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The Paris Region Fellowship Programme for All Nationalities, Total Position = 52

September 12, 2020

The Paris Region Fellowship Programme for All Nationalities, Total Position = 52

Designation/Position- Paris Region Fellowships

ParisRegionFP, Paris, France invites application for Paris Region Fellowships under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions Grant from eligible and interested candidates

About- ParisRegionFP will reinforce network structuration and complete the existing programs of the Paris Region and its partners for increased impact, by focusing on the recruitment and training of international emerging leaders to foster research and innovation in the Paris Region, in France.

The Paris Region ranks among the most competitive regions in the world for higher education, research, and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Paris Region Fellowship Programme (ParisRegionFP) aims to foster excellence in research, by training and developing international mobility and careers of outstanding researchers at the post-doctoral level from a large panel of disciplines and of all nationalities.

Research/Job Area- Natural or social science researchers

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Location- Paris, France

Eligibility/Qualification–

 Compliance with the Marie Sklodowska-Curie mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the last three years before the call deadline;
 At the time of recruitment, applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree (or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience);
 Applicants can choose a host research group belonging to one of the “Domains of Major Interest” (around 450 laboratories) to develop the research project of their choice. The program accepts also host laboratories in the Paris Region not part of the DMIs.
 No other restrictions are implemented, the Paris Region applies strict equal opportunity principles for candidates’ selection and recruitment.
 Any ethical issues linked to the research project must be clarified by the Ethics selfassessment.

Job/Position Description-

Two calls of 2-year postdoctoral fellowships, 26 applications each, are planned to recruit a total of 52 ERs.
ParisRegionFP will offer a novel international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral training program for ERs, covering scientific, academic, and industrial topics in the identified key sectors (or DMI scientific themes) as well as hands-on knowledge in non-research oriented transferable skills.
The educational and research program will be implemented by leading universities and 20 extra-academic partner organizations, covering actors from prestigious culture-related organizations and human resource actors to large industries and SMEs in various economic sectors.
The scientific actors will ensure infrastructure capacity and a high-level environment to conduct excellent research.
Extra-academic partners will contribute to the implementation of ParisRegionFP by hosting ERs during secondments or visits and/or by providing training, mentoring, or career development opportunities.

• Benefit from a 2-year post-doctoral research fellowship with a minimum gross salary of 4740€/ month, and supplementary budget for research and travel expenses

How to Apply-

Applicants need to apply to the fellowship through the call platform before October 21st, 2020 at 5:00 pm CET (GMT+1).
Incomplete applications will not be eligible, and no applications will be accepted after the call closure.

The application contains the following documents:
 Curriculum Vitae and track record.
 Research project description. Based on individual-driven mobility principles, fellows will freely choose a research topic and the appropriate host (and secondment) organization (s) and supervisor(s) fitting their individual needs.
 Ph.D. degree transcript and/or appropriate work certificate(s).
 Proof of identity.
 Declaration of honor on the mobility rule.
 2 recommendation letters.
 Ethics self-assessment form.

For Contact- prfp@iledefrance.fr