The UPFellows program promoted by Universitat
Pompeu Fabra (UPF, Barcelona, Spain) aims to offer career development opportunities
to outstanding junior postdoctoral researchers of any nationality.
UPF Fellows will join one of the most unique and
dynamic research environments in Europe, where they will be able to advance in
their research and further develop their professional skills with a career
development plan guided by a senior scientific mentor. The program aims to
attract talented researchers from anywhere in the world to a career in Europe.
UPFellows program will offer 24 international
fellowships. Candidates will be recruited by two separate calls for
applications and a competitive selection process. The first call will offer 12
positions in different research fields. The final number of selected candidates
will depend on the quality of the applications received.
The UPFellows is funded jointly by the Marie Curie
COFUND program (7th Framework Program) and the UPF.
Elegibility
criteria
Eligibility is determined using the information
provided in the application via the web application. For an application to be
eligible:
1. It must be received before the deadline.
2. It must be complete, including specifically:
·
A full CV
·
A statement of research interests and plans for
the UPFellow period
·
The names of three scholars who are willing to
serve as references for the applicant
·
An indication of which panel the applicant
wishes to consider his/her application
3. It must document that the applicant:
holds a PhD or will hold a PhD degree by 30th
September 2013 (call for applications 2013)
·
Holds a PhD or will hold a PhD degree by 30th
September 2013
·
Will undertake transnational mobility, defined
as the applicant not having carried out his or her main activity (work, studies,
etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the
submission of the application. Short
stays, such as holidays, are not considered.
If you have any queries about your eligibility to
apply, please contact upfellows@upf.edu before submitting an application.
Duration
The fellowship is awarded for a period of 3 years.
The candidates should start within 3 months of the acceptance of the
fellowship.
Economic Conditions
and Training
UPFellows will receive a three-year contract with a
gross salary/year of 47.300€ plus Social Security costs. In addition, selected
candidates will receive:
·
Travel allowance: 800€/year
·
Contribution to Research costs: 3,000 €/year
·
Other economic benefits: UPF has agreements with
a number of providers of consumer products and health, leisure, sports, and travel services which offer
employees a wide range of benefits that will be also available to the fellows.
Furthermore, candidates will have access to a wide offer of
training activities such as seminars, specific training session, etc. They will
be provided with the required conditions to develop their research projects
with autonomy and within a stimulating environment.
UPF Research
Environment
UPFellows will benefit from the UPF Research Environment.
The UPF is among the top 20 institutions in Europe funded by grants of the
European Research Council and ranks as the number one Spanish university in
research productivity, based on journal articles indexed in the JCR, research
and development projects in 2010, and doctoral dissertations between 2004 and
2009 (Ranking in research production and productivity in the Spanish university
public system, 2010).
Along with internationalization, a key contributor to UPF’s
success has been its focus on specific areas of research and interdisciplinary
contributions thanks to a small number of departments and affiliated research
and technology centers which is
organized into three thematic campuses:
Social Sciences and Humanities, which is
particularly strong in Economics and its interfaces with Political Science, Sociology, Law, History, and Psychology
·
Information and Communication Sciences, boasting
high profiles in Information and Communication Technologies as well as in Computational Sciences and
Engineering applied to Health and Life Sciences
·
Health and Life Sciences, with strength in
multiple areas, including Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, and Neuropharmacology.
How to apply
Applications for the UPFellows program are accepted
exclusively online through our online application system. The application
deadline is the 1st of July 2013.
Candidates must register in order to be able to use the
online application system. The online application form includes all of the
necessary information for the initial stages of the selection process
(scientific CV, list of publications, meetings, research experience and
interests, fellowships obtained under competitive calls, project the applicant
wishes to perform, etc.)
At least two reference letters must be provided, which will
be automatically requested from the referees proposed by the candidate through
the online system. Candidates must ensure that all information is included
before the deadline, including the reference letters. Incomplete proposals will
not be considered eligible.
Once the application is submitted, an acknowledgement of
receipt will be automatically sent by e-mail to the applicant.
A reference number will be assigned, which should be
included in any further correspondence.
For any additional information, please contact Marta Perelló
at upfellows@upf.edu.
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