CIEN-UAB is willing to support one candidate to apply for the Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral resGrant. If selected by CIEN to be supported, the candidate will submit his/her application to the grant organizing institution (AGAUR)  for the institutional deadline of December, 1, 2016.

If AGAUR grants the candidate, he/she will be involved within CIEN’s activities, and will carry out her/his own research programme.

The fellowship is for two years. Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. They must have obtained their doctorate between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2014 (the period for obtaining the doctorate can be from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2014 if any of the following circumstances can be demonstrated as arising during said period: have benefitted from a period of maternity or paternity leave; have been responsible for children under six, persons with a physical or mental disability or sensory impairment, or persons aged over sixty-five who depend upon the beneficiary and who require special care; have suffered a serious illness or an accident resulting in medical leave of more than six months).
2. Have, at the time of joining the recipient organisation, a minimum of 2 years’ postdoctoral experience outside of Spain. This postdoctoral experience may, irrespective of the type of link, have occurred in different institutions, provided that the total postdoctoral stay/visit is of at least two years.
3. They must not have resided or worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the three years prior to date of submission of the application.

If you are interested in joining the CIEN group for this call, you should send:

• A complete CV
• A summary of a maximum two pages of the project proposal to be developed

Please, send your applications to Gema Rubio Carbonero (gema.rubio(arrova)uab.cat) by the 13^th of November, 2016. Our decision will be communicated by the 16^th of November, 2016. The deadline for submitting the application to AGAUR is December, 1, 2016.