4 Predoctoral Grants
Calls for 4 predoctoral appointments funded by the “La Caixa” Foundation.
Gross salary:
• First year: 18,546.56 €
• Second year: 19,303.56 €
• Third year: 20,666.16 €
• Fourth year: 22,558.67 €
Includes an additional endowment of 1,500 € per year for the first two years
and 1,700 € for the last two years to cover enrollment fees, books, IT
programs, subscriptions, travel expenses or other expenses that researchers
may incur arising from scientific or academic activities.
Requirements for
Applicants
The call is aimed at either Spanish students or those from abroad who after
October 31st 2011 have completed their university degree courses qualifying
them for access to Higher Education or Official Postgraduate courses.
Students, researchers and PhD holders who have had any scientific relation
lasting more than six consecutive months with the ICMAT prior to the
deadline for submissions to the present call are not eligible for predoctroal
appointments.
All candidates must already be enrolled in, or be in the process of enrolling in
a doctoral program.
Only candidates who have not previously been appointed to predoctoral
positions of this type for longer than a period of four years are eligible, except
for persons of disability.
Documentation required
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Application form (Annex III of the call)
Certified documentation of candidate’s merits
Certified photocopy of qualifications
Candidate’s Curriculum Vitae (Annex II of the call)
Certified photocopy of official transcript
Written notification of admission to doctoral program
Sworn declaration by candidate that he or she has not previously held any
predoctoral appointment of this type for a period exceeding four years (Annex V).
Sworn declaration by candidate that he or she has not previously held a grant
convened under R.D. 63/2006, from January 27 or from another simmilar grant for
a period exceeding 12 months.
Applicants with disability must include a Medical Certificate
Document testifying to nationality of the applicant, should this required for
submissions to the call.
How to apply
Grant requests can be delivered using either of the following channels :
• Physically by the interested party
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At the General Registry of the Spanish National Research Council (Registro General de la
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) at this address: calle Serrano,
nº 117, 28006 Madrid
In a Post Office in Spain, in which case the formal request will have to be dated and stamped,
and then sent by certified post to the address above.
At Spanish Diplomatic Representations or Consular Offices:
http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/EmbajadasConsulados.
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• Electronically
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Through the Electronic Registry available at the Electronic procedures section of the CSIC
website: https://sede.csic.gob.es/registro-electronico/procedimientos
• or in any of the ways established in article 38.4 of the law regulating public
Spanish administration and common administrative procedures (artículo 38.4
de la Ley 30/1992, de 26 de noviembre, de Régimen Jurídico de las
Administraciones Publicas y Procedimiento Administrativo Común)
http://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1992-26318
Additional Information
For further information please consult the following website:
http://www.icmat.es/resources/employment/laCaixafellowships
Contact:
Esther Fuentes
Severo Ochoa Manager
[email protected]
912999705