Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Romania
Strada Italiană 28, București
Overview
ICUB offers each year a number of postdoctoral fellowships for young researchers. These fellowships are awarded for a period which can vary from 3 to 12 months to young researchers with an excellent track-record. During the time of their stay in Bucharest, fellows will be full-time members of the academic community of ICUB.
Details
There is no deadline, the applications can be submitted throughout the entire academic year. However, applications submitted between 1 January and 31 May will be evaluated in the October/November panel, and the applications submitted between 1 June and 31 December will be evaluated in the April/May panel.
ABOUT US
The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest („Institutul de Cercetare al Universității din București” – ICUB) is an innovative research structure of the University of Bucharest (UB). ICUB has four divisions that interact through common vision and approaches:
- Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
- Exact Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Humanities
ICUB supports interdisciplinary research and hosts the “Interdisciplinary Institutional Platform for Excellence in Research, Development and Professional Training in the Field of Archaeological Sciences”.
ICUB encourages excellence in research and the cross-disciplinary research from all fields.
ICUB’s mission is threefold:
- To stimulate and promote excellence in the research activity at the UB. ICUB provides a dynamic environment for research projects for both young and established researchers.
- To establish itself as a central hub in an international network of research institutes. ICUB fosters collaboration with other centers and projects, joint grant-submission with other institutions, and hosts individual projects in all fields of research.
- To go beyond the strategies of traditional areas of fundamental research, and to explore cross-cutting approaches worldwide, including cross-disciplinary research from all fields.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who can apply
- Candidates within seven years from their PhD (at the time of application) who have already proven their ability to work successfully as independent researchers. For researchers holding two PhDs, the PhD relevant to the research field of the application will be taken into account.
- The fellowships are mainly addressed to candidates not holding a permanent position in research or higher education and it involves working full-time at the ICUB.
- Candidates who have a work contract with the University of Bucharest are not eligible. Candidates who have permanent positions in other institutions will have to provide an agreement from their institution stating the support for their research activity as ICUB fellows.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Fellowship terms
- Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply online to the ICUB fellowship at any time.
- Stipend: 4000 lei/ month (= approx. 800 euro, exempt from taxes).
- Awards may include travel expenses for fellows from abroad (the equivalent of one round air travel economy class) and a supplement of maximum 4500 lei for conference participation (research mobility) on the basis of justification documents.
- Fellows will be full members of the institute during their stay in Bucharest, will be able to use the institute’s infrastructure, and will take part in the academic life of ICUB.
- Fellows will benefit from logistic support in case they aim to apply for other grants and research programs.
- Fellows are expected to organize scientific events (workshops, conferences, symposia, etc.). ICUB will provide technical and logistic support for the organization.
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