GENERAL INFORMATION
The MSCA-COFUND imπACT covers a period of 5 years and will include a total of 20 postdoctoral projects. The project will launch 2 calls for applications, each for the recruitment 10 postdoctoral researchers proposing a 2-year project.
- Opening of the call: 1st June 2021
- Closing of the Call: 31st August 2021 (23:00 CET)
Each postdoctoral fellow receives a 2-year grant of €4.300 per month, including €4.100 living allowance per month + €200 mobility allowance per month. This will result in about €3.500 gross and €2.200-€2.500 net salary, depending on years of experience. Additionally, a one-time €500 travel allowance for the initial travel from the home country to the host institution is foreseen as well as in costs related to health and work insurance. The host institution will support the fellows in the arrangement for housing and other administrative matters when required.
RECRUITMENT
imπACT’s recruitment process uses an open bottom-up approach and postdoctoral researchers from any field can propose a 2-year research and innovation project of their choice regarding discipline or topic. The bottom-up approach is made possible by VUB’s structure of 8 faculties.
- Law & Criminology
- Social Sciences & Business School
- Psychology & Education Sciences
- Humanities & the Arts
- Sciences & Bio-Engineering
- Engineering
- Medicine & Pharmacy
- Sports & Physical Therapy
For more information about the different faculties, please visit www.vub.be or VUB’s research portal to know more about ongoing research and outputs.
APPLICATION
Only applications submitted via the Online Application Form will be considered. In order to successfully submit the online application form, applicants will have to upload 2 documents:
- Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages, free format)
- Project Application Template (max 7 pages, download here)
For more information and details, please read carefully the Guide for Applicants.
EVALUATION & SELECTION
After the closing of the call, all submitted applications will be evaluated in 2 stages and for approximately 3 months. In first stage, the Selection Management Team (SMT) performs an eligibility check. Afterwards, eligible applications are assessed by the Community of Experts (CIE) using the Evaluation Template. The CIE is divided in the following panels:
- PE: Physical Sciences and Engineering
- LS: Life Sciences
- SSHA: Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
To ensure an equal representation of PE, LS and SSHA, 2 positions are allocated to each panel and the other 4 available positions will be distributed based on the number of application submitted.
All applicants will be informed from mid-November onwards and successful projects are expected to start towards the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022.
Should you have any questions, please contact contact@impact-fellowship.eu