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📢 Last week to register! Are you a high school student who likes science and technology and would you like to meet and share your work with other people like you? ICFO is giving you a great opportunity: join the next Young Photonics Congress and live the experience of a scientific congress where the spotlight is on young people like you! 👩🏫 You will have the chance to explain your research project to other students and also to ICFO researchers. It is an amazing opportunity to share knowledge and experiences with other people. 🗓️ 14th March 2025 Register by January 28 👉 https://bit.ly/3PMpikB

La ciència omple sales! 👏 Ahir el Hall del Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) estava ple de gom a gom per la sessió inaugural del programa Ciència Radical ⚡️ 💬 Al debat 'La ciència pionera a Catalunya', moderat pel periodista Toni Pou, els directors de quatre centres de recerca de Catalunya, Lluís Torner (director fundador de l'ICFO), Caterina Biscari (directora de l'ALBA Synchrotron), Josep Samitier Martí (director de l'Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)) i Eugenio Coccia (director de l'IFAE) van conversar sobre els programes estratègics de la recerca actual als seus centres i el seu impacte en el coneixement i la societat. 📅 Aquest divendres 24 de gener, continuem amb el programa de debats amb 'La segona revolució quàntica' on els experts i membres del Consell Assessor Científic de l'ICFO Ignacio Cirac i Anna Fontcuberta-Morral reflexionaran sobre els nous impactes de la física quàntica en el món de les comunicacions i la computació. 👉 https://lnkd.in/de3eVyFf

Become an #ICFOSummerFellow! ☀️ For a period of 3 months, between June and September 2025, ICFO will host its summer research fellowship program, providing a unique opportunity to undergraduate students to engage for approximately twelve weeks of full-time research in the research topics active at ICFO under the supervision and mentorship of ICFO Group Leaders. Join this program which offers a range of social activities, scientific lectures, and lab tours. Gain early exposure to frontier science and research by experiencing first-hand the excitement and challenges posed by research projects within the variety of the ICFO research fields. Apply by March 6th 2025 More information here 👉 https://bit.ly/4g6PX6v

The European Commission gathers in Brussels the representatives of the first 5 Pilot Lines of Europe Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri, director of the Pilot Line PIXEurope, attends the event to present the recently approved initiative to all currently operating pilot lines. The event that took place on January 16 at the European Commission headquarters, brought together Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, leading representatives from research and technology organizations driving the pilot lines, the Executive Director of the Chips Joint Undertaking and the representatives of the different pilot lines from the Member States. The celebration marked the launch of the first five European Pilot lines which aim to bridge the gap between research innovation and industrial-scale manufacturing, as well as position Europe as a prosperous region and leading ecosystem for the chips and semiconductor industry, in alignment with the European Chips Act's strategy. ICFO News 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzZRDvFi 📸 Valerio Pruneri, director of the Pilot Line PIXEurope, together with Kevin Williams (TU/e), Timo Alto (VTT) and Henna Virkkunen.

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📢 WE'RE #HIRING! ICFO offers #postdoctoral positions within our research groups to well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientists who wish to enhance their scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. 🔹 Post-doctoral position in design and testing of thz detectors (Quantum Nano-Optoelectronics research group led by Prof. Dr. Frank Koppens) 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-CRtvUF 🔹 Post-doctoral position in science and technology of moire quantum matter (QTWIST program that includes Prof. Jarillo-Herrero (MIT) and Amir Yacoby (Harvard) as well as research groups of Prof. Adrian Bachtold, Prof. Carmen Rubio Verdú and Prof. Frank Koppens (ICFO)) 👉https://lnkd.in/ejiyjwhg Check ICFO Jobs for further information on available projects and positions, as well as for elegibility, conditions, required application material and deadlines.

A new leadership structure to serve ICFO: Meet ICFO’s Executive Team! On September 1, 2024, Prof. Oriol Romero-Isart officially assumed the role of Director and legal representative of the ICFO Foundation, reporting to the Board of Trustees. He succeeds Prof. Lluís Torner, whose visionary leadership and personal dedication have guided the institute since its founding in 2002. To support the next phase of ICFO’s successful journey, and embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead, ICFO’s new director has established an Executive Team which has been supported by the Board of Trustees. ICFO’s Executive Team: · ICFO Director: Oriol Romero-Isart · Vice Director of Innovation, Sponsored Research, and Public Engagement: Dr. Silvia Carrasco · Vice Director of People, Education and Culture: Dr. Robert Sewell · Chief Financial and Compliance Officer: Mercè Carrasco · Infrastructure Manager (to be filled shortly) This team, together with all #ICFOnians and ICFO stakeholders, is excited to serve ICFO and contribute to the fulfilment of the institute’s mission to pursue disruptive science and technology and nurture the talents of all ICFOnians, with the purpose of improving the wellbeing of our society and planet. ICFO News 👉 https://lnkd.in/deHi-nU6

📢 WE'RE #HIRING! ICFO's Atomic Quantum Optics research group led by ICREA Prof. Dr. Morgan Mitchell is offering 3 #postdoctoral positions within their research group to well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic early-staged scientists who wish to enhance their scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. 🔹 Post-doctoral position in applications of magnetometry in nuclear magnetic resonance 👉https://lnkd.in/dRdBxb2b 🔹 Post-doctoral position in atomic vapor quantum sensors 👉 https://lnkd.in/djZ2acdu 🔹 Post-doctoral position in dark matter search with ultracold atoms 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDMruPbF Check ICFO Jobs for further information on available projects and positions, as well as for elegibility, conditions, required application material and deadlines.

📢 WE'RE #HIRING! ICFO's Optoelectronics research group led by ICREA Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri is offering 2 positions within their research group to well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientists who wish to enhance their scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. 🔹 Project Engineer position in FPGA programming for quantum communication experiments👉 https://lnkd.in/dwTDyBAQ 🔹 Post-doctoral position in integrated photonics design, simulation, fabrication, characterization and packaging 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyZtEjGV Check ICFO Jobs for further information on available projects and positions, as well as for elegibility, conditions, required application material and deadlines.