CCTP Positions
Postdoctoral Positions
Two postdoctoral positions starting Fall 2023
(7/7/2023)
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics (CCTP) has two 2-year postdoctoral positions in theoretical high energy and gravitational physics expected to start in the Fall 2023. Candidates with expertise in black hole physics, holographic dualities, and gravitational waves as well as numerical and/or mathematical general relativity are encouraged to apply.
Funding for these positions is provided by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. Salary is on par with that of junior faculty in Greece and the positions include funds for travel. The successful candidates, should they wish so, will also be supported to apply for the European Marie Curie fellowships in order to continue their appointments at CCTP for an additional two years.
Applicants must hold, at the time of appointment, a PhD in theoretical physics or a related area.
The CCTP faculty consists of Elias Kiritsis, Vasilis Niarchos, and Achilleas Porfyriadis. Our current postdocs are Christopher Rosen and Maurizio Firrotta. More information about the group may be found at hep.physics.uoc.gr.
Interested candidates should send their CV, including a list of publications, and a statement of research interests to cctp-postdoc-apps@physics.uoc.gr. Additionally, three letters of recommendation from senior scientists familiar with the applicant’s work should also be sent directly to the same address. Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2023 and continue until the positions are filled.
CCTP is part of a group of European institutes that collaborate on the postdoctoral application procedure, using a centralized application website hosted by the ITF at KU Leuven. Applicants who have already submitted an application for the Fall 2023 campaign may declare so, and their data will be retrieved from this centralized European postdoc database.
For more information, contact Achilleas Porfyriadis at porfyriadis@physics.uoc.gr.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2023
(24/5/2023)
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for European Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries".
The fellowships are for a period of
two years (sometimes with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant). More information can be found in
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2023
Note that the European fellowships are typically meant for
young scientists with postdoctoral experience. In particular the
candidate must convincingly demonstrate research independence and leadership skills.
Incoming fellowships from applicants of non-EU countries ("third countries) are meant
for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or
postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject.
Like the previous case they should be able to convincingly demonstrate research independence.
If you would like to apply for a fellowship with the Crete Center of Theoretical Physics, please send a detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement by email to any faculty member of the Center
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2023. A selection will be made by the Center, and selected candidates will be supported to apply to the EU. The deadline for applications to the EU is 13 September 2023.
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2024.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2022
(18/5/2022)
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for European Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries".
The fellowships are for a period of
two years (sometimes with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant). More information can be found in
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2022
Note that the European fellowships are typically meant for
young scientists with postdoctoral experience. In particular the
candidate must convincingly demonstrate research independence and leadership skills.
Incoming fellowships from applicants of non-EU countries ("third countries) are meant
for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or
postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject.
Like the previous case they should be able to convincingly demonstrate research independence.
If you would like to apply for a fellowship with the Crete Center of Theoretical Physics, please send a detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement by email to any faculty member of the Center
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2022. A selection will be made by the Center, and selected candidates will be supported to apply to the EU. The deadline for applications to the EU is 14 September 2022.
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2023.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2021
(25/7/2021)
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for European Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries".
The fellowships are for a period of
two years (sometimes with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant). More information can be found in
https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2021
Note that the European fellowships are typically meant for
young scientists with postdoctoral experience. In particular the
candidate must convincingly demonstrate research independence and leadership skills.
Incoming fellowships from applicants of non-EU countries ("third countries) are meant
for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or
postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject.
Like the previous case they should be able to convincingly demonstrate research independence.
If you would like to aply for a fellowship with the Crete Center of Theoretical Physics, send a detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement by email to any faculty member of the Center
The deadline for applications to the Center is August 31, 2021. A selection will be made by the Center, and selected candidates will be supported to apply to the EU. The deadline for applications to the EU is 12 October 2021.
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2022.
ELIDEK Postdoctoral research grants
(30/1/2021)
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics seeks young researchers (max 10 years after PhD date) who would like to apply for a two-year ELIDEK grant to perform independent research at CCTP.
