The DTCL is open to incorporating researchers with external funding from competitive calls such as ICREA (contracts for senior researchers, https://www.icrea.cat/), the Marie Skłodowska-Curie EU program (https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions), as well as postdoctoral grants through the Juan de la Cierva (http://www.ciencia.gob.es/)  and Beatriu de Pinós (http://agaur.gencat.cat/ca/Beatriu-de-Pinos/) programs.

In general, in addition to the excellent academic credentials required by the call for applications, candidates must have a specialization in research that is consistent with the department's areas of research.

Researchers interested in applying for these grants with the endorsement of the department are invited to contact the department's management; in the case of the Marie Curie program and the postdoctoral programs, they must contact the department's researcher with whom the candidate is interested to work.