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Predoctoral position: Pre-Application Tweet
Optical and chemical control of membranes, peptides and proteins.
We look for a competitive candidate to apply for a 4-year predoctoral contract founded by the Spanish Government (PFU program).
We offer: We will provide a research contract to the candidate we select to join our group for the time needed while the call is being resolved.
Dates:
The call of the PFU program will officially be open on January 17th 2024 and close on February 15th. Inquires can already be sent (see details in Application Procedure)..
Deadline:
February 5th 2024.
- Eligibility:
Applicants must fulfil the following requirements:
- Hold a University degree/bachelor obtained after the 1st of January of 2019 for studies of 180 ECTS, or after the 1st of January of 2020 for studies of 240 ECTS.
- The degree/bachelor must be in science (Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology, etc), with an average degree mark above 8.2. For degrees issued from non-Spanish Universities you will need to apply for an equivalent mark: See https://universidades.sede.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/Equivalencia_notas_medias/language/en.
- Hold a master’s degree (or being conducting one), ready to enroll in a PhD program from the Universitat de València in the course 2024-25.
- Should not Hold a PhD or have enjoyed a predoctoral contract for more than 2 months
- Profile: Graduate in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology or any other molecular science, with an interest in Biophysics
Contact victor.lorenz@uv.es (subject FPU-2024), preferably before 5th February 2024. In your e-mail, please include:
- CV in a single pdf file specifying fulfillment of the requirements.
The Application will open on the 17th of January 2024. We will support an applicant with adequate background and high chances to obtain the fellowship, providing a contract while the call is being resolved.
Other opportunities to join MemBioPhys
Besides specific positions associated to funding from our projects (listed above in the open calls box), there are additional opportunities to join our group. A summary of main options and conditions you need to fulfill is described in the attached pdf. We also encourage you to have a look at the document: Researcher Career path in Spain at a glance! (6th edition).
Below you will find lists of funding sources for contracts and fellowships, at the local, national and international levels, grouped as Long-Term stays (for Postdocs or Predocs), Short-Term Visits (for people working in other groups) and Internships for undergraduate students. If you are interested, we will be willing to consider your case and eventually support your application. Just contact us to discuss about it.
Funding sources for young scientists
PostDoc
These are 3 years postdoctoral contracts to work in a Spain for young doctors who have already spent ~2 years in a previous (different) postoctoral stay (preferably abroad). The candidates can be of any nationality. The host institution must be involved in the application procedure, so, please contact us if you would like to join our group via this funding. We will consider your case and eventually support your application.
Funding: Spanish Government.
Call State: The 2023 call is open. The application procedure starts on 17th January 2024. The submission deadline is 31st January 2024. See available information via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for Juan de la Cierva.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
These fellowships are awarded for up to 2 years. The candidates can be of any nationality but the country of the host institution must be different from the country where the applicant obtained PhD or worked in the latest 6 months (see details in the information provided via the link below).
Funding: EMBO.
Call State: This call is open permanently. Applications can be submitted throughout the year. For the Spring Selection Round applications must be submitted before the 2nd Friday of February. For the Autumn Selection Round applications must be submitted before the 2nd Friday of August. See available information via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for EMBO Long-Term fellowships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
These are special postdoctoral contracts for young doctors to work in a foreign group but in close collaboration with a group based in the Valencian Autonomous Region. We are willing to consider your case if you want to use this funding opportunity to organize your postdoc.
Funding: Generalitat Valenciana / Fondo Social Europeo.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is October 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for CIAPOS - Valencian Government PostDoc felloships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
The Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships programme is a 3-year contract for excellent scientists of any nationality. There are two different frames, both suitable to perform research in our institute: Incoming, addressed to centres accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence and Retaining, for any research domain and research center in Spain.
Funding: 'La Caixa' Foundation.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is Summer 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
The HFSP fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in life sciences. Applications for high-risk interdisciplinary projects are particularly encouraged. The projects should challenge existing paradigms, using novel approaches and techniques, and should address an important problem or a barrier to progress in the field.
