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Postdoctoral fellowships in all fields of research at European universities' alliance - CIVIS3i (MSCA COFUND)

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The CIVIS3i program is rooted in the concept of a cross-border environment for research that offers a wide range of possibilities in terms of international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration. CIVIS3i offers a comprehensive training and networking program, integrating interdisciplinarity and intersectorality in research, as well as skills to work on an international environment. CIVIS3i is devoted to increase the career perspectives of fellows, by offering talented researchers an attractive environment for research and by training a future generation of employable, mobile, first-class researchers.

Deadline is 22 October 2021.

Sixteen 24-month Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded to researchers in possession of a doctoral degree, from the entire world, in all fields of research.

Candidates may choose to be hosted and develop their research at one of the alliance four recruiting universities (AMU, ULB, SUR, UAM), where their main advisor must be affiliated, and mobility within the whole alliance (the nine universities + non-academic partners) will be facilitated. Candidates are required to included elements of intersectoral mobility and interdisciplinarity in their application, such as a 3-month secondment and short visits in one of the academic or non-academic partners, and a co-supervision at one of the 9 CIVIS Universities.

Secondment provisions and co-supervision should be included at the proposal stage if possible; however, if such elements are not fully defined in the proposal, the laureates will be accompanied on these dimensions once selected. Fellows are expected to participate in outreach activities related to their research. The competitive fellowships are designed to further the education and training of the fellows with primary emphasis placed on the individual's research promise, and to boost their future career inside or outside academia. The call isopen to all fields of research, organised into the five CIVIS thematic hubs listed below, aligned with major societal challenges. The hubs integrate multiple topics, giving the fellows the freedom to conduct research on a wide range of subjects, for instance:

  • Health: Nutrition and food - Ageing; Well-being; Epidemiology; Immunology; Public Health; Medical Studies; Neurosciences; Pharmacology; Sport and movement science
  • Climate, Environment, Energy - Geology; Oceanography; Biodiversity; Migrations and settlements; Sustainable energy; Climatology; Pollution; Astronomy.
  • Society, Culture and Heritage - History; Literature; Sociology; Archaeology; Arts; Migrations; Religions; Philosophy; Political science; Languages.
  • Cities, Territories and Mobilities - Smart cities; Urbanism; Geography; Architecture; Transports; Logistics; Migrations; Governance.
  • Digital and Technological Transformations - Artificial Intelligence; New Media; Technologies & Engineering; Processes; Music; Learning; Sciences; Digitalization.

Who?

In order to be eligible for a CIVIS3i postdoctoral fellowship, candidates must fulfil these two cumulative obligations:

  • Candidates must be in possession of a doctoral degree or at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience. There is no age or nationality restriction. As a condition of the fellowship, successful candidates must be able to present their diploma, a certified copy of their diploma, or proof of minimum four years of full-time equivalent research by the call deadline (work contracts, employer certificate, scholarships, certificates, a career description), and optionally a certified letter from the appropriate university or research institute official stating that they have completed all of the requirements for their degree including the completion of their final thesis, before they begin their fellowship appointment. In addition, researchers without a doctorate at the Call deadline must clearly explain how the full-time equivalent research experience is calculated, adding to their CV the Full-time equivalent research experience table (template available on the Guide for applicants section).
  • Candidates must be recruited by a CIVIS3i recruiting University (AMU, ULB, UAM, SUR) in a country where they have not resided or carried out their main activity for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.

More Information

MSCA Postdocs COFUND