ELIDEK is the Greek funding agency for science.
All the relevant administrative information can be found at the ELIDEK site
https://www.elidek.gr/call/3i-prokiryxi-ereynitikon-ergon-el-id-e-k-gia-tin-enischysi-metadidaktorikon-ereyniton-trion/
The deadline is March 8, 2021.
Those interested may contact Elias Kiritsis or
Vasilis Niarchos.
2020-2021 Postdoctoral fellowships
(1/10/2020)
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics may have postdoctoral openings (depending on funding)
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2020-2021 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment in September, 2021.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications is: 30 November 2020.
Postdoctoral fellowships
(3/8/2020)
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics has two one-year postdoctoral positions
starting immediately. The positions must end by August 31, 2021.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields of particle physics, gravity and cosmology.
The postdoctoral position may be paid from the ERC advanced grant SM-GRAV and the researcher will have to
do research related to the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
Succesfull candidates will be supported to apply for European Marie Curie fellowships in order to continue their appointmenets if they wish so.
Interested candidates should sent a CV, statement of research, and arrange to have three letters of reference to
Elias Kiritsis (kiritsis@physics.uoc.gr) as soon as possible.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format t the
Leuven application website. Applicants who have already used this application site in the 2020-2021
postdoctoral campaign can declare so, and their files will be recovered.
2019-2020 Postdoctoral fellowships
(1/10/2019)
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics may have postdoctoral openings (depdending on funding)
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2019-2020 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment in September, 2020.
The postdoctoral position may be paid from the ERC advanced grant SM-GRAV and the researcher will have to
do research on the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications is: 30 November 2019.
2018-2019 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics may have a postdoctoral opening
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2018-2019 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment in September, 2019.
The gross salary is expected to be about 3000 Euros/month and the net salary
is higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The postdoctoral position may be paid from the ERC advanced grant SM-GRAV and the researcher will have to
do research on the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications is: 30 November 2018.
2017-2018 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics will have a postdoctoral opening
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2017-2018 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment in September, 2018.
The gross salary is expected to be about 3000 Euros/month and the net salary
is higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The postdoctoral position will be paid from the ERC advanced grant SM-GRAV and the researcher will have to
do research on the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications is: 30 November 2017.
2016-2017 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics will have a postdoctoral opening
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2016-2017 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2017.
The gross salary is expected to be about 2600 Euros/month, and the net salary
is higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The postdoctoral position will be paid from the ERC advanced grant SM-GRAV and the researcher will have to
do research on the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2016.
2015-2016 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics may have a postdoctoral opening
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2014-2015 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2015.
The gross salary is expected to be about 2600 Euros/month, and the net salary
is higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
One postdoctoral position will be paid from an ERC advanced grant and the researcher will have to
do research on the associated research project, whose brief description
can be found here.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website. The website will be operative late September-early October.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2015.
2014-2015 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics may have one or more postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2014-2015 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2015.
The gross salary is expected to be about 2500 Euros/month, and it is
higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website.
Detailed information for the applications can be found at
the announcement poster.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2014.
Additional Postdoctoral fellowships in Gravity and Cosmology for 2013-2014
We would like to bring to the attention of potential candidates the opening of two additional
postdoctoral positions in our Theory Group in Heraklion, Crete, starting any time between
March and September 2014. These are one-year positions and come with a gross salary of
approximately 2500 Euros per month, plus travel support to other Institutes for participation
in conferences, workshops and/or scientific collaboration.
We are looking for candidates with expertise in Gravitational Physics (with emphasis in General Relativity, Numerical GR, Black Holes, gravitational radiation in particle collisions, Cosmology, de Sitter Cosmology, structure formation), who would like to spend one year with our group in Heraklion.
Information about our group you may find at http://hep.physics.uoc.gr
Interested candidates should send to Theodore Tomaras or Nicholas Tsamis or Vassiliki
Pavlidou their CV, list of publications and three letters of recommendation.
