Looking For MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Candidates -Technological University Dublin (Ireland)

TU Dublin with world-class researchers and high-calibre research infrastructure is seeking potential researchers who wish to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, wishing to acquire new skills through advanced training, and international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary mobility.

Description of the Institution

TU Dublin is a globally engaged, comprehensive, research-informed university. It hosts a thriving research community engaged in applying innovation and technology to solve the most pressing challenges facing business, industry, and society in a dynamic environment.

We have an excellent record of accomplishment in the pursuit of research excellence that has and continues to shape the world we live in, and informs best practices in a broad range of activities including education, training, creativity, and the pursuit of ground-breaking developments for the benefit of all kinds of Industry, Enterprise, and the Community.

Our research groups and thematic research areas include:

• Molecular Design and Synthesis Group
• Radiation and Environmental Science Centre
• Bio and Circular Economies Research Group
• Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Load Research Lab
• Centre for Psychology, Education & Emotional Intelligence
• Biological, Health & Sports Science
• Informatics and Cybersecurity

Visit our postgraduate research page to find out more about research at TU Dublin:

https://www.tudublin.ie/research/postgraduate-research/

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Call Details

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to support the creative and innovative potential of postdoctoral researchers wishing to acquire new skills through advanced training, and international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.

The scheme also encourages researchers to work on research and innovation projects in the non-academic sector and is open to researchers wishing to reintegrate in Europe, to those who are displaced by conflict, as well as to researchers with high potential who are seeking to restart their careers in research.

Fellowships will be provided to excellent researchers, undertaking international mobility either to or between EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, as well as to non-associated Third Countries. Applications will be made jointly by the researcher and a beneficiary in the academic or non-academic sector.

The benefits of being an MSCA postdoctoral fellow

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships represent Europe’s most competitive and prestigious research and innovation fellowships open to excellent researchers of any nationality.

The expected impact of the fellowship on the researchers:

• Increased set of research and transferable skills and competencies, leading to improved employability and career prospects of MSCA postdoctoral fellows within academia and beyond;
• New mindsets and approaches to R&I work forged through international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary experience;
• Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase and broaden the research and innovation impact.

The EU provides support for the recruited researcher in the form of:

• a living allowance
• a mobility allowance
• if applicable, family, long-term leave and special needs allowances

In addition, funding is provided for

• research, training and networking activities
• management and indirect costs

Who can apply?

Researchers of any nationality, who:

• have a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications (September 11th, 2024)
• have a maximum of eight years experience in research, from the date of the award of their PhD degree*
• have not lived or worked in Ireland (for European Fellowships) or in the country of the outgoing host organisation (Global Fellowship) for more than 12 months in the 36 months prior to the call deadline.

*some exceptions apply, see https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/… 

Applications:

Eligible candidates interested in applying for the MSCA-PF at TU Dublin are kindly asked to send

• A short CV (Max. 3 pages) (including academic background and any relevant work or research experience)
• One-page research proposal (keywords, research abstract including aim and objectives)
• Motivation letter (explaining the interest in the call, the topic to be addressed and the possible options of the research project to be developed)

By sending these documents, candidates explicitly consent to TU Dublin using all data contained in them only for this selection process.

Deadline for the expression of interest: May 31st, 2024.