The University of Cyprus, invites Postdoctoral Researchers to express their interest for fifty (50) full-time Postdoctoral Research positions under the research programme titled “ONISILOS - Co-funding International, Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral research excellence at the University of Cyprus”.
ONISILOS is a 60-month fellowship programme with a duration from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026. ONISILOS will fund fifty (50) 24-month fellowships for Experienced Researchers (ERs). Two rounds of calls for proposals will be announced according to the table below.
What?
Benefits
Fellows will be recruited under an employment contract of two (2) years. Employer and employee contributions will be deducted from the amounts below, which do not include a 13th salary bonus. The monthly salary includes the following allowances " €3.540 Living allowance per month " €300 Mobility allowance per month " €200 Family allowance per month (if applicable) Fellows, during the application phase, will have the opportunity to request an extra budget for research purposes like conference participation, seminar registrations, consumables etc.
Employment conditions will be aligned with the “Charter & Code for Researchers” regulations.
Following their appointment at the University of Cyprus, fellows must be based in Cyprus and situated physically at the University of Cyprus buildings in order to participate in the academic life of UCY and to organise academic activities such as workshops, public talks and other activities that will contribute to the intellectual life of the university.
Who?
Eligibility criteria
- The programme is designed for Experienced Researchers (ERs) of any nationality. Researchers must hold a PhD degree of a recognized higher education institution before. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No 101034403 the deadline of the relevant ONISILOS call for proposals. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered eligible to apply provided that they can document their successful defence of the thesis.
- ERs must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Cyprus for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the co-funded programme's call deadline(s) or the date of recruitment. Exceptions and relaxation of these terms could be applied on cases like career breaks, work outside research, research outside Europe for reintegrating researchers.
When?
Calls Expression of Interest deadline
- 1st call: 15 May 2022
- 2nd call: 15 October 2023
Application Deadline
- 1st call: 5 September 2022
- 2nd call 30 January 2024
Starting dates of the fellowships
- 1st call: Between 01 January 2023 - 30 June 2023
- 2nd call Between 01 June 2024 - 30 November 2024
Fellows will be selected following an open, transparent, merit-based, impartial and equitable selection procedure, based on international peer review. The selection committee will bring together diverse expertise, have an adequate gender balance and include members from other countries with relevant experience to assess the candidates and evaluate the content of the research proposals.