The deadline for applications: 23 December 2013.
Additional Postdoctoral fellowships in Gravity and Cosmology for 2013-2014
We would like to bring to the attention of potential candidates the opening of two additional
postdoctoral positions in our Theory Group in Heraklion, Crete, starting any time between March and September 2014.
These are one-year positions and come with a gross salary of approximately 2500 Euros per month, plus travel support
to other Institutes for participation in conferences, workshops and/or scientific collaboration.
We are after good candidates with expertise preferably in Gravitational Physics (with emphasis in General Relativity,
Numerical GR, Black Holes, gravitational radiation in particle collisions, Cosmology, de Sitter Cosmology,
structure formation), who would like to spend one year with our group in Heraklion.
Interested candidates should send to Theodore Tomaras or Nicolaos Tsamis their CV, list of publications
and three letters of recommendation.
The deadline for applications: 23 December 2013.
2013-2014 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have several postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2013-2014 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will
be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2014.
The gross salary is expected to be about 2500 Euros/month, and it is
higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use
this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website.
Detailed information for the applications can be found at
the announcement poster.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2013.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2013
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries".
The fellowships are for a period of
two years (sometimes with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant). More information can be found for
Intraeuropean fellowships (for candidates from member and associated
states as well as candidates from third countries having long stays in Europe and for
Incoming fellowships (for nationals of third countries)
Note that Intraeuropean fellowships are typically meant for
young scientists with postdoctoral experience. In particular the
candidate must convincingly demonstrate research independence and leadership skills.
Incoming fellowships are meant
for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or
postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject. Like the previous case they should be able to convincingly demonstrate research independence.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to any faculty member of the Center
Three letters of reference from senior scientists that know the applicant well should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2013. The deadline for applications to the EU is 14 August 2013
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2014.
End of the 2012-2013 Postdoctoral campaign
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics has hired 6 postdoctoral fellows starting September 1, 2013
Dylan Albrecht (PhD College of William and Mary, USA)
Fransesco Aprile (PhD, University of Barcelona, Spain)
Daniel Fernandez (PhD, University of Barcelona, Spain)
Takaaki Ishii (PhD, Osaka University, Japan)
Francisco Jose Pena-Benitez (PhD, Universidad Autonoma Madrid, Spain)
Jie Ren (PhD, Princeton University, USA).
We had more than 300 applicants, and we would like to thank them for the preference they have shown for CCTP.
After this the 2012-2013 postdoctoral campaign for CCTP is closed.
2012-2013 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have 4-6 postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2012-2013 campaign.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2013.
The salary is expected to be about 2000 Euros/month, and it is higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a web-based format. Interested applicants
should use this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website.
Detailed information for the applications can be found at the announcement poster.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2012.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2012
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected under the 7th framework program. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries".
The fellowships are for a period of
two years with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant (if in the EU). More information can be found for
Intraeuropean fellowships (for candidates from member and associated
states as well as candidates from third countries having long stays in Europe and for
Incoming fellowships (for nationals of third countries)
Note that Intraeuropean fellowships are typically meant for young scientists with some postdoctoral experience. Incoming fellowships are meant for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to any faculty member of the Center
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2012. The deadline for applications to the EU is 16 August 2012
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2013.
2011-2012 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have one and maybe more postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2011.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2012.
The net salary is expected to be about 2000 Euros/month, and it is currently higher than a University full professor's salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a webbased format. Interested applicants
should use this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2011.
2011 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have several postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for 2011.
Applicants should have a PhD in the fields above. Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2011.
The net salary is expected to be about 2000 Euros/month, and it is close to a University full professor salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a webbased format. Interested applicants
should use this application form (it will open soon) and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications ONLY through this website.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2010.
Postdoctoral fellowship from the Greek State
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking candidates for postdoctoral fellowships given out by the Greek Government. There is no citizenship requirement. Applicants should be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high energy physics and cosmology at the time of the application. The fellowship is for a period of two-three years.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to
any faculty member of the Center
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications at the Ministry website is 15 November 2010.
