Call for Knowledge Generation Projects and Initiatives for the Training of Pre-doctoral Research Personnel, to hire pre-doctoral research trainees (FPI) for research projects led by members of the CIMCYC.
These predoctoral contracts will last four years within the framework of their respective projects. Funding is provided by the State Research Agency (AEI) and co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
The start date for these contracts is expected to be between April and September 2027.
We encourage anyone interested in pursuing a research career at CIMCYC to contact the principal investigators of the projects via the email address provided to express their interest and ask any questions they may have.
Detailed information and the application process will be published shortly.
List of projects and recommended profile for each position:
| Reference | Title | IP/Co-IP | Detailed Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| PID2025-167763NB-I00 | Pavlovian Habits, Food Cues, and Sign-Tracking: Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Excessive Consumption | Isabel de Brugada Sauras | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-171459NB-I00 | Role of prediction and task relevance in neural information coding | María Ruz | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-172331NB-I00 | Unmasking the Manosphere: Psychosocial Approach to Map and Measure Digital Anti-Feminism, Identify Its Drivers and Consequences, and Develop Mitigation Strategies (UNMANO) | Jesús López Megías / Hugo Carretero Dios | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-173935NB-I00 | Inferring and Attributing Responsibility in Childhood and Adulthood: Deduction with Known False Information (InfFalaz) | Sergio Moreno Ríos | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-175363NB-I00 | Frameworks and Strategies for Reducing Inequalities: An Analysis of Psychosocial Mechanisms for Reducing Economic, Gender, and Environmental Inequalities (FAIR-3) | Rosa Rodríguez Bailón / Rocío Martínez Gutiérrez | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-175862NB-I00 |
Randomized controlled trial of the main psychological therapies for fibromyalgia: effects on key symptoms incorporating Ecological Momentary Assessment |
Elena Miró Morales / María del Pilar Martínez Narváez-Cabeza de Vaca | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-176153NB-I00 | Reorganisation of the decision-making system during drowsiness-induced state transitions | Luis Fernando Ciria Pérez | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-176215NB-I00 | The Reverse Congruency Effect as a Window into Social Attention: Differentiating Social and Non-Social Mechanisms | Andrea Marotta | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-176371NB-I00 | Temporal Dynamics of Attentional Modulation in the Flow of Working Memory Representations (TAWM-FLOW) | Fabiano Botta | Info Project_Profile |
| PID2025-174328OB-I00 | Understanding How Narratives Shape Public Support for and Polarization Around a Sustainable Welfare State | Efraín García Sánchez / Guillermo Byrd Willis Sánchez | Info Project_Profile |