The School of Economics and Finance at QMUL (
http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/) welcomes expressions of interest by postdoctoral researchers of any nationality, to apply jointly with a QMUL host supervisor to the EC Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual European Fellowship Scheme under the 2017 call.
The Fellowship is a prestigious European funding scheme that supports mobility, career development, and training within and beyond Europe, and offers 12 to 24 months’ highly competitive salary, a mobility allowance, family allowance and research funds.
Full details of the Scheme and application process can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-msca-if-2017.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/H2020-MSCA-IF-2017/1/1/1/default-group&callStatus/t/Forthcoming/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Open/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Closed/1/1/0/default-group&+identifier/descThe call opened on 11 April 2017, and the final deadline date for applications is 14 September 2017.
Eligibility:
• You must not have spent more than 12 months in the UK in the last 36 months prior to the EC call deadline
• You must have a PhD (or equivalent), or four years full time research experience
Funding
• Gross salary (€67,127 pa*, including the UK country co-efficient)
• Mobility allowance (€600 per month)
• Family allowance (€500 per month)
• Research, training and networking costs (€800 per month)
• Management and indirect costs (€650 per month to the host)
*Note that gross salary includes employer on-costs
Research Areas
The School welcomes expressions of interest in all areas of economics and finance
Expressions of Interest should consist of the following documentation:
• Cover letter
• A copy of your CV
• A 3-page research proposal summary
Please submit your EOI pack to Nicholas Owen, Research Manager,
[email protected], tel. +44 (0)20 7882 7298 by Friday 2 June, 2017.
The School will select candidates that it wishes to support for the Fellowship by 9 June 2017. Selected candidates will then be invited to prepare their full proposal with their proposed supervisor(s).
Assistance with regards to proposal development and submission will also be provided by the QMUL Joint Research Management Office, EU Unit.
