One of VHIO’s main missions is to train and inspire the next generation of leading cancer researchers and medical doctors in Oncology to drive impactful health research and innovation practices that will tackle tomorrow’s societal challenges.
Established in 2007 and located in Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron Hospital Campus, the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) is a reference cancer center for personalized medicine in Oncology with a comprehensive view and international reputation, which embraces a translational, multidisciplinary and collaborative research model.
Through the VHIO Academy established in 2021, the institute aims to attract talented international scientists and support them through state-of-the-art training and career development opportunities. To boost VHIO leadership in cancer research we are launching VIDA (“VHIO International postDoctoral programme for translAtional Research”), a new postdoctoral programme led by VHIO and designed to foster excellence research through the implementation of inclusive recruitment practices and an impactful training portfolio.
VIDA will recruit 12 postdoctoral researchers to conduct interdisciplinary and intersectoral research activities in the broad topic of Cancer Research, which will comply with all the principles of Open Science and maintain the highest research quality standards. The VIDA COFUND programme includes the participation of 16 different academic & non-academic partner organisations. The programme will consolidate the research career opportunities of the beneficiaries while strengthening the training portfolio of VHIO Academy and expanding VHIO’s network of partner organisations to foster interdisciplinary and intersectoral cancer & Oncology research.
The 2nd call_Extended of the VHIO VIDA programme offers 4 postdoctoral fellowships.
Eligibility criteria:
Candidates shall fulfil the following requirements at the time of the call deadline (20 August, 2026):
• Candidates can be of any nationality and must undertake transnational mobility, which means that candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. Furthermore, applicants working at VHIO for more than 3 months before the call deadline will not be considered eligible.
• Candidates must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the deadline of the co-funded programme’s call. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered as postdoctoral researchers and will be considered eligible to apply. In this case, a letter from the University providing the degree must be included with an estimated date for the award. If the estimated award date does not fit with the evaluation timeline, the candidate will be considered not eligible.
• Applications for the VIDA Programme are accepted exclusively online through our online application platform. Applicants must submit only one application, in English, containing all the personal information and details requested to be considered eligible.
• Candidates shortlisted in previous calls would not be considered eligible.
VHIO is committed to equitable, open and transparent recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for all candidates, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. VIDA will ensure balanced participation of all genders and abilities during all stages of the postdoctoral programme.
Further information available at
https://vhiovidaprogramme.eu/Please contact the VHIO Academy at
[email protected] for any queries or assistance.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101179122
