Postdoctoral fellow - Research Centre Řež (apply through MERIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme)

30 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Research Centre Řež

Research Field

Technology » Nuclear technology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

15 Apr 2024 - 12:01 (Europe/Prague)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA COFUND

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Deadline April 15, 2024. Apply now!

The Research Center Řež, located in Řež, Central Bohemia is now looking for a postdoctoral fellow for up to 2.5 years. The successful candidate will join one of the research teams in the following research areas of interest: 1) Energy technologies, 2) Nuclear engineering and 3) Structural nuclear materials.

1) Energy technologies includes large-scale energy storage technology and study of the thermodynamic circuits with high efficiency based on supercritical CO2 in close collaboration with the industrial partners and international organizations. Apart from the available large research infrastructure in Řež, we are preparing the construction of a pilot storage unit at the Mělník power plant site.

2) Nuclear engineering covers independent creative research in a wide range of fundamental scientific areas of reactor physics, applied and experimental nuclear physics, neutron physics, nuclear safety, computational methods and methods of mathematical modeling.

3) Structural nuclear materials research area is open for the collaboration on studying materials for all nuclear reactor technologies and the development and testing of materials which are capable of surviving the extreme environments within a nuclear core including neutron irradiation and advanced reactors coolants, i.e. molten salts, supercritical water, liquid lead or the high temperature helium.

We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, and willing to work both independently and as part of a team.  

Candidate shall also have a solid publication track record in peer reviewed journals and good written and oral communication skills in English

Requirements

Research Field

Technology » Nuclear technology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of MERIT’s call deadline. There is no age limit. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered as postdoctoral researchers and will be considered eligible to apply.

Specific Requirements

The applicant must apply through the open call MERIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme .

A mobility rule will be applied to all categories of researchers. Fellows must relocate to the Czech Republic. Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Czech Republic for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.

Categories of researchers:

• Standard. Researchers moving within Europe or coming in from other parts of the world.
• Researchers at Risk. Researchers with the status of refugees or researchers at all stages of their careers who are experiencing threats to their life, liberty or research career, and those who are forced to flee or have been displaced because of such threats.
• Career Restart. Researchers who wish to restart their research after a career break (e.g., after parental leave, working outside research, etc.). The researchers must not have been active in research for a continuous period of at least 12 months within the 18 months immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals.
• Integration. Czech nationals or long-term residents who wish to return and reintegrate in a longer-term research position in the Czech Republic.

Languages

ENGLISH

Additional Information
Benefits

The fellow will be recruited for a minimum of 24 months to a maximum of 30 months, due to the demanding level of transferable skills training and outputs expected, the applicants are encouraged to apply for the maximum period possible. The candidates will be able to freely formulate their own research topics and choose the appropriate Host Organisation (HO), and secondment organisation (SO), including supervisors. Nevertheless, there must be a confirmation of the technical feasibility of the applicant’s proposal from the prospective supervisor (the template for endorsement can be found in the Guide for Applicants ).

MERIT fellows will be provided with an up to 30 months fully paid internationally recognised MSCA COFUND fellowship, employed by a research organisation located in the Central Bohemia region in the Czech Republic. The fellowships will include a mobility allowance, a family allowance (if applicable), travel allowance, research costs, and can provide a special needs allowance (a financial support for researchers with disabilities). The minimum gross salary (not including employer’s social contributions) is €3,188/person/month. In addition to this gross salary, the researchers are entitled to travel and research cost of €700 per month based on reimbursement of expenses.

The fellows will benefit from excellent training programmes in research and transferable skills and from other career development opportunities, as well as, interdisciplinary research options, intersectoral exposure through the secondments, and international opportunities to create partnership and networks.

The fellows will be supported in their research projects and in the achievement of their career development goals planned together with their supervisor. The programme is designed to welcome fellows in a family-friendly environment, offering support and guidance in this crucial career phase.

Eligibility criteria

• Eligibility form, to declare the applicant’s compliance with the mobility rule and research experience.
• Research proposal written in English, complete and uploaded to the MERIT online application system.
• Evidence of endorsment (print screen, PDF) of the e-mail confirming the technical feasibility of the applicant’s proposal from the prospective supervisor.
• The CV of the candidate written in English (5-page limit, extra pages will not be counted).
• Filled in Ethics Issues Table and, if applicable, Ethics self-assessment.
• The Secondment form.

Selection process

Admitted applications will be evaluated following a two-phase evaluation and selection process (written and oral interview). 

Additional comments

Secondments will be an imperative experience (temporary placement in academic or non-academic sector). At least one secondment is compulsory for each fellowship. It should be relevant, feasible, and beneficial for the researcher and in line with the project objectives. The duration of the secondment is from 2 to a maximum of 9 months (Full Time Equivalent, FTE). It can be carried out in one or more institutions in a single period or divided into shorter periods. Short visits and stays of less than 2 months are not counted as secondments. For more information about the secondments visit https://meritcb.eu/secondments/

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2024. For further information on the participating research groups, secondment organisations, evaluation and selection process, and detailed benefits, please visit our website www.meritcb.eu  and read carefully the Guide for Applicants .

• Online info session: March 12th at 14:00 hrs CET
• How to submit a competitive proposal: March 19th at 14:00 CET

You will find more information about both sessions and registration in the MERIT website www.meritcb.eu

Check this video to know why you should apply https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96FY-bKmGF0&list=PLwgDTg2vDPYLew1uHPy6qyE46oBdZhSdW

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Research Centre Řež

Country

Czech Republic

State/Province

Central Bohemia

City

Řež

Postal Code

25068

Street

Hlavní 130

Where to apply

Website

https://meritcb.eu/

Contact

State/Province

Central Bohemia

City

Řež

Website

https://meritcb.eu/organisation/rez-research-centre/

Street

Hlavní 130

Postal Code

25068

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED