EUTOPIA-SIF 2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship for PhD Students Worldwide

Published: 18 Sep 2023 1,051 views

The EUTOPIA European University Alliance is pleased to announce the opening of 16 post-doctoral fellowships under the EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowships Programme (EUTOPIA-SIF). Positions will start in September 2024 at EUTOPIA-SIF partner universities.

EUTOPIA-SIF fellowships offer the opportunity to high-profile young researchers to develop their research projects in the stimulating academic environment of the EUTOPIA Alliance. Extensive research mobility is integral to the fellowships with two compulsory secondment periods: one at another EUTOPIA university (co-host university) and one with an external academic or non-academic partner institution to foster the fellows’ entrepreneurial spirit, tangible research impact and innovation. Furthermore, fellows will access a rich training programme, career guidance and academic supervision.

EUTOPIA-SIF post-doctoral fellows will be recruited by one of the six EUTOPIA universities that are part of the programme — Vrije Universiteit Brussel, CY Cergy Paris University, University of Gothenburg, University of Ljubljana, Pompeu Fabra University-Barcelona, The University of Warwick — based on an individual research project and the quality of their academic profile for a 24-month post-doctoral contract with highly attractive conditions. The selected candidates from the 2023/24 call will start their positions in September 2024.

EUTOPIA-SIF Postdoctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline	December 14, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	EUTOPIA European University
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of EUTOPIA-SIF Postdoctoral Fellowship

MSCA COFUND EUTOPIA-SIF is a highly competitive programme offering very attractive conditions to young researchers for research excellence and career development:

• 2-year employment contract as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND fellow at one of the EUTOPIA universities, with a monthly average gross salary of €4,349 and a supplementary budget and travel expenses.
• Entire budget academic freedom to pursue your research project in the state-of-the-art infrastructures of EUTOPIA research centres and a stimulating interdisciplinary and international academic community.
• International and intersectoral mobility through secondment periods at the fellow’s EUTOPIA-SIF co-host university and with an external secondment host, which can either be an international academic institution or a non-academic partner. More than 45 companies, local authorities and non-profit organisations actively support the programme, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Extensive training programme includes transferable skills development, academic leadership, and active career mentoring by senior academic supervisors.
• The local environments of all EUTOPIA universities offer attractive living conditions and a high quality of life. Each university will actively support fellows and their families with mobility-related queries.

Requirements for EUTOPIA-SIF Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Open to recognised researchers (stage 2 in the EURAXESS definition), PhD holders or equivalent, of any nationality complying with the MSCA-COFUND mobility rule. No seniority condition applies; however, candidates cannot hold a permanent position at the start of the fellowship.
• Applicants are entirely free in the design of their research projects. However, they must indicate one or more of the programme’s Key Research Areas to characterise their project. All disciplines, including Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Humanities and Arts, are welcomed in connection with EUTOPIA-SIF Key Research Areas.
• MSCA Mobility Rule: EUTOPIA-SIF fellows must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the selected primary host university country for more than 12 months in the three years before the call deadline.

Selection Process

Timeline

Thursday, 14 September 2023	Opening of the submission platform
Thursday, 5 October 2023	Pre-application deadline
Thursday, 14 December 2023	Deadline for submission of Step 1 – main application material
Thursday, 11 January 2024	Deadline for submission of Step 2– detailed research proposal and reference letters
Friday, 19 January 2024	Outcome of the eligibility check
Friday, 26 January 2024	End feedback by heads of targeted research groups on the submitted projects
Thursday, 1 February – Friday, 8 March 2024	Review stage: Assessment by the Review Panel and ranking
Wednesday, 3 April 2024	Shortlist for interviews
16-24 April 2024 (TBC)	Interview stage: Interviews of short-listed candidates and ranking
End April 2024	Decision by the Board of Directors on fellowship offers
Mid May 2024	Notification of results to applicants
By end of May 2024	Contract set-up (after acceptance of fellowship offers)
September 2024	Start of the fellowship positions

Call timeline

 

Thursday, 14 September 2023	Opening of the submission platform
Thursday, 5 October 2023	Pre-application deadline
Thursday, 14 December 2023	Deadline for submission of Step 1 – main application material
Thursday, 11 January 2024	Deadline for submission of Step 2– detailed research proposal and reference letters
Friday, 19 January 2024	Outcome of the eligibility check
Friday, 26 January 2024	End feedback by heads of targeted research groups on the submitted projects
Thursday, 1 February – Friday, 8 March 2024	Review stage: Assessment by the Review Panel and ranking
Wednesday, 3 April 2024	Shortlist for interviews
16-24 April 2024 (TBC)	Interview stage: Interviews of short-listed candidates and ranking
End April 2024	Decision by the Board of Directors on fellowship offers
Mid May 2024	Notification of results to applicants
By end of May 2024	Contract set-up (after acceptance of fellowship offers)
September 2024	Start of the fellowship positions

Application Deadline

December 14, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to EUTOPIA European University on www.eutopia.smapply.io to apply