The opening date of the 2021 call for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) is projected to be 27 May 2021 (subject to approval) - and many European institutions have already started to cast their nets to catch the best international research talent! Over 200 European institutions have already published calls on the EURAXESS portal for Expressions of Interest inviting candidates to apply for an MSCA-PF with the...

You are part of the MSCA-RISE consortium ‚ULTRACEPT‘. In a nutshell, what is this project all about? The project ‘Ultra-layered perception with brain-inspired information processing for vehicle collision avoidance’ (ULTRACEPT), is being funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) grant number 778062. The project has...

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Carlos Moedas,  European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation outlines his vison for the next phase of the European Research Area (ERA). Mr Moedas also outlined the Commission's strategic priortities for the full implementation of a European Research Area built on the principles of "Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World." He states: ""Cross-border research cooperation has become a wonderful, every-day reality. Mobility is...

The European Researchers' Night initiative, part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), the EU flagship programme for researchers' training and career development through mobility, is an annual Europe-wide public event aiming at bringing researchers and research projects to the attention of a wider audience on a single evening, the last Friday of each September. More here.  

With Europe facing significant challenges over the next decade, it is vital that the EU’s research activities are designed not just by bureaucrats but by a wide range of voices to ensure that they are fit for purpose, according to Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Commission's Director General for Research and Innovation. In this interview with Horizon he explains how the European Commission’s new annual event, Research and Innovation Days, aims to...

UPDATE: 6 positions still available for Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) within the Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring (GW4SHM) project. The offered positions are available with a starting date in the period from June 1st, 2020 – January 1st, 2021 for a maximum duration of 3 years. The ESRs will acquire multidisciplinary scientific expertise, complementary skills, and experience working in both academia and industry. Apply before 1 May...

Make Our Planet Great Again (Third Call), Post-Doctoral Program + Within ASEAN this call is open to nationals from Singapore +   Description of the Post-Doctoral project (in English): - Title of the Project - Abstract of the Post-Doctoral Project (2000 char. max.) - Context and motivation (2000 char. max.) - Scientific Objectives (2000 char. max.) - Methodology and Planning (4500 char. max.) - Keywords (6) - Position of the project in relation...

The European Training Network PALAMUSTO. Research and Training for the Palace Museum for Tomorrow offers ten funded doctoral positions to graduates in architecture, architectural history, art history, history or heritage studies, starting on 1 January 2020. We are looking for early career researchers willing to combine research and professional training, and willing to travel. CONSORTIUM KU Leuven is the coordinating institution of the PALAMUSTO...

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) invites applicants for PhD positions. Opportunities are available in the following topics: • Cardiovascular Biology • Neuroscience • Immunology, Inflammation and Cancer • Systems and Computational Biology • Metabolism Application deadline: 6 July 2020. MDC offers a structured PhD programme in a research-intensive environment, including: • Excellent scientific, international and supportive...