International Postdoctoral Programