Call for Expressions of Interest to apply for MSCA PF 2021 at IQAC-CSIC (Barcelona)

The Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) is a research centre, located in Barcelona (Spain), which belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the largest public research institution in Spain and the third among Europe’s largest research organisations.

IQAC invites excellent postdoc researchers to submit their Expression of Interest (EoI) to apply for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF 2021) with our institute as the host organization. The research groups looking for applicants are found below.

ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA

The MSCA PF supports experienced researchers from any country in the world who:

• have a doctoral degree
• have a maximum of 8 years of full-time equivalent research experience*
• comply with the mobility rule: the applicant must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the last three years immediately before the call deadline
• Only one proposal per individual researcher may be submitted to the MSCA PF 2021 call

*Information still subject to change. The final MSCA Work Programme is not published yet (MSCA PF 2021 call is expected to open in April 2021 and close in September 2021)

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships provide living allowance (one to two years’ salary), mobility (and family) allowance, as well as research, training and networking costs and overheads for the host institution. The applicants submit proposals for funding jointly with the host organisation. Proposals are evaluated based on their research quality, the researcher's future career prospects, and the support offered by the host organisation. All domains of research and technological development are eligible for funding.

THE HOST INSTITUTE

The IQAC was created with the mission to perform multidisciplinary research of excellence in both basic and applied chemical sciences with the main purpose of improving the quality of life.

The research carried out at IQAC is based on the application of chemical approaches to address and solve societal challenges, mainly those related to human health, the sustainability of chemical processes and products, and the needs for novel materials for different applications. In this regard, the research programs carried out in our institute are aimed at:

• the development of methods and strategies for the synthesis of molecules of high added value (Methods & Strategies)
• the discovery of chemical and molecular entities of therapeutic, biological and biomedical interest (Tools & Hits)
• the study of molecules with surfactant properties, including synthesis, biophysical studies and applications (Surfactants)
• the generation and use of nanobiotechnology knowledge for the prevention, diagnostic and treatment of diseases (Nanomedicine).

Administratively, the research groups at IQAC are organized in two departments: Biological Chemistry, and Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology. Moreover, research is complemented with a range of diverse scientific and technical platforms (including cell culture and animal facility), which offer their capabilities to both internal and external users.

RESEARCH GROUPS hosting MSCA PF 2021

• Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules
• Unit of Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Peptides (USiBAPs)
• Computational and theoretical chemistry
• Research Unit on Bioactive Molecules (RUBAM)
• Colloid and Interface Chemistry
• Chemical Biology
• Medicinal Chemistry & Synthesis (MCS)
• Nucleic Acids Chemistry (NAC)
• Cosmetic and Textile Innovations
• Multivalent Systems for Nanomedicine (MS4N)
• Surface Chemistry
• Synthetic Methodology
• Biocompatible Surfactants and Ionic Liquids Group (BSILs)

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR EoI

If you are interested in submitting an Expression of Interest, please send your CV, a motivation letter explaining your research background and interest and a summary of your project idea by 15^th May 2021 to the group supervisor and to asun.burguete@iqac.csic.es indicating Expression of Interest MSCA PF 2021 in the subject.

The selected candidates will be invited to prepare a MSCA PF application and will receive help and support from our International and European Programme Unit during proposal preparation.