This is the list of historical offers:
1 PhD studient positions offered, now closed
PhD-QMLCVC-1:
Fully Granted 4-year PhD Student (PHYNEST MSCA, Applications open untill February 28th 2026)
Fully funded open position uneder the PHYNEST MSCA Programme (https://webs.uab.cat/phynest/call/) at UAB to carry out a PhD in the program of Computer Science, in any topic related to Quantum Machine Learning. For more details address directly to Dr. Fernando Vilariño, QML.-CVC group leader: fernando@cvc.uab.cat.
DEADLINE: Application open from January 1st 2026 to February 28th, 2026, at 24:00 CEST.
APPLICATION LINK: https://webs.uab.cat/phynest/2025/11/12/quantum-machine-learning/
INQUIRIES AND MORE INFO: Dr. Fernando Vilariñon (fernando@cvc.uab.es)
Candidates will commit to and benefit from:
- 48-month full-time doctoral contracts (37,5 hours/week) with a competitive monthly allowance (2.575 €/month gross).
- Access to top-tier research facilities and supervision by internationally renowned experts (CVC’s GPU cluster, Quantum Simulator).
- Integration into a thriving and young scientific community, joining a team of more that 42 PhD Students at CVC, in the context of Machine Learning.
- International secondments (3–6 months) at leading institutions and companies.
- Excellent training programme including workshops, seasonal schools, retreats, and public engagement events.
- Dedicated support for diversity, equity, and inclusion, including mentoring and bias mitigation.
- Ethics and integrity training, overseen by PHYNEST and UAB Ethics Committees
1 PhD studient positions offered, now closed
PhD-QMLCVC-2:
Fully Granted 3 to 4-year PhD Student (ML-QSIM, Applications open during Q1-Q2 2026)
The position is for 3 to 4 years, starting in september 2026, focused on ‘Quantum Machine Learning’, with the objective of investigating hybrid classical-quantum and quantum inspired algorithms. The tasks will investigate explorative research pathways for general problems related to machine learning and computer vision. Specific research lines can be defined in collaboration with the supervisor Dr. Fernando Vilariño, with potential avenues including generative models, optimization tasks, or other specific applications.
DEADLINE: Applications expected to be open from January 2026 until end of Q1-Q2 2026.
APPLICATION LINK: https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2026/01/16/predoctoral-position-r1-on-quantum-machine-learning-at-computer-vision-center/
INQUIRIES AND MORE INFO: Dr. Fernando Vilariño (fernando@cvc.uab.es)
Candidates will commit to and benefit from:
- Up to 48-month full-time doctoral contracts (37,5 hours/week) with a monthly Living allowance: €22,000 – €24,000 annual gross, in accordance with the candidate’s qualifications, experience and CVC salary regulations.
- Access to top-tier research facilities and supervision by internationally renowned experts (CVC’s GPU cluster, Quantum Simulator).
- Integration into a thriving and young scientific community, joining a team of more that 42 PhD Students at CVC, in the context of Machine Learning.
- International secondments (3–6 months) at leading institutions and companies.
- Excellent training programme including workshops, seasonal schools, retreats, and public engagement events.
- Dedicated support for diversity, equity, and inclusion, including mentoring and bias mitigation.
- Ethics and integrity training, overseen by UAB Ethics Committees
1 Postdoctoral positions offered, now closed
POSTDOC-QMLCVC-1:
3-year postdoc position (Ramon-Llull Call – MSCA, Applications open until end of February 2026)
Fully funded with research budget and endorsement under the Ramon Llull-Aira MSCA prorgram (https://ramonllull-aira.eu/application#opencalls)
It is needed to agree on reserach directions for proposal preparation. For more details address directly to Dr. Fernando Vilariño, QML.-CVC group leader: fernando@cvc.uab.cat
DEADLINE: Applications expected to be open from January 2026 to March 2026
APPLICATION LINK: https://ramonllull-aira.eu/archivos/theme_field/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-ai-for-efficient-and-explainable-machine-learning
INQUIRIES AND MORE INFO: Dr. Fernando Vilariño (fernando@cvc.uab.es)
Candidates will commit to and benefit from:
- (1x) 3-year postdoc position (Ramon-Llull Call). For candidates not resident in Spain OR not having resided in Spain for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. Applications expected open from November 2025 to January 2026.
- Type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND funded by the European Commission.
- Expected starting contract: Q2-Q4 2026. The research topic is related to efficient QML algorithms for AI.
- More details on the research program: https://ramonllull-aira.eu/archivos/theme_field/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-ai-for-efficient-and-explainable-machine-learning
1 Postdoctoral positions offered, now closed
POSTDOC-QMLCVC-2:
3 to 3.5-year postdoc position (ML-QSIM project, applications open during Q1-Q2 2026)HIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED
The position is for 3 to 3.5 years, starting asap, focused on ‘Quantum Machine Learning’, with the objective of investigating hybrid classical-quantum and quantum inspired algorithms. The tasks will include the design and implementation of explorative research pathways for general problems related to machine learning and computer vision. Specific research lines can be defined in collaboration with the supervisor, with potential avenues including generative models, optimization tasks, or other specific applications.
DEADLINE: Applications expected to be open from December 2025 until a suitable candidate appears. APPLICATION PROCES CLOSED
APPLICATION LINK: https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/12/23/postdoc-position-on-quantum-machine-learning/
INQUIRIES AND MORE INFO: Dr. Fernando Vilariño (fernando@cvc.uab.es)
Candidates will commit to and benefit from:
- One 3 to 3.5 year postdoc position for candidates without any geographical restriction.
- The candidate should possess a PhD in Quantum Information or Quantum Computing at the time of enrollment, and have experience and skills in algorithm design and implementation.
- The candidate should have a background in machine learning and experience is welcome in common software libraries such as Pennylane, Qiskit or similar.
- Applications expected open from November 2025 until a suitable candidate is found. Expected starting contract: Q2-Q4 2026.
- The specific research topic can be co-defined with the group leader Dr. Fernando Vilariño. For more details address directly to fernando@cvc.uab.es.
- This contract will be part of project I+D+i grant AIA2025-163435-C43, funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/.
More information and directions on the pre-doctoral opportunities: fernando@cvc.uab.cat