CIVIS3i Postdoctoral fellowship programme - open to all research areas (# of pos: 8)

First Call - CIVIS3i Postdoctoral fellowship programme

CIVIS3i , The

CIVIS Alliance Programme for International, Interdisciplinary,

Intersectoral Research and Training for Experienced Researchers,

is an Alliance program selected under the MSCA-H2020 COFUND for

postdoctoral researchers, open to experienced researchers from all

around the world in all fields of research, developed in the context of

the European University CIVIS. Aix-Marseille University (France)

coordinates the program, which gathers four recruiting universities

belonging to the European University CIVIS, the five other CIVIS

universities that offer co-advisors, training and secondments and 24

non-academic partners, who offer training and secondments.

The four recruiting universities are Aix-Marseille University (AMU,

France), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium), Sapienza

Universitá di Roma (SUR, Italy), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM,

Spain). The associated partners are the other 5 CIVIS universities:

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Bucharest,

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, University of Stockholm,

University of Glasgow; and the 24 non-academic partners (please check

the CIVIS3i website ).

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.

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) was founded in 1834. It has a long tradition of excellence in Research with four scientific Nobel Prizes, two Nobel Peace Prizes, one Fields Medal, three Wolf Prizes, two Marie Curie Excellence Awards, and 20 spin-off projects per year. It is one of the largest and best Research Universities in Belgium, with a student population of 30,000 and with almost 2,000 PhD in progress distributed among 22 Doctoral schools. ULB has considerable experience with European funding programmes, being involved in around 270 projects financed by both the 7th European Framework Programme and Horizon 2020, including 41 ERC grants and 74 MSCA grants.

Description of fellowship and conditions to apply

Sixteen 24-month Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded to

experienced researchers of any age or nationality (in possession of a

doctoral degree or have at least four years of research experience) from

the entire world in all fields of research, with a bottom-up approach,

within the five CIVIS thematic hubs aligned with global societal

challenges (see list below). Candidates may choose to be hosted and

develop their research at one of the CIVIS3i four recruiting

universities (AMU, ULB, SUR, UAM), and mobility within the whole

alliance (the nine universities + 24 non-academic partners) will be

facilitated. Fellows 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 (For

more information see the CIVIS website ).

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 five CIVIS hubs, aligned with societal challenges, integrate

multiple topics, giving the fellows the freedom to conduct research on a

wide range of subjects, for instance:

− In Health: Nutrition and food; Ageing; Well-being;

Epidemiology; Immunology; Public Health; Medical Studies;

Neurosciences; Pharmacology; Sport and movement science

− In Climate, Environment, Energy: Geology; Oceanography; Biodiversity; Migrations and settlements; Sustainable energy; Climatology; Pollution; Astronomy.

− In Digital and Technological Transformation: Artificial Intelligence; New Media; Technologies & Engineering; Processes; Music; Learning; Sciences; Digitalization.

− In Society, Culture and Heritage: History; Literature; Sociology; Archaeology; Arts; Migrations; Religions; Philosophy; Political science; Languages.

− In Cities, Territories and Mobilities: Smart cities; Urbanism; Geography; Architecture; Transports; Logistics; Migrations; Governance.

Application procedures

Candidates must present an ambitious research project (deadline 22

October 2021) that meets the three "I's" of CIVIS3i: International,

Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral. Applications are done via the

CIVIS3i Application portal (see the “Apply ”

button). Candidates are invited to check the application and the

evaluation guides prior to starting an application procedure.

Communication with potential CIVIS3i advisors prior to submitting an

application is highly encouraged.

The application file will include the application form to be filled

online on the CIVIS3i submission platform, A research and training

proposal (template

available on the CIVIS3i website), a curriculum vitae in Europass

format (template available on the CIVIS3i website), an Ethics Issues

Form (template available on the CIVIS3i website) and Self-Assessment, a

copy of the PhD degree or certificate confirming that the PhD is

fulfilled prior to the call deadline, or alternatively a career

description proving at least 4 years of full-time research experience by

the call deadline (template available on the CIVIS3i website),

including work contracts, employer certificates, etc, and a copy of

their passport or identity card. Application templates are available on

the CIVIS3i website along with a comprehensive guidelines for

applicants.

Starting dates: reserach fellows may start their research appointment between Januray and July 2022.

Contact

For further information and informal enquiries about the position,

please contact the CIVIS3i project manager Dr. Joana Boavida by email to

joana.boavida(at)univ-amu.fr

For more information, please visit the CIVIS3i website .