Call for Expressions of Interest Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship

The Center for Mind/Brain Sciences – CIMeC at the University of Trento (Italy) welcomes expressions of interest from excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply, jointly with a research supervisor from CIMeC, to the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship.

Selected candidates will be offered both academic and administrative support from CIMeC faculty and the University of Trento Research Office with regards to the proposal development.
Moreover, MSCA applicants having chosen as host institution the University of Trento may participate in two additional selections. Applicants that have been awarded the Seal of Excellence (projects which were judged to deserve funding but did not get it due to budget limits) may apply for a 1-year fellowship targeted to improve and re-submit the proposal. Moreover, researchers that have successfully completed their MSCA fellowship may apply for a year of extra funding.

Express your interest as soon as possible – and anyway no later than June 14^th 2019

The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action

The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action is a funding scheme that supports researchers mobility: Individual Fellowships – European Fellowships may last 12-24 months involving a research project, advanced training and knowledge exchange at the host institution (CIMeC). It offers a competitive salary, mobility and family allowances plus a budget for research and training costs.
Applicants are expected to have an excellent CV and a strong publication record.

Eligibility Criteria:

At the date of the call deadline (September 11^th 2019) the researcher must:
- be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience;
- have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation (Italy) for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the call deadline (11 September 2019).
For the specific eligibility criteria of Reintegration and CAR Panels, please see MSCA Work Programme 2018-2020 and the MSCA Guide for Applicant 2019.

For further information please see:

•    See UniTrento call for Expressions of Interest - MSCA Fellowships 2019
•    MSCA Work Programme 2018-2020
•    MSCA Guide for Applicant 2019

See details on the funding scheme and the application process.

Application to the EOIat CIMeC:

If an eligible candidate is interested in applying to the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-CurieIndividual Fellowship with a University of Trento supervisor, here are the key steps:

by June 14^th 2019 express your interest by sending:

• the Research group/principal investigator identified as of interest;
• the application formduly filled in and signed(it must contain the 2 pages proposal description);
• a CV (max. 2 pages plus full list of publications);
• a copy of the valid ID or passport of the applicant.

Application form

Submit your candidature to the cimec [at] unitn.it (subject: application%20form%20MSCA) (dedicated address):

●    selected applicants will be notified by July5th and invited to prepare their full proposal in collaboration with a supervisor at CIMeC;
●    CIMeC will organize a 2-day training session dedicated to Marie Skłodowska Curie Candidates in July (about 16th-17th)with the possibility to discuss the details of the proposal and meet the supervisor;
●    a complete draft of the application has to be prepared by July 29th 2019;
●    the final version of the project MUST be ready by August 30th, 2019 otherwise CIMeC reserves the right to withdraw its support to the proposal.

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