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Universitat de Barcelona
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  • Spain

Postdoctoral position INSA-UB: Food, diet and health. Ref. POST-IP_ RM Lamuela_012024 (INPOST/01)

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The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
18 Jan 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat de Barcelona
Department
INSA-UB
Research Field
Other
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37,5
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The Research Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the University of Barcelona (Spain), accredited with the “María de Maeztu" excellence award (CEX2021-001234-M), launches its Postdoctoral Program aiming at hiring an excellent researcher who wishes to carry out a 2-year stay/postdoctoral research project working in some of the Institute’s research lines within the research area “Food, Diet and Health”.

This call aims to offer an excellent postdoctoral training program to young researchers of any nationality, attract talent and strengthen the Institute's main research areas, contributing to the training of the new generation of scientific leaders. Candidates must be researchers with excellent and outstanding experience and contributions in their scientific discipline.

Requirements

Research Field
Other
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Specific Requirements

• 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”.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Excellent
Research Field
Other

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

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.

Selection process

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.

Additional comments

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).

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Research Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB)
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Postal Code
08921
Street
Av. Prat de la Riba, 171
Geofield

Contact

City
Barcelona
Street
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
Postal Code
08007

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