Bodosakis' postdoctoral fellowships, 2010: Correction
The Bodosakis foundation despite its promises, went back on its decision and opened its postdoctoral fellowships in other disciplines.
Exceptional Postdoctoral fellowship for September 2010
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking candidates for an unexpected postdoctoral fellowship starting September 1, 2010.
There is no citizenship requirement. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high energy physics and cosmology.
The fellowship is for a period of
two years.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to
any faculty member of the Center
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications is July 30, 2010.
Bodosakis' postdoctoral fellowships, 2010
The Bodosakis foundation will offer 1-2 fellowships for postdoctoral researchers who will join the center, starting September 2011.
To be considered for such fellowships applicants must be Greek Citizens that have obtained their PhD in an
institution outside of Greece, in the area of theoretical high energy physics and cosmology
and be at most 30 years old.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to
Elias Kiritsis, kiritsis AT physics dot uoc dot gr
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications is July 30, 2010.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships, 2010
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected under the 7th framework program. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of theoretical high-energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries". The fellowships are for a period of
two years with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant (if in the EU). More information can be found for
Intraeuropean fellowships (for candidates from member and associated
states as well as candidates from third countries having long stays in Europe and for
Incoming fellowships (for nationals of third countries)
Note that Intraeuropean fellowships are typically meant for young scientists with some postdoctoral experience. Incoming fellowships are meant for scientists from third countries that will bring non-trivial expertise to the host group. They should therefore be experienced scientists or postdoctoral researchers with a provable quality and strong expertise in a given subject.
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to
any faculty member of the Center
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2010. The deadline for applications to the EU is 17 August 2010
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2011.
End of the 2010 postdoctoral campaign
The postdoctoral campaign for this academic year is over. We had in total 400 qualified applicants.
The following researchers have agreed to come to Crete starting September 2010
Matti Jarvinen (PhD Helsinki)
Takeshi Morita, (PhD Kyoto)
Anastasios Taliotis, (PhD Ohio University)
Pavel Spirin, (PhD Moscow University)
The senior postdoctoral position advertised did not eventually materialize due to lack of funding.
Senior Postdoctoral fellowship
A senior postdoctoral position in the general area of High Energy physics and Cosmology (theory) maybe available starting 1 September 2010.
Applicants should have a PhD in the field as well as postdoctoral experience in leading institutions
of research. Moreover they should have provable experience to organize and lead their own research effort.
The net salary is expected to be about 3000 Euros/month.
Interested applicants should apply via the collective
application site and should indicate their preference for the University of Crete. Moreover they
should send a letter of interest as well as a description of their near-future research plans to
Prof. T. Petkou (petkou@physics.uoc.gr) informing him of their indent to apply for the senior postdoctoral
position.
The deadline for applications: 1 December 2009.
2010 Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have several postdoctoral openings
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for 2010. Some but not all
of these are available for Greek citizens having done their PhD abroad.
Applicants should have a PhD in the field. Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2010.
The net salary is expected to be about 2000 Euros/month, and it is close to a University full professor salary in Greece.
The Crete Center is part of a group of institutes that collaborate for the postdoctoral application procedure,
using a webbased format. Interested applicants
should use this application form and indicate their preference for Crete.
On that website you will also find all relevant information.
We accept applications only through this website.
The deadline for applications: 1 December 2009.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowships
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for nominations for Marie Curie Individual
Fellowships. No citizenship requirements are expected under the 7th framework program. Applicants should
be holding a PhD degree in the area of high energy physics and cosmology and have already some postdoctoral
experience, especially if they originate in "third countries". The fellowships are for a period of
two years with the possibility of an extra year in an
institution in the home country of the applicant (if in the EU). More information can be found for
Intraeuropean fellowships
(for candidates from member and associated
states as well as candidates from third countries having long stays in Europe and for
Incoming fellowships
(for nationals of third countries)
A detailed cv, list of publications and a research statement should be sent by email to
Elias Kiritsis, kiritsis AT physics dot uoc dot gr
Three letters of reference from senior scientists should be also sent to the email address above.
