Designation/Position- ARISTOS Postdoc Program
CIBER (Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red) Spain invites applications for ARISTOS Postdoc Program from eligible and interested candidates
About- ARISTOS is a strategic program in Biomedicine and Health Sciences, led by CIBER (Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red) in Spain, that offers 27 postdoctoral positions for three years each. The program’s goal is to provide highly-qualified postdoctoral researchers with opportunities for international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary research through a competitive recruitment process. The program will have one main call and a reserve call if needed. The Fellows will have good working conditions that follow the European Charter for Researchers, Code of Conduct, and Spanish employment laws.
Research/Job Area- Biomedicine and Health Sciences
Location- Spain
Eligibility/Qualification–
Candidates of any age and nationality are eligible to apply; however, each candidate is allowed to submit only one application. It is essential for candidates to meet the following eligibility criteria by the call deadline:
Research Experience: Applicants must be holding a Ph.D. degree on the date of the call deadline.
Mobility Rule: Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline. The rule of mobility will have exceptions if they are duly justified in the proposal (e.g. long term sick leave).
Publication track record: Have at least three publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals at the time of the call deadline.
Secondment: All applicants must incorporate elements of cross-sectoral mobility and interdisciplinarity in their applications. This can be achieved through the inclusion of an intersectoral secondment, ranging from three to six months, with a company that aligns with your research focus (Please, check a list of companies in How to apply/Scondments).
Job/Position Description-
Fellows in the ARISTOS program will carry out a research project in a CIBER group on a topic of their choice and receive career-enhancing measures such as research training, courses in research techniques, workshops for transferable skills, and access to international scientific and clinical networks. The program also promotes knowledge transfer and mobility between the public and private sectors.
FULL TIME CONTRACT | 36 months |
LIVING ALLOWANCE | 39.840 €/year |
Basic month salary and social security contributions, taxes and other costs foreseen by the law | |
MOBILITY ALLOWANCE | 3.600 €/year |
Compensate the costs that arise due to relocation | |
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE | An average of 900 €/year |
Covers no research-related travel expenses during the fellowship | |
SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE | (if needed) |
RESEARCH COSTS | 8.400 €/year |
Covers research services, consumables | |
TRAINING | 3.000 €/year |
Covers expenses related to the Fellows’ participation in training activities registration fees, travel expenses for meetings, conferences and ARISTOS Program workshops. |

- STAGE 1: REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: ELIGIBILITY CHECK
- STAGE 2: EXTERNAL EVALUATION AND ETHICAL ISSUES CHECK
- STAGE 3: INTERVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES
- STAGE 4: PUBLICATION OF THE SHORT LIST
- STAGE 5: FELLOWS’ APPOINTMENT
This call offers 27 postdoctoral positions for researchers who will be designated as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellows and hired under a 3-year full-time employment contract, in compliance with Spanish legislation for research projects.
Fellows will receive a range of benefits, including access to maternity/paternity full pay (16 weeks for each parent), pension rights, sick leave, as well as public healthcare coverage and medical assistance.
The research costs awarded to the fellows will include a living allowance covering salaries, social security contributions, taxes, and other costs, a mobility allowance for relocation, and a family allowance for dependent children.
How to Apply-
- Research Proposal template
- Research proposal summary template
- Motivation Letter template
- Letter of commitment for secondments template
- CV template
Last Date for Apply– 30 September 2023
The first call opens from the 1st of July 2023 until the 30th of September 2023 (11.59 pm Central European Summer Time- CEST).
1st Call (2023) 27ER positions offered
OPENING DATE: 1st July 2023
DEADLINE: 30th September 2023
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