Postdoctoral Fellowships in Belgium

MOVE-IN Louvain” Incoming post-doc Fellowships is a new transnational fellowship programme developed by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) with the support of the European Commission (Marie Curie actions). In line with the European Research Area (ERA) objectives, the programme’s goal is to create favourable conditions for transnational mobility of highly skilled researchers. In respect for the EURAXESS principles, fellows will be selected through a transparent selection process carried out, notably, by independent experts.

The programme is based on a bottom-up approach as all research fields are eligible (Sciences and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Health Sciences).

ELIGIBILITY:

• Experienced researchers holding a doctoral degree (PhD) or having at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience;
• Researchers with a maximum of 6 years of post-doc experience;
• Researchers in mobility condition: who have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

All nationalities are eligible.

 

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:

The fellowship includes:

• A net monthly allowance, taking into account the experience of the fellow (average in 2014 with 2 years of working experience: 2.311,36 EUR);
• The personal liability insurance costs;
• The contribution to the National Office of Social Security (NOSS);
• A bench fee of EUR/year 5,000 for laboratory-based research or EUR/year 2,500 for non-laboratory based research;
• Travel allowance: this amount will be calculated taken into account of the country of origin of the candidate (depending on the country, it could range from 250 EUR/year to 2.000 EUR/year).

DURATION: 12 to 24 months

DEADLINE: 4^th of January 2016

NO OF AWARDS: The programme will last 5 years, issuing 3 calls for proposals.Depending on the duration of the stay of the candidates retained for funding, about 53 fellowships will be granted per call.

HOW TO APPLY: Apply online

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