The deadline for applications to the Center is June 30, 2008. The deadline for applications to the EU is 18 August 2008
Successful applicants should be able to start their fellowship between April and September 2010.
End of the 2009 postdoctoral campaign
The postdoctoral campaign for this academic year is over. We had in total 345 qualified applicants.
Out of these, 62 had Crete as their first preference among the 12 European institutions participating in the
web-application site. We were second only to Imperial College, London (68 first preferences).
The following researchers have agreed to come to Crete starting September 2009
Andreas Gustavsson, (PhD Chalmers), Marie Curie Individual fellowship
Bom Soo Kim, (PhD Berkeley)
Matthew Lippert, (PhD UC Santa Barbara)
Xiao Liu, (PhD Stanford)
Rene Meyer, (PhD LMU and Max-Planck Institute, Munich)
Daiske Yamada, (PhD, University of Washington), Marie Curie Individual fellowship
Hong Bao Zhang, (PhD, Beijing University and Perimeter Institute)
PhD Positions
PhD Fellowship (TOPOCOM Network)
You want to work on theoretical research, develop mathematical models for materials, and study them to delve into the essence of the physical phenomena! You would enjoy carrying this out within a European network that combines theoretical, computational, experimental, and industrial partners working together!
The network TOPOCOM includes experts from academic institutions and industry from Norway, Germany, Italy, Greece and the Netherlands, and it provides training on concepts related to functional topological solitons in condensed matter (ferromagnets and ferroelectrics) and their applications for unconventional computing.
The place of work of the doctoral student will be at the University of Crete (UoC) with extensive visits paid to other network nodes. The project requires you to (i) construct models, (ii) develop theory for magnetic and polar topological textures, (iii) exploit results for unconventional computing.
Training, scientific (via schools and workshops) and on soft skills (IP, presentations, entrepreneurship, communication, career planning) will be provided by the network for the group of 11 doctoral students. The fellowship offers a competitive remuneration and travel support.
The city of Heraklion has 200000 inhabitants and hosts, besides the UoC, also the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) and the Hellenic Mediterranean University. These institutes together provide a vibrant research environment that supports fundamental and applied research. Crete has a history of more than 4000 years with archaeological sites such as the Knossos palace of the bronze age located just outside Heraklion. The island is a very popular destination (climbing, hiking, diving, etc).
Application. You are expected to hold a BSc and a MSc in Physics or Applied Mathematics. The applicant should not have lived/worked in Greece for more than 12 months in the last 36 months. Women and other underrepresented groups are particularly welcome to apply. Applications should be submitted to the research unit of UoC (following a call) and include
(i) Motivation letter,
(ii) CV,
(iii) Transcript of records,
(iv) Contact details of at least two referees.
Preferred starting date 1 Mar 2024. More details can be obtained by writing to Prof. Stavros Komineas or to Ms Eleni Tzormpatzaki.
2013-2014 PhD candidate positions
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for PhD candidate positions
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2013-2014 campaign.
Applicants should have a bachelor and master's in physics with a specialisation in high energy physics and/or cosmology.
Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2014.
Detailed information for the applications can be found at the announcement poster.
The deadline for applications: 15 January 2014.
2012-2013 PhD candidate positions
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for PhD candidate positions
in the general area of Theoretical High Energy physics and Cosmology for the 2012-2013 campaign.
Applicants should have a bachelor and master's in physics with a specialisation in high energy physics and/or cosmology.
Successful applicants will be expected to start their appointment on September 1, 2013.
Detailed information for the applications can be found at the announcement poster.
The deadline for applications: 15 January 2013.
PhD fellowships 2012
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is expected to have two PhD positions
funded by the project "Holography and Condensed Matter Physics" lead by CCTP member Elias Kiritsis.
