10 Positions for Doctoral Candidates - MSCA Doctoral Network - Molecule-based magneto/electro/mechano-Caloric

 Applicants must be proficient in English language.  

Students currently in the final year of a Master’s degree are encouraged to apply.

Specific admission requirements for the doctoral programme in which the DC is to be enrolled must be taken into account.  Check the information per position.

You will work under a 36-month employment contract with the competitive conditions and salary adapted to the life cost in each host country, set by the MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN).

The MSCA DN programme offers a highly competitive and attractive salary and working conditions. The successful candidates will receive a salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for DCs, according to the national rules of the country with full social security benefits.  

The successful candidate will receive a financial package plus an additional mobility and family allowance according to the rules for Doctoral Candidates (DCs) in an EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks:  

• Living Allowance of €3400/month to be paid in the currency of the country where the Host Organisation is based and with a correction factor to be applied per country (to allow for the difference in cost of living in different EU Member States). The gross salary after the deduction of employer’s social contributions is indicated in each individual vacancy notice and will be confirmed upon offer, based on local tax regulations. 

• Mobility allowance of €600/month to be paid to all DCs recruited.

• Family allowance of €660/month, depending on family situation at the time of recruitment.

Additional information can be found in Information Note for Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellows in Doctoral Networks. 

All applicants must, at the date of the recruitment, comply with the following ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

 -Doctoral Candidate status: At the time of recruitment, applicants must not hold a doctoral degree or equivalent.  

-Mobility Rule:  Applicants can be of any nationality. However, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the appointment. This excludes short stays such as holidays or compulsory national service. 

ELIGIBILITY CHECK:  

The Recruitment Team of MolCal will gather the information from all candidates and will check that they comply with the eligibility criteria (Doctoral Candidate status and mobility rule) and that the applications are complete, in English, and submitted before the deadline.

The initial check of the eligibility criteria will have to be formally confirmed by each host institution at the time of recruitment of the appointed candidates.

Information from eligible candidates directly applying to each position or giving their permission to be considered for others, will be distributed among the host institutions. Not eligible candidates will be notified via email.

ASSESSMENT:  

A Selection Committee for each position will be set up at each host institution, led by the supervisor. Each Selection Committee will assess all candidates applying for the DC position according to their academic profile, personal motivation, relevant background, professional experience, scientific knowledge, transversal skills, soft skills and English proficiency. Each DC Selection Committee will short-list at least the best 3 candidates among those applying for the DC position and produce a reserve list of potentially interesting candidates, including those who indicated they were willing to be considered for that position.  

INTERVIEW:

Each Selection Committee will interview the short-listed candidates for each DC position and will produce a ranked list of candidates that qualify for the position. 

DECISION:  

The Recruitment Team will  a) Elaborate the final ranked list of the selected candidates for all the positions, considering the candidates’ preferred choices as expressed in her/his application form. 

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:

Sections in the application form:

- Candidate personal information

- Eligibility information: Country of residence of the last 3 years

- Information about your graduate and postgraduate degree and qualifications

- Work experience

- English proficiency

You will have to rank your three preferred positions and, optionally, indicate which other  positions you are willing to be considered for, if you are not selected for those indicated as preferred.