Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence – Fourth Call by National Science Centre in Poland

Designation/Position- Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence Programme

National Science Centre in Poland invites application for Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence Programme (Scientists) for eligible and interested candidates

About- Dioscuri programme initiated by the Max Planck Society (MPG), jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland (NCN), and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Dioscuri is a programme devised by MPG to support the development of lighthouses of scientific excellence in Central and Eastern Europe by promoting outstanding researchers who want to conduct their research in this region. Following a bottom-up and sustainable approach, it strives to establish future-oriented research fields and international standards of scientific quality. Dioscuri serves to strengthen the European Research Area as a whole and to expand the foundations for long-term economic and social prosperity in Europe.

Research Area- Scientists from all scientific disciplines

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Location- National Science Centre in Poland

Eligibility/Qualification–

Scientists from all scientific disciplines, who have proven their ability to conduct innovative research independently and:

  1. who completed their PhD no longer than 15 years prior to the application deadline. Female applicants can add 18 months for each child, male applicants can add the number of months of parental leave if applicable.
  2. who have proven their international mobility over the course of their scientific career, e.g., who pursued their PhD and post-doc at different research institutions (at least one of them outside Poland).
  3. who have not been employed at the Host Institution on a contract of employment during the last two years prior to the application deadline.

Scientific Disciplines are specified here: https://www.ncn.gov.pl/finansowanie-nauki/panele-ncn?language=en

Job/Position Description- 

Funding will be provided by the NCN from the resources contributed by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Polish Host Institution will receive up to € 300,000 annually to be spent exclusively on the Dioscuri Centre’s operations.

The funding period for each Dioscuri Centre comprises five years and may be extended for another five years (subject to mid-term evaluation and availability of funds).

The funding may be used to finance:

  • salary of the Principal Investigator: € 100 000 per year,
  • salaries of the DC research team and scholarships (according to NCN regulations),
  • costs related to the research conducted at the DC (consumables, travel, publications, outreach activities etc.),
  • costs of joint activities with the Partner from Germany.

The funding cannot be used for expenses relating to:

  • infrastructure,
  • scientific equipment,
  • administration and overheads.

For more details please read Call announcement.

How to Apply- 

Researchers shall submit proposals using the submission platform jointly with a Polish research institution, provided that they were not employed at the institution over 2 years preceding the date of submitting the proposal. Each call awardee shall establish and head a Dioscuri Centre, in which he or she as a DC leader will conduct innovative research at the world’s top level

Last Date for Apply– 15 June 2021

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