Deadline: |
Throughout the entire academic year
Applications submitted between 1 January and 31 May will be evaluated in the October/November.
Applications submitted between 1 June and 31 December will be evaluated in the April/May.
Location: |
Bucharest, Romania
(Fully Funded)
Description
Description
ICUB Fellowship for Young Researchers
The institute encourages international and interdisciplinary projects, offers grants and scholarships and is actively engaged in establishing, promoting and encouraging international collaborations among scholars, at all levels.
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ICUB offers each year several postdoctoral fellowships for young researchers. These fellowships are awarded for a period that 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.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Earth, Environmental, and Life Sciences
- Exact Sciences
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
Required Languages
Required Languages
English.
Eligible Countries
Eligible Countries
ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
Program Period
Program Period
3 to 12 months
Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)
Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)
- Candidates within seven years from their Ph.D. (at the time of application) who have already proven their ability to work successfully as independent researchers.
- For researchers holding two PhDs, the Ph.D. 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.
- Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply online to the ICUB fellowship at any time.
Opportunity Cost
Opportunity Cost
(Fully Funded)
The scholarship offers:
- 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 a maximum of 4500 lei for conference participation (research mobility) based on 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.
How to Apply
How to Apply
The peer-review evaluation will take about 3 months after having received the complete set of documents and it will be followed by a panel meeting. The panel meets twice a year, in April/ May and October/ November.
First Step:
Fill this application with your personal information and answer some questions, here.
Second Step: prepare the following documents;
- CV and list of publications.
- Certification of Ph.D. defense or copy of the Ph.D. certificate.
- Sample writing (maximum 3 published articles/ papers/ patents).
- The name, e-mail address and phone numbers of three professors/scholars who can write letters of recommendation for the candidate (the letters will be e-mailed by the referees directly to ICUB, at office@icub.unibuc.ro, if the letters are not sent in the requested time – 2 weeks after the submission of the application – the application is not eligible).
- The research project (maximum 5 pages; bibliography counts separately).
- For research projects involving experimental work or laboratory access, a preliminary agreement on behalf of the department chair or head of the laboratory is needed.
Third Step:
Application Form should be sent by e-mail to office@icub.unibuc.ro with attachments in pdf format.
Note:
- The CV and list of publications, letters of recommendation, and the research project must be written in English.
- For all details regarding this fellowship, see the information package (or the Romanian version of the information package).
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