TRAIN@Ed Postdoctoral fellowship scheme: 25 fellowships 2853 views

University of Edinburgh is offering an ambitious new postdoctoral fellowship scheme “TRAIN@Ed”. The scheme will be providing researchers from around the world the opportunity to develop their career in one of the world’s leading universities. TRAIN@Ed is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme.

Duration: 3 years

Number of fellowships: The TRAIN@Ed project will recruit 25 fellows from around the world

Research theme:

• Data Science and Innovation
• Financial and Business Services
• Life and Medical Science
• Creative Industries
• Energy and Marine Energy
• Food and Beverages

Requirements:

• Applicant must have completed PhD or have 4 years of research experience.
• Applicants must, at the date of the application deadline (31 October 2019), have no more than ten years’ experience since defending their PhD (career breaks for parental leave, sickness absence or army service are excluded)
• Applicant must fulfill mobility criterion: Researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the date of call deadline.

Application documents:

Following documents are required while submitting the application:

• Research Proposal
• TRAIN@Ed Research Proposal
• Curriculum Vitae
• Publication list
• Supervisor statement
• TRAIN@Ed Supervisor Statement
• Letter of Support from Industry or Third Sector Partner
• Ethical issues form