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Call identifier: IRBLL-IPP-2014-1

1. Areas Openings 2. Post-Doctoral Position Conditions 3. Eligibility Criteria 4. Evaluation and Selection Procedure

Date of Publication:
17 February 2014

Closure date:
11 April 2014, at 23:59 h, local time

Submission of Research Project:

May 2014

Candidates Selection:
July 2014

Start of the Fellowships:

November 2014

Positions offered:
2 postdoctoral positions

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1. Areas Openings
N Research Group (RG) and research area opening 1 Experimental Neuromuscular Pathology RG Research in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 Clinical Neurosciences RG Research in stroke and transient ischemic attack 3 Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology RG Research in molecular mechanisms involved in neuronal circuits formation. 4 Cell Cycle RG Research in chromosome replication and segregation 5 Basic and Clinical Immunology and Endocrinology RG Research in endocrinology, immunology and diatebes 6 Respiratory Pathology RG Research in obstructive sleep apnea Dr. Ferran Barb Dr. Concepci Mora Dr. Jordi Torres Rosell and Dr. Neus Colomina Dr. Joaquim Egea and Dr. Eloi Gar Dr. Francesc Purroy Mentor /Supervisor Prof. Dr. Josep E. Esquerda Colell

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2. Post-Doctoral Position Conditions

Two year post-doctoral position in one of the research areas opening. Employment contract with a gross salary of 30.000 per year, including full security coverage, which includes health and accident insurance, pension and unemployment benefits. Travel allowance 1.100 / year Contribution to research costs per fellow with 9.600 /year Complementary training programme to gain and develop non-scientific skills useful for the fellows career development.

3. Eligibility Criteria
IRBLleida-IPP Program is open to researchers from any nationality that fulfil the following criteria at the time of the call deadline:

3.1. Completeness of application:

The complete application, including all required documentation should arrive at IRBLleida.

3.2. Receipt of the proposal before the deadline 3.3. Academic background:
Candidates must hold a PhD at the time of the deadline for submission of applications. Candidates who have performed the PhD thesis at the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida / University of Lleida will not be eligible. The PhD cannot have been awarded more than 4 years before the deadline for submission of applications. Exceptions will be made for:
Career break due to childbirth: Women can claim one additional year per children up to a maximum of three years. Other documented career breaks: paternity leave, illness.

These circumstances must be documented.

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3.4. Mobility:
Candidates of all nationalities are eligible but must comply with the trans-national mobility rule, meaning that candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline for submission of applications. Short stays, such as holidays, will not be taken into account. There will not be the possibility to modify the application or to add missing documentation after the call deadline.

4. Evaluation and Selection Procedure

The evaluation and selection process, once the applications for a call are received, will be based on scientific achievements and excellence of the researchers. Candidate evaluation and selection will be performed by an external evaluation and selection panel. The process will be divided in four stages: Stage I: Eligibility Check. Stage II: Evaluation of Previous Scientific Achievements. Stage III: Evaluation of the Research Project. Stage IV: Candidates selection and start of fellowship

Candidate evaluation and selection tasks will be performed by external members. Project evaluation will be also performed by an external panel of experts. A maximum of four candidates will be selected for each available research area opening. The results of each step in the evaluation process will be notified by e-mail to the applicants. More information about the process and evaluation criteria is available in the Guide for Applicants.