CarrerasLeaders: 11 postdoctoral fellowships in blood cancers at Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC)

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC) is offering 11 three-year Postdoctoral fellowships for the CarrerasLeaders program, co-funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Actions of the European Commission. This is the Call 2 of the program following the successful recruitment of 5 fellows from Call 1. CarrerasLeaders is a world-wide unique postdoctoral program that covers the entire spectrum of research and innovation in blood cancers and goes from understanding disease biology to the implementation of products and processes in the market and into the clinical practice through the development of global translational approach. The fellows will develop their proposals in supervision by one of the 41 IJC Research group leaders or 8 Scientific Platforms managers.

What we offer

• Healthy, inspiring, and creative working environment.

• An innovative and interdisciplinary research and training programme.

• Network-wide training including annual retreats, courses, and seminars.

• A three-year contract with a competitive salary.

• 3-11 months international and/or intersectoral secondments

• The stimulating environment of the Barcelona metropolitan area.

• Preferential start date: September 2024 (Flexible)

What we need

• A high level of motivation and interest.

• Competitive CV with a track record of publications. At least one peer-reviewed publication (published or in press) as first author in a journal.

• PhD degree completed.

• Up to 7 years of postdoctoral experience (applicants must have obtained their doctoral degree less than 7 years prior to the call deadline) [1].

• Meeting the MSCA mobility criteria of not having resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months during the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.

• English language proficiency in speaking and writing.

[1] Exceptions to the 7-year eligibility rule will be made for documented periods of career breaks. Find all details in the Guide for Applicants.

Deadline

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application at the program website www.carrerasleaders.eu by 11/02/2024, at 23:59 Central European Time (CET).