Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science: The National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Bio-Inspired Materials is inviting applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Women in Science. The program provides a 2-year fellowship to support the professional development of outstanding female researchers who wish to pursue an academic career. The fellowship covers salary, consumables, and travel expenses, allowing fellows to work on their own research ideas hosted by one of the research groups of the NCCR.
Designation: Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Area: Natural or life sciences, such as medicine, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, or materials science.
Location: National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Bio-Inspired Materials, Switzerland
Title | Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science |
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Summary | The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Women in Science of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Bio-Inspired Materials seeks to support the professional development of outstanding female researchers. The fellowships support the residency of researchers in the laboratory of one of the research groups of the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials. |
Designation | Research Fellowship |
Research Area | Natural or Life Sciences |
Location | Switzerland |
Eligibility/Qualification | Female applicants of all nationalities who hold or are about to earn a doctoral degree in a relevant field of natural or life sciences, such as medicine, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics or materials science. Application to the program is only possible within five years after the award of the first doctoral degree from a recognized University. |
Job Description | The grant covers salary, consumables, and travel expenses. The project proposal must be prepared using the provided template. Applicants must be affiliated with a recognized university, research institution or industry at the time of application. Applications and queries must be submitted in English. Up to four fellowships will be awarded. |
How to Apply | Applicants must submit the following documents: Application form, Motivation letter including statement of career goals, Complete CV including list of publications, Certificate of doctoral degree, and Project proposal. Two recommendation letters are required and must be e-mailed by the letter writers. |
Last Date for Apply | 3rd April 2023 |
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Female applicants of all nationalities who hold or are about to earn a doctoral degree in a relevant field of natural or life sciences are eligible to apply.
- The application is only possible within five years after the award of the first doctoral degree from a recognized university.
- Applicants who already submitted but did not yet defend their PhD thesis may submit an application, provided their defense is scheduled no later than 3 months after the application date.
- Researchers who are, or who have previously been affiliated with a research group or associated group of the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be affiliated with a recognized university, research institution or industry at the time of application, have demonstrated excellence and outstanding performance in their previous positions, and express the explicit wish to pursue an academic career.
- Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Job Description:
The program is designed to fund original research ideas of the applicants and to leverage impact through integration within the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials and its international network. The fellows will work on their own research ideas hosted by one of the research groups of the NCCR. While being fully integrated into the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials, the fellows have the possibility to apply to all other NCCR programs, grants, and support actions for NCCR members.
How to Apply:
Applications and queries must be submitted in English. The full applications should be submitted electronically in one single message with subject “Application NCCR WINS23 – Your Name” to nccr-grants@unifr.ch.
Applications must include the following five documents:
- Application form.
- Motivation letter including statement of career goals (max. two pages).
- Complete CV including list of publications (max four pages).
- Certificate of doctoral degree or certification of the submission of their doctoral thesis and of the planned date of their defense / degree (defense date must not be later than 3 months after the application date).
- Project proposal.
In addition, two recommendation letters are required. These should not be submitted by the applicant together with the application, but must be e-mailed by the letter writers from institutional email accounts to the NCCR Coordinator (nccr-grants@unifr.ch; subject “Reference Your name”).
Last Date for Apply: The application deadline is 3rd April 2023.
Note: The grant cannot be extended, and follow-up funding through NCCR project funds is not possible.