Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships
Call for expressions of interest for the submission of Marie
Sklodowska-Curie proposals - History of Nuclear Energy and Society
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Job Description
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Job Summary: Dr. Albert Presas
i Puig, established at the Department of Humanities of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra
(Barcelona), offers two positions for candidates interested in submitting a
proposal for the Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. Dr. Presas is member of
the History of Science Studies Research Group, devoted to the promotion of the
understanding of science and technology as social factors that are in turn
shaped by historical, cultural and social forces. He is also the PI of the
international project "History of Nuclear Energy and Society"
(www.honest2020.eu). His research interests focus on science, culture and
power; science in the European periphery; Science and Francoism and the history
of nuclear energy. We are interested in sponsoring two post-doctoral students
working in some of these domains: history of the nuclear energy in Europa;
nuclear energy and society; nuclear energy and culture; history of nuclear
energy and economics; history of nuclear energy and policy.
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Job Description: The Marie Curie
Individual Fellowships (MSCA IF) scheme is a prestigious European funding
programme that supports mobility, career development, and training within and
beyond Europe. The scheme offer 2-3 years’ highly-competitive salary and
research costs. MSCA IF involve a joint application between the researcher and
Universitat Pompeu Fabra. They are for Experienced Researchers (4 years full
time research experience or PhD) moving to Barcelona from another country.
Projects are between 12 to 36 months with a typical total budget of around
€85,000 per annum. A Career Restart option is available to those inactive for
12 months or more and a Reintegration option is available to those previously
active in EU who seek to return. All expressions of interest must meet the
eligibility criteria of the scheme – applicants must have a PhD, or equivalent
research experience. Applicants from any country may apply, but must not have
resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for
more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the submission deadline.
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Nr of positions
available: 2
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Main Research
Field: History
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Sub Research
Field: History of science
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Career Stage: Experienced
researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
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Research Profiles: First Stage
Researcher (R1)
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Research Profiles: Recognised
Researcher (R2)
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Research Profiles: Established
Researcher (R3)
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Benefits: The annual budget
includes funding for salary, research costs and a contribution to the overhead
costs of the host organisation. Salary is not negotiable and based on H2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie rates. Fellows will have their offices at the UPF main
campus (Ciutadella). The campus offers libraries and IT services, language
training and cultural/sports services. From their office, fellows will have
remote access to the UPF libraries, to inter-library lending, IT Services and
to an extensive range of electronic resources including journals.
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Comment/web site
for additional job details: Researchers willing to apply with Dr Presas under the
aforementioned Actions should check that they fulfil the eligibility criteria
and then send an expression of interest, consisting of: - A Curriculum Vitae
(please follow the template provided in the call) - A summary presentation of
their research proposal (5 pages aprox.), including: * Excellence: subsections
1.1 and 1.2 * Impact: subsections 2.1 and 2.2 * Implementation: subsection 3.1
You need to follow the European Commission template for Individual fellowships,
which can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2226-msca-if-2016.html
- A motivation letter (1 page) - The contact information of two referees
Expressions of interest must be submitted by the 31st of May to:
josep.niubo(a)upf.edu (Title of the email "Marie Curie application -
Presas") Proposals will be pre-selected on the basis of internal
evaluation. Candidates will be informed of the results of the pre-selection by
the 15th of June. The deadline for the submission of proposals to the Commission
has been set for the 14th of September 2016. Eligibility criteria according to
the call: At the deadline for the submission of proposals (14/09/2016),
researchers: - shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or 4 years of
full-time equivalent experience; - must not have resided or carried out their
main activities in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately
prior to the above mentioned deadline.
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Job Details
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Type of Contract: Temporary
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Status: Full-time
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Working Hours
(hours per week or free text): 37.5
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Science4Refugees: Yes
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Company/Institute: Universitat Pompeu
Fabra
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Country: SPAIN
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City: Barcelona
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Postal Code: 08005
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Street: Ramon Trias
Fargas, 27
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Organisation/Institute
Contact Data
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Organisation: Universitat Pompeu
Fabra
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Organisation/Institution
Type: Academic
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Faculty/Department/Research
Lab: Servei de Recerca
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Country: SPAIN
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City: Barcelona
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Postal Code: 08005
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Street: Ramon Trias
Fargas, 27
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E-Mail: josep.niubo@upf.edu
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Website: http://www.upf.edu/
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Application
Details
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Envisaged Job
Starting Date: -
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Application
Deadline: 31/05/2016
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How To Apply: e-mail
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Application
e-mail: josep.niubo@upf.edu