11 Doctoral Candidate (Dc) Positions For Msca Doctoral Network Within The Nextscreen Project

9 Nov 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company

Politecnico di Milano

Research Field

Computer science

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Engineering » Electronic engineering

Physics » Optics

Medical sciences

Biological sciences » Biology

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Chemistry

Technology » Biotechnology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

31 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101119729

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description Training by conducting research

The project NEXTSCREEN offers the DCs research and training excellence through state of the art technologies, including instruments from top-level industrial and academic partners. Initial training on the use of instrumentation and safety is provided by the local institutes within the first months of activity. The research and lab work includes continuous training, given by the local research groups (supervisor, team, mentor) on laser operation and optical design, sample preparation and labelling, manufacturing and operation of fluidics systems, computer vision and platforms for machine learning.

Secondments

Every doctoral candidate will spend a period of at least 3 months on secondment , visiting another research center or industry, partner of the project.

The goal of the secondment is to train the doctoral candidates with transdisciplinary skills and to transfer the developed knowledge to the entire network.

Workshops

Several workshops will be organized during the project, regularly every c.a. 6 months. The workshop will feature presentations from the supervisors and keynote invited speakers, lab activities and group activities. These workshops will offer unique opportunities for transdisciplinary training (the workshop will cover all the scientific topics of the project from photonics to clinical diagnostics) and the development of transferable skills. Participation to conferences to present the results of the project will be also encouraged

Personal Career Development Plan

The doctoral candidates will undergo an initial analysis of the required training also depending on their previous educational experience. Then, a personalised training, secondments and career development plan will be formalized, conjugating the individual career development needs with the scientific goals of the project.

For detailed information about the 11 DC positions, please visitPhD

Positions – NEXTSCREEN (nextscreen-msca.eu)

Requirements

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information

Benefits

Successful candidates will be part of an international and interdisciplinary network.

NEXTSCREEN fellows will be employed according to the rules for Doctoral Candidates in MSCA DNs and the general regulations of each host institution.

The financial package will include the following researcher allowances:

Living allowance of €3,400/month (country correction coefficient applies),

Mobility allowance of €600/month ,

Family allowance (€660/month), if applicable.

The guaranteed PhD funding is for 36 months. In addition to their individual scientific projects, all doctoral candidates will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.

Eligibility criteria

Supported researchers must be Doctoral Candidates (DC), i.e., not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.

The DC must hold a Master Degree (or equivalent) in one of the following topics, or related topics: physics, engineering, computer sciences, mathematics, chemistry, biotechnology, biology, medicine.

The Master Degree must be awarder at the date of the start of the fellowship (which is some months after the application deadline).

Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.

Applicants can be of any nationality and must comply with the following mobility rule : they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.

English language : Candidates must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.

Selection process

Applications should be submitted by 31/01/2024 at 23:59 (CEST),

following the instructions provided at Application – NEXTSCREEN (nextscreen- msca.eu)

Our selection procedure is open, transparent, merit-based and in line with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

Candidates should submit the following documents as one single PDF file for one to maximum three positions and indicate their preference :

Résumé or CV.

Copies of the applicant's academic degree certificates/diplomas , and copies of certificates/diplomas relating to the applicant's l anguage proficiency , if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas.

A motivation letter (max 2 pages).

The motivation letter should indicate 2 or more previous mentors or collaborators.

We will choose the candidates that fit the most in the different projects in the following steps:

Eligibility check: our recruitment committee will check that each application is complete and that applicants fulfil the eligibility criteria described in the previous section.

Remote Evaluation : each eligible application will be assessed independently by the principal investigators of our network according to the project interests indicated by the applicants. The principal investigators will select up to four candidates per position to pass through to the following stage.

Online interviews : short-listed candidates will be invited for online interviews with the recruitment committee. Those who have been positively evaluated but not initially called for interviews will be put on a reserve list. Short- listed candidates will be interviewed by their potential supervisor (i.e. the supervisor responsible for the research project of interest), two additional members of the network, and a member of the recruitment committee.

Notification of the selection outcomes : our recruitment committee will notify candidates of the outcome.

Applicants who have not been successful but who have received a positive evaluation will be put on a waiting list to cover possible renunciations and future positions.

Additional comments

Recruiting calendar

Deadline for applications: January 31st, 2024

Remote evaluation and interviews: February 1st – 28th 2024

Start date of the fellowship: March – September 2024

Website for additional job details

https: // www. nextscreen-msca.eu/research-project/

https: // www. nextscreen-msca.eu/training/

https: // www. nextscreen-msca.eu/application/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Politecnico di Milano

Country

Italy

State/Province

Milano

City

Milano

Postal Code

20133

Street

piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universitätsmedizin Essen

Country

Germany

State/Province

Essen

City

Essen

Postal Code

45147

Street

Hufelandstraße 55

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Castelldefels

Postal Code

08860

Street

Avinguda Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CNR - National Research Council

Country

Italy

State/Province

Milano

City

Milano

Postal Code

20133

Street

piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Crete

Country

Greece

State/Province

Crete

City

Rethymno

Postal Code

74100

Street

Gallos University Campus

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UPV - Universitat Politècnica de València

Country

Spain

State/Province

Valencia

City

Valencia

Postal Code

46022

Street

Camí de Vera

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universität Tübingen

Country

Germany

State/Province

Tübingen

City

Tübingen

Postal Code

72074

Street

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Zurich

City

Zurich

Postal Code

8092

Street

Rämistrasse 101

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Elvesys – Microfluidics Innovation Center

Country

France

State/Province

Paris

City

Paris

Postal Code

75011

Street

172 rue de Charonne

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Abbelight

Country

France

State/Province

Île-de-France

City

Cachan

Postal Code

 94230

Street

191 Av. Aristide Briand

Geofield

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

DiaSorin

Country

Italy

State/Province

Milano

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Website

https: // forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=K3EXCvNtXUKAjjCd8ope6w7mJvf…

Contact

State/Province

Milano

City

MILANO

Website

https: // www. nextscreen-msca.eu/application/

Street

piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32

Postal Code

20133

E-Mail

[email protected]

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