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ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship in Leading European Research Institutes

September 8, 2024

ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship in Leading European Research Institutes

Designation/Position- ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship

ERCIM, the European Research Consortium, invites applications for ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship Position from eligible and interested candidates

About- ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, offers fellowships for Ph.D. holders worldwide. Fellows are hosted in leading European Research Institutes. ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship in European Country

Research/Job Area- The topics focus on the ERCIM institutes’ scientific fields of competence.See http://fellowship.ercim.eu/topics

Location- ERCIM, the European Research Consortium

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Eligibility/Qualification–

The Fellowships are available for Ph.D. holders from all over the world.

Before applying, please read carefully the “Application guide“.

have obtained a PhD degree during the last 8 years (prior to the application year deadline) or be in the last year of the thesis work with an outstanding academic record. Nevertheless, before starting the grant, a proof of the PhD degree will be requested.
complete, submit the application form and send via the online system:
- a detailed curriculum vitae without any sensitive data (such as information that reveals the alleged racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs…). More details in the Application guide,
- a list of publications,
- two scientific papers in English,
- contact details of two referees.

Please note that the fellowship is restricted to two terms (one reselection possible).

We encourage not only researchers from academic institutions to apply, but also scientists working in industry.

Why to apply for an ERCIM Fellowship?

The Fellowship Programme enables bright young scientists from all over the world to work on a challenging problem as fellows of leading European research centers. In addition, an ERCIM fellowship helps widen and intensify the network of personal relations and understanding among scientists. The programme offers the opportunity to ERCIM fellows:

to work with internationally recognized experts,
to improve their knowledge about European research structures and networks,
to become familiarized with working conditions in leading European research centres,
to promote cross-fertilization and cooperation, through the fellowships, between research groups working in similar areas in different laboratories.

How are the fellows selected?

Each application is reviewed by one or more senior scientists in each participating ERCIM institute. ERCIM representatives decide on the candidates to whom Fellowships are offered, taking into account the following criteria:

scientific expertise of the applicant,
quality of scientific publications,
relevance of the fellowship research agenda,
interest/ added-value for the consortium,
previous mobility / professional experiences.

The number of available positions varies from call to call and depends mainly from the needs of the member institutes and their available funding.

Job/Position Description-

Fellowships are of a 12 months duration, spent in one of the ERCIM institutes.

Only ERCIM members can host fellows. For information about the possible hosting institutes, see “participating ERCIM members“. For more details, see the homepages of the individual members, or contact the ERCIM Fellowship Programme national contact for a specific institute.

When an ERCIM member is a consortium the hosting institute might be any of the consortium’s members.

When an ERCIM Member is a funding organisation, the hosting institute might be any of their affiliates.
Fellowships are proposed according to the needs of the member institutes and the available funding.

See also the list of current and former fellows.

Two types of contracts
The fellows are appointed for 12 months either by a stipend (an agreement for a research training programme) or a working contract. The type of contract and the monthly allowance (for stipends) or salary (for working contracts) depend on the hosting institute (see table above).

It should be noted that the stipend (Fellowship Agreement) does not constitute a contract of employment. As such, no contributions are made, on behalf of the fellow, in respect of unemployment insurance or either state or private retirement schemes. The fellow will not, therefore, be entitled to any unemployment or retirement benefits under the Fellowship Agreement.

For the entire period of 12 months, the fellow will receive a monthly allowance or salary (depending on the type of contract) which may vary depending on the country. Costs for travelling to and from the institutes will be paid under conditions determined by the contract.

This allowance/salary will be transferred to the fellow’s personal bank account.

Allowances for the round 2024(2):

Country	Consortium	Monthly allowance (net) in euro (approximatively)	Contract type
Italy	CNR	2240 €	Stipend Contract
Netherlands	CWI	2500 €	Stipend Contract
Germany	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft	3000 €	Stipend Contract
Portugal	INESC	1807 €	Working Contract
Norway	NTNU	4260 €	Stipend Contract
Sweden	RISE	2925 €	Stipend Contract

Depending on the hosting country and the type of contract the net allowance might not take into account deductions such as income tax. We strongly recommend to the fellows to consult the host organisation for these details before signing the contract.

For general questions about the Fellowship Programme, please contact fp-info@ercim.eu

Contacts for questions about a particular hosting institute:

Consortiums	National contact	Tel	Email
CNR	Raffaella Casarosa	+39 050 315 2647	raffaella.casarosa@iit.cnr.it
CWI	Dick Broekhuis	+ 31 20 592 4188	Dick.Broekhuis@cwi.nl
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft	Bettina Touré	+49-2241-14-1471	bettina.toure@zv.fraunhofer.de
INESC	Gabriel David	+351222094040	gabriel.david@inesctec.pt
NTNU	Lena Haugen	+47 73593418	lena.haugen@ntnu.no
RISE	Björn Levin	+46 (0)8 633 15 42	bjorn.levin@ri.se

How to Apply-

Before applying, please read carefully the “Application guide“.

have obtained a PhD degree during the last 8 years (prior to the application year deadline) or be in the last year of the thesis work with an outstanding academic record. Nevertheless, before starting the grant, a proof of the PhD degree will be requested.
complete, submit the application form and send via the online system:
- a detailed curriculum vitae without any sensitive data (such as information that reveals the alleged racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs…). More details in the Application guide,
- a list of publications,
- two scientific papers in English,
- contact details of two referees.

Please note that the fellowship is restricted to two terms (one reselection possible).

We encourage not only researchers from academic institutions to apply, but also scientists working in industry.

In order to encourage mobility:

a member institute will not be eligible to host a candidate of the same nationality.
a candidate cannot be hosted by a member institute, if by the application deadline of the call, he or she has already been working for this institute (including phd or postdoc studies) for a total of 6 months or more, during the last 3 years.