Long-Term Fellowships – LTF are for biologist doctors who want to continue in life sciences with a novel projet. Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships – CDF are for doctors in either physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences who want to begin a new project in life sciences.
Funding: International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO).
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is by May 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for HFSP Long-Term and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
These are Postdoctoral fellowships for experienced researchers that last for 1 – 2 years. The candidates can be researchers of any nationality moving within Europe, as well as those coming in from other parts of the world.
Funding: European commission, Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is April 12 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – MSCA.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
PreDoc / PhD
FPU is a competitive programme for young scientists who want to perform a PhD with a perspective towards a future position at the University. The research activities must be combined with some teaching, which for members of our group will be performed at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Funding: Spanish Government.
Call State: The 2023 call is open. The application procedure starts on 17th January 2024. The submission deadline is 15th February 2024. See available information via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for Ayudas para la formación de profesorado universitario - FPU.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
These are 3-years fellowships to make a PhD thesis. Candidates must be registered in a doctorate programme in a Valencian University. They can be of any nationality, but those from countries outside the EU must have a residence permit to work or study in Spain.
Funding: Generalitat Valenciana / Fondo Social Europeo.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is October 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for CIACIF – Valencian Government PhD felloships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
3-years fellowships for international students with a degree from non-Spanish institutions, co-financed by Generalitat Valenciana (our regional government). Please, contact us if you want to enroll with our team via this programme
Funding: Generalitat Valenciana.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is October 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for CIGRIS – Subvenciones del programa Santiago Grisolía.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
INPhINIT 'la Caixa' is a 3-year contract to attract talented early-stage researchers of any nationality. It is divided into two different frames, both suitable to do a PhD in our institute: Incoming, addressed to STEM disciplines and centres accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence and Retaining, for any research domain and research center in Spain.
Funding: Sponsored by 'La Caixa' Foundation.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is February 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
These fellowships are part of the Talent Attraction subpreogramme of the VLC/CAMPUS alliance. They offer 4-years predoctoral contracts plus some support for research stays in other labs.
Funding: Universitat de València / VLC/CAMPUS.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is June 2024. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for Predoctoral Research Fellowships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
Short-Term Visits
FEBS Short-Term Fellowships are for short-term visits (no longer than two or, in exceptional cases, three months), for the purpose of scientific collaboration, advanced training or employing techniques not available at the usual place of work. Applicants can be either postdocs or PhD students but need to be members of a FEBS Constituent Society, to be working in a laboratory in a FEBS country and to be seeking to work in a laboratory in a different FEBS country.
Funding: FEBS.
Call State: This call is open permanently. The application must be submitted at least three months before the proposed starting date. See available information via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for FEBS Short-Term fellowships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
Collaborative Developmental Scholarships - CDS are exclusively for PhD students working in Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia or Ukraine who need to visit a well-funded laboratory elsewhere in Europe for the purpose of carrying out experimental procedures that would be impossible in their home country. Applicants need to be members of a FEBS Constituent Society
Funding: FEBS.
Call State: This call is open permanently. The application must be submitted at least three months before the proposed starting date. See available information via the links below.
Guidelines: Application guidelines for FEBS Collaborative Developmental Scholarships.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
Undergraduate / Internship
If you are undergraduate or master's student with an excellent academic record and will be next course in the last year of your degree (related to Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Physics) at the University of Valencia you should consider the part-time scholarships offered by the Spanish Government. They are a great way to start collaborating in our projects! If you are interested, contact us and we will help you with your application
Funding: Ministerio de Educación y Formación profesional.
Call State: This call is closed. The expected opening date for next call is June. See available information (latest call) via the links below.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
If you are undergraduate student with an excellent academic record, in a degree related to Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Physics, and would like to spend a stay in our University, you should consider our group for an internship. Your stay should be at least three months and the schedule of your studies should allow you to spend enough time in the lab to complete a small research project.
Funding: Erasmus programme at your home country / University.
More info: Please visit the website of this programme.
