Friday, March 1, 2013

International Postdoctoral Fellowship in Plant Sciences (Plant Fellows) in Europe

International Postdoctoral Fellowship in Plant Sciences
International Postdoctoral Fellowship of Plant Fellows will cover all the monthly allowances during the program period for approx. 69 new post doc fellowships spread between three different schemes (incoming, outgoing and reintegration) and a structured training programme, including workshops, dedicated training in complementary skills and industrial placements.

Description
Plant Fellows is an International Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in the field of plant sciences co  plant sciencefunded by Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Marie Curie Actions – People and Regional, National and International Programmes. PLANT FELLOWS is centrally managed at the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center. The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center is a competence center of three Swiss universities, the University of Zurich, the University of Basel and the ETH Zurich. PLANT FELLOWS is open to applicants from all over the world. 13 European and 7 international universities and research institutes and 3 industry partners have been predefined as host organisations on the basis of their excellence in higher education and plant research.

The Fellowships are established at Host Organisations (13 European and 7 international universities and research institutes and 3 industry partners were predefined as host organizations on the basis of their excellence in higher education and plant research).

Benefits:

Along with the living allowance, a mobility and travel allowance as well as a research cost contribution will be paid. The PLANT FELLOWS contribution is fixed at 40% of the fellowship costs for eligible researchers. The remaining 60% own contribution has to be provided by the principal investigator.

Eligibility

To apply this plant fellowship applicants must meet the following criteria:
  • Only experienced researcher can benefit from the PLANT FELLOWS programme. Thus the fellow must, at the time of recruitment be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. Both options need to be verified by certificates, which will be reviewed by the PLANT FELLOWS selection committee.
  • At the date for application submission, the applicant must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (e.g. work, studies) in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the application submission.
  • The transnational mobility shall come under one of the following 3 fellowship schemes, any of which may be intersectorial, between academia and industry or vice versa; but this is a decision driven by the applicant and is not a specific requirement. Applicants of any nationality must comply with either of the following mobility rules: - Incoming mobility to  residents of EU Member States, Associate Countries or Third Countries who want  to benefit  from  the broad and excellent  training and  research capacities of the diverse research groups at the ZurichGBasel Plant Science Center.- Outgoing mobility to residents of EU Member States or Associated Countries. This mobility  has  to  be  carried  out  by  moving  to  a  host  organisation  in  another  EU Member State, Associate Country or Third Country. Outgoing mobility for a stay in a Third  Country  should  be  coupled  to  a  return  phase  to  a  EU  Member  State  or Associated Country. The return phase should be appropriate in value and duration (not over weighted compared to the outgoing phase).  The return phase can be carried out in another EU Member State or Associated Country than the country of residence before the outgoing phase.- Re integration of EU Member State or Associated Country residents having carried out research in a Third Country for at least the last 3 years and who wish to take up a research position in a host organisation located within the EU Member States or Associated Countries.

Application Procedure
Candidates must apply online and must provide the following documents:
  • Applicant CV
  • Personal motivation letter describing the reason why the applicant in interested in the programme
  • Research proposal (including a section on ethical aspects)
  • Personal Development Plan
  • Commitment by host organisation (including a funding request and a finance plan for the 60% own contribution of the PI)
  • Two letters of recommendation

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