The Department of Economics and Management (DEM - www.economia.unitn.it) at the University of Trento (Italy) welcomes expressions of interest from excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply, jointly with a research supervisor from DEM, to the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Scheme. Selected candidates will be offered both academic and administrative support from DEM faculty and the University Research Office with regards to proposal development.
The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action Funding Scheme
The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action is a funding scheme that supports researcher mobility: Individual Fellowships may last 12-24 months involving a research project, advanced training and knowledge exchange at the host institution (DEM). It offers a competitive salary, research costs, mobility and family allowances.
Applicants are expected to have an excellent CV and a strong publication record. They must hold a PhD (or have four years full time research experience) and must not have spent more than 12 months in Italy in the 36 months prior to the call deadline. No nationality requirements apply.
Full details on the funding scheme and the application process can be found here. The final deadline for applications is 14 September 2017.
The Department of Economics and Management
The Department of Economics and Management features a multidisciplinary research environment where researchers apply a vast array of different approaches to describe the choice of economic agents, investigate their determinants, and analyse their effect at the individual, sectoral and aggregate level.
Research activities take place within formal and informal research groups that boost a vast network of national and international collaborations: these ensure that the Department hosts each year a number of research fellows and visiting scholars from abroad, as well as a seminar series that runs throughout the academic year.
Research Areas
DEM covers most research areas in the economic and management domains and its members apply a wide range of approaches ranging from theoretical to empirical research, from quantitative to experimental methods, from the analysis of case studies to computer simulations.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to browse through the list of faculty members and research groups (www.economia.unitn.it/69/ricerca), and to look at relevant publication lists to identify a suitable supervisor and research topic.
Steps to Follow and Important Dates
- by May 22nd, 2017 express you interest by sending i) a 2-page summary of your research proposal; ii) a CV (max. 2 pages plus full list of publications); iii) a cover letter. Please submit your candidature to dem [at] unitn.it; please mention “MSCA application” in the subject of your message;
- selected applicants will be notified by early June and invited to prepare their full proposal in collaboration with a faculty member from DEM;
- a complete draft of the application has to be prepared by July 15th, 2017
- the final version of the project MUST be ready by August 31st, 2017 otherwise the Department retains the right to withdraw its support to the proposal;
- DEM will offer a training session in late June with the possibility to discuss the details of the proposal and meet the supervisor.