• The call for applications is intended for researchers who finished their doctoral degree up to seven years prior to the application deadline.

• The call is open to candidates of any nationality.

• In case of interruption of the research activity between the date PhD degree and the application deadline, the period in which the doctoral degree must have been obtained may be extended beyond seven years for the following reasons:

o Illness or accident resulting in a leave of absence of three months or more. An extension may be granted for the number of months duly justified.

o Maternity/Paternity. An extension of 1 year may be granted for each child born after the date of the PhD defense. If the candidate can justify longer maternity/paternity leave, the eligibility period will be extended accordingly.

o Mandatory national service: an extension can be requested for the number of months demonstrated.

• Applicants will have to choose one of the research lines offered by INSA-UB within the area “Food, Diet and Health”.

Evaluation criteria for candidates (max 100 points):

1.Scientific Excellence of CV  (0-50 points)

   1a. Publications and scientific contributions (0-30 points)

   1b. Conferences (0-4 points)

   1c. Supervision and training of students (0-8 points)

   1d. Fellowships, awards and other merits (0-8 points)

2. International experience and mobility (Research stays at centers or universities) (0-10 points)

3. Research experience (participation, leading and potential) in competitive research projects (ERC, EU H2020, Marie Curie Fellowships, etc), transfer projects and contracts, etc. (0-10 points)

4. Suitability of the candidate for research line (0-30 points)

Candidate must reach a minimum score of 65 points.

INSA-UB fully endorses and shares the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (SFDORA; https://sfdora.org/ ), by which it discourages evaluators to rely only on journal- based metrics (such as Journal Impact Factors) as a surrogate measure for the quality of individual research articles. For the purposes of research assessment, INSA-UB considers the value of all research outputs, including qualitative indicators of research impact.

Duration of the contract of employment: 12 months, renewable 12 months

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within10 working daysfrom the date of notification of the selection.

Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).