Programme description
The "la Caixa" through this scholarship program for international doctoral Severo Ochoa, finance centers accredited with this award for PhD scholarships convene four years.Since 2008 “la Caixa” Foundation has been supporting International PhD Programmes from selected Spanish biomedical institutes, such as the CRG, to promote excellent science in Spain.“la Caixa” Foundation is currently providing support to the CRG and other Spanish Centers of Excellence recognised with the Severo Ochoa Award by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.The CRG is recruiting within the CRG International PhD Fellowship Programme “la Caixa”-Severo Ochoa, highly talented and motivated students with outstanding qualifications to carry out a PhD in biomedicine at the CRG.
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The aid is aimed at students of any nationality.Successful candidates will join research groups with top-level scientists and will carry out their research in one of the following programmes:
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Gene Regulation, Stem Cells and Cancer
- Systems Biology
The beneficiary institutions of the initiative are:
Eligibility criteria
Candidates must fulfil the following requirements at the time of the deadline:
- Candidates must have obtained a University Degree in Life Sciences or related subjects,within the European Higher Education System (minimum 240 ECTS), or a University Degree that allows to start a PhD thesis in the candidate’s home country by September 2015. Candidates who expect to be awarded with such degree by September 2015 are eligible to apply.
- Candidates must have an excellent academic record, previous research experience and a strong commitment for scientific research.
- Candidates must have a high working knowledge of English CRG International PhD Fellowship Programme “la Caixa- Severo Ochoa” 2015
- Candidates applying for the positions funded by “la Caixa” and the MINECO Severo Ochoa Pre-doctoral Call may not have worked at the CRG for more than 3 months before the call deadline.
- Candidates applying for the positions funded by “la Caixa” may not have obtained previously a “la Caixa” postgraduate fellowship.
- The call is open to candidates of any nationality.
Call Calendar
| Call opening | December 1, 2014 |
| Call deadline | January 30, 2015 |
| Pre-selection of candidates | February 2-6 , 2015 |
| Oral interviews | March 2-6 , 2015 |
| Notification to candidates | March 16-20, 2015 |
| Start date of fellowships | September/October 2015 |
Fellowships
- The current call offers 3 positions funded by “la Caixa” and 6 positions with funds provided by the MINECO Severo Ochoa Pre-doctoral Call. At least 3 additional positions will be offered with funds provided by the CRG.
- Fellows will be supported for a period of 4 years
- Applicants who have not been successful but that have received a positive evaluation will be included on a waiting list to cover future positions
Training and benefits
CRG/"la Caixa" fellows will benefit from the CRG Research and Training Programme, which includes:
- International scientific environment. CRG is located in Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), a cluster for biomedical research in southern Europe, which includes several other biomedical research institutions and more than 1000 researchers
- Advanced research training (training-through research, specific scientific and technology courses and a variety of CRG seminars and CRG/PRBB conferences with international invited speakers)
- Cutting- edge advanced core facilities
- Other initiatives and activities organised by the PRBB and CRG
- Student community activities (Annual Retreat & Annual Symposium)
- Internationally competitive salary
How to apply
- Applications must be submitted online at http://recruitment.crg.eu/
- Candidates must register in order to use the online application system.
- The online application form requests all of the necessary information for the initial stages of the selection process (General information, Education, Coursework, Honours, scholarships, prizes and awards, research experience, scientific interests and reference letters.)
- Applicants should indicate up to two research programmes in which they would like to work, in order of preference. Moreover, if candidates have interest in a particular research group, they should indicate it in the motivation letter. More information on the research activities of each group can be found in the Research Programmes section of this web page.
- Two reference letters will be automatically requested to the referees proposed by the candidate through the online system.
- Candidates must ensure that all information is included before the deadline, including the reference letters. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.
- Once the application is submitted, an acknowledgement of receipt will be automatically sent by e-mail to the applicant.
- Applicants who would like to receive the information of the call in an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille, audio or hard copy), or who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on + 34 93 316 01 00.
- For any additional information, please contact Imma Falero at [email protected]
Selection process
The selection of the fellows will be based on the candidates' academic qualifications and research excellence.
- Pre-selection: The pre-selection will be based on the candidate's CV, reference letters and on the research interests. Complete applications will be reviewed within a month after the deadline.
- Oral interviews: Short-listed candidates will receive invitations to visit the CRG for a 5-day period of interviews that will take place 6-9 weeks after the application deadline.
- Fellowship offers: Offers will be made to the successful candidates shortly after the interview period. Selected students will have two weeks to accept the position and should start their fellowships no later than October 1st 2015.
- More details are included in the Call Text.
Participating Research Groups
For this call, the CRG group leaders who have expressed interest in recruiting a student are:
- Bioinformatics and Genomics Program: Roderic Guigó, Gian Tartaglia, Cedric Notredame, Stephan Ossowski, Xavier Estivill
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program: Isabelle Vernos, Pedro Carvalho, Sebastian Maurer, Jérôme Solon
- Gene Regulation Stem Cells and Cancer Program: Juan Valcárcel, Maria Pia Cosma, Fátima Gebauer, Susana de la Luna, Bill Keyes, Bernhard Payer, Luciano Di Croce, Thomas Graf
Contact
| For any additional information, please contact: CRG International PhD Programme Imma Falero Academic Officer Centre de Regulació Genòmica Dr. Aiguader, 88 PRBB Building 08003 Barcelona Spain [email protected] |
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