Successful candidates are expect to work towards a PhD thesis, on subjects related to holographic applications
to finite density systems. The fellowships are expected to start on September 1 2012, and last at most 3 years.
There is no constraint on nationality, however a Bachelor in Physics and a Master's in high energy physics, Quantum field theory and/or string theory
is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
Interested applicants should send by email all the material requested (a-g) under "PhD Selection process"
to Mrs Pelagia Makrygiannaki with the following e-mail-subject: "Application for a PhD fellowship, ERC-AdS/CMT".
Note that email-attachments with more than 5Mb of data are not accepted by the local mailserver.
Scientific inquiries should be addressed to E. Kiritsis.
The deadline for complete applications including recommendation letters: 30 June 2012.
Faculty Positions
Faculty position opening (2024)
The Deaprtment of Physics at the University of Crete has an opening for a faculty position
in the general area of theoretical high energy physics, gravity and cosmology.
The position is at the Assistant Professor level.
The Department will begin accepting applications very soon. Once the application portal is open, further details will be posted here.
According to current state law, applications will be accepted only via the APELLA portal of the Greek ministry of education.
Interested candidates may wish to proceed now setting up their account in the APELLA portal at this link:
https://service-apella.grnet.gr/apella/ui/auth/register-intro
Faculty position Opening (2021)
The high energy and cosmology group of the University of Crete has
a faculty position opening at the level of assistant or associate professor,
according to qualifications, in the general area of theoretical particle physics.
The application procedure is OPEN and the oficial deadline for applications is 21/9/2021
According to currents laws, applications are acceptable ONLY via the ministry of education website APELLA.
If interested you must first open an account in APELLA at this link:
https://service-apella.grnet.gr/apella/ui/auth/login
After obtaining login credentials those interested must enter APELLA, and find the position. Although this is a single position, there are
two entries as it can be considered at the assistant professor level with link here:
https://service-apella.grnet.gr/apella/ui/positions/22781
and the associate professor level with link here:
https://service-apella.grnet.gr/apella/ui/positions/22779
If you want to only be considered at a single level then you submit one application at the appropriate link.
If you want to be considered at both levels then you must submit an application at both links.
Upcoming faculty positions (2019-2020)
The physics departement of the University of Crete will have 1-2 faculty position opennings in the next 2-3 years. Some of them will be in the general area of high energy physics and cosmology.
The level of the positions will be decided later.
Interested applicants must contact Elias Kiritsis to express interest and send their CV.
Upcoming faculty position
The high energy and cosmology group of the University of Crete has
a tenured faculty position opening at the level of the associate professor
in the general area of theoretical particle physics.
Interested applicants must connect to the APELLA portal:
https://apella.minedu.gov.
and open an account.
The position is No 5254 here:
https://service-apella.grnet.gr/apella/ui/positions?limit=10
The FEK of the announcement that contains also the necessary documents to submit is
here
The deadline for submitting all documents is 23/5/2018.
Upcoming junior faculty position
We expect to have a junior faculty opening during 2010 in
the general area of theoretical high energy physics and cosmology.
Interested scientists stay tuned for more information.
Research and Technical Positions
Computing Support positions
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is seeking candidates that will assure various aspects of its computing support.
The announcements can be found at the ELKE site at
http://www.elke.uoc.gr/announcements/news/view.aspx?id=773 and
http://www.elke.uoc.gr/announcements/news/view.aspx?id=774.
The deadline for applications: 16 November 2013.
Physicist
The Crete Center of Theoretical Physics is seeking applications for a position of researcher with strong experience
in the numerical solution of non-linear partial differential equations
funded by the GSRT-ERC program "AdS/CMT".
More information can be found at the ELKE site.
The deadline for applications to the Center is October 10, 2012.
Organizational Help Sought
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is looking for a research organization assistant.
More information can be found at the ELKE site.
The deadline for applications: 20 September 2012.
Secretarial Help Sought
The Crete Center for Theoretical Physics is looking for a secretary.
More information can be found at the ELKE site.
The deadline for applications: 30 November 2011.