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The notification for the LEaDing Fellows Postdocs Programme is out. Indian candidates who want to apply for this programme can check out all of the details on the programme, the eligbility, the number of fellows and application procedure and such all given below:
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ABOUT LEADING FELLOWS PROGRAMME
The LEaDing Fellows Programme provides 90 researchers from all around the world who recently acquired a PhD, with the chance to gain two years of work experience in the challenging, globally acclaimed and multidisciplinary environment provided by Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Centre, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Centre and Delft University of Technology.
MARIE CURIE COFUND PROGRAMME
The LEaDing Fellows Programme is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND that will run from January 2017 till January 2022. The positions are provided in three different calls: February-March 2017, November-December 2017 and September-October 2018. The aim of the programme
is to provide opportunities for international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research training. More general info about Marie Curie COFUND are available here.WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP?
As a fellow you’re given the exceptional chance to set up your own research programme in research projects embedded in the 3 universities and their medical centres. The vast array of disciplines covered at the five partner institutions results in a situation where each postdoc finds an opportunity to deepen skills in their main sub-discipline or broaden their research scope by developing skills in adjacent fields of research. The research fields of the five partners are available here.
Fellows are employed by one of the five partners and are encouraged to take up internships at one of the other partners. Additionally we offer the option to work in our multidisciplinary Leiden-Delft-Erasmus centres and in Medical Delta and/or participate in research activities with our public or industrial collaborators.
Each of five partners are deeply involved in cooperation with non-academic partners like local startup incubators and science parks, people government bodies and industry. There’s wide variety of alternatives for cooperation with several partners in industry, government, start-ups or social organisations. High-tech start-ups and mature companies are situated near or on campus. This scenario provides a wealth of opportunities for LEaDing Fellows to become involved in actions involving non-academic partners.
We provide a working environment with extensive cutting edge research infrastructure and superb training opportunities.
IN ORDER TO APPLY, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
First, confirm that you match the eligibility standards;
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates of all nationalities are qualified, unless national, European or international legislation or embargos prohibit particular (combinations of (sub) disciplines and) countries of origin.
- Applicants will not have spent over 12 months at the Netherlands in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.
- Applicant must have acquired their PhD prior to the recruitment date and less than 60 months before the recruitment date. This application window may be extended with 6 months for pregnancy (per child), parental leave (max. 6 weeks per child), training for medical specialists (3 years) or required and reserve military service (real time). Evidencing documentation must be added to the application as an annex.
For the third call the recruitment date is set on the 1st of May 2019. - In case you’ve got doubts regarding fulfilling the eligibility criteria please contact the Project Office ([email protected])
2. Second, carefully read the call for proposal and find out whether your research area is covered at one of the LEaDing fellows institutions;
3. Thirdly, carefully read the guide for candidates ;
4. Fourthly, get in touch with your potential hosting group;
5. Fifthly, complete the application form and read the instructions carefully;
Submit your application form (as one document, pdf format) prior call deadline by email to [email protected].
Evaluation and Selection procedure 3rd call
The evaluation and selection procedure will take place from November 2018 until May 2019 and contains the following steps.
- Applicants submit their application via email to [email protected] before 31 October 2018.
- Applicants receive a confirmation of receipt, soon after submitting their proposal. They’ll be informed about their eligibility, ultimately on the 15th of November 2018.
- Shortly after the call deadline, a Panel of experts evaluates and shortlists the applications to 3 times the number of positions available. Each application is assessed by three panel members. The average score of the evaluators counts. From 19 December 2018 on candidates will be informed whether their proposal is on the shortlist or not.
- All proposals on the shortlist will be reviewed by external peers during the period January — March 2019.
- In April 2019, the Panel will draft a ranked invitation list based on the average score of the peer reviews.
- The LEaDing Fellows Steering Committee will decide on the final invitation list in April 2019. Applicants and hosting groups will be informed about this by the 1st of May 2019.
In all steps of this selection procedure, the exact same selection criteria apply.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
90 positions
In the LEaDing Fellows Postdoc Programme 90 positions are accessible. Recruitment is divided in 3 calls, accommodating first 20, then 40 and eventually 30 fellows.
Requirements of employment
Each appointed individual is going to be employed by one of the 3 universities or two university medical centres. They’ll be provided a fulltime, fixed term employment contract for a period of 24 months.
The yearly gross salary will vary between 40.000 – 55.000 euro’s per year, based on work experience.
Gender balance
The LEaDing Fellows Programme aims to balance gender to at least 40% women / 60% men. Career breaks for maternity or paternity leave will be taken into account in the selection. The collective labour agreement for the Dutch Universities explicitly mentions safeguarding equal opportunities, with no prejudice based on gender, religion, nationality or any other extra disciplinary notion.
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