MSCA
General information about the programme:
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions is EU’s funding programme that supports excellent researchers of any nationality and foster international collaboration and knowledge transfer. Actions aim at developing standards in training, supervision and career guidance.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) offer a unique opportunity for postdoctoral researchers to take a next step in their career and carry out an individual project on topic of their choice at any institution in the EU. The fellows are employed at the institution for the given period of time on a full time basis with competitive salary. Close cooperation with their superviser help them to boost their research skills and to be fully integrated within the academic staff of the institution, thus grow both personally and professionally.
There are two types of MSCA PF:
EUROPEAN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
For researchers coming to Europe from any country or moving within Europe.
Duration: 1 – 2 years
GLOBAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
For researchers who are European nationals or long-term residents and wish to move their project outside of the EU.
Duration: 1-2 years of outgoing phase + 1 year of mandatory return phase to the EU
See more information on MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships here.
We welcome applicants from all Social Sciences and Humanities fields who comply with the following programme rules:
- Mobility rule: applicant must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Czech republic for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline
- Career stage: applicants must hold a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications and must have no more than 8 years of experience in research after the completion of PhD
Benefits for the applicants:
UP is…
- one of the top Czech universities according to international rankings
- in possession of the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award – the university has been recognized as the best employer in the region
- part of European universities networks (AURORA) that facilitate knowledge transfer and the opportunities for collaboration on international projects
….and offers:
- modern infrastructure + links to labs
- covered Social Security/Health Insurance and free public healthcare
- wide range of employees benefits: catering allowance, sports and recreation centres, discounts on language courses, cultural events and many more
- childcare services (UP Kindergarten) location in the heart of the beautiful historical city of Olomouc, see more here.
Grant Office support scheme:
- We provide general information about the call and how to apply
- We match interested applicants with their future supervisors
- We offer administrative, conceptual and technical guidance on the proposal writing
- We’re available for individual consultations in person or via VC tools (MS Teams, Zoom)
- We run regular weekly MSCA meetings based on peer-to-peer discussions and feedback
- We enroll applicants into a systematic training module on MSCA PF scheme (see MSCA Hackathon)
- We help with relocation to the Czech Republic
- We administer the received grant
Contact us:
Send your CV and a short description of your project idea (max. 2000 characters) to Jakub Zeman: jakub.zeman@upol.cz