Call open for "la Caixa" Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships
The "la Caixa" Foundation, is holding a new call for postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships to help researchers in STEM disciplines to lead their own project in Spain or Portugal. They'll have the funding they need, the independence they want and the best leadership training.
Researchers who've been awarded a doctorate between 2 and 7 years before the call's deadline are eligible to apply.
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Key dates
Status: Open
End: 3 October 2024, at 2 pm Peninsular Spain
Pre-selection results and call for interviews: 23 January 2025
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Types:
1. Incoming call
20 postdoctoral fellowships of 3 years for researchers of any nationality who are offered an employment contract to carry out a research project at Spanish centres accredited with the Severo Ochoa, María de Maeztu or Carlos III Health Institute seals of excellence, or at Portuguese centres evaluated as excellent by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia de Portugal. For Spanish institutions, candidates must have resided in Spain for less than 12 months in the last 3 years, while for Portuguese institutions candidates must have resided in Portugal for less than 12 months in the last 3 years.
2. Retaining call
20 postdoctoral fellowships of 3 years for researchers of all nationalities to carry out their research at any university or research centre in Spain or Portugal. For Spanish institutions, candidates must have resided in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 3 years, while for Portuguese institutions candidates must have resided in Portugal for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.
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Funding
The maximum payment amount will be €320,100, in three maximum annual payments of €102,500 which include:
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Labor costs: a maximum of €64,000 gross to cover the total labor costs of the university or research centre that contracts the fellow. The minimum annual gross salary to be offered to the fellow by the host institution must be €47,000.
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Research costs: €38,500 gross per year for expenses directly related to the Junior Leader project including consumables, equipment, hiring of personnel, registration for conferences or courses, research visits and intellectual copyright costs, among others.
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Annual family allowance: €1,200 gross per year for each dependent child.
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Mobility: €5,400 gross at the beginning of the fellowship for fellows who need to relocate to join the host institution (those who need to travel more than 50 km).
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