PISCOPIA-MARIE CURIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME AT UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA

Desription

PISCOPIA is a Programme co-funded by the Marie Curie actions under the FP7 Programme of the European Union to attract outstanding junior researchers for a period of 12 or 24 months. The main objective is to reinforce the international dimension of the University of Padova. The Programme intends to support the most promising young researchers to implement their research project at the University of Padova and to acquire those complementary and transversal skills necessary to start their independent research career. All the disciplines present at the University are open for fellowships.


Fellowship

The fellows will have full employment contracts according to the current internal regulations of the University. In addition to their salary they will receive:

  - a mobility allowance: 3,038.50€/year (Total gross employee remuneration)
  - a travel allowance: maximum of 1.250€/year for fellows coming from outside Europe and 550€/year for fellows coming from Europe
  - a contribution to research costs: 5.000€/year for lab-based research and 2.000€/year for non lab-based research
  - a training program to develop complementary skills

Eligibility

Experienced researchers from all nationalities in possession of a doctoral degree or with at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at the time of the deadline for submission of the application are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 22 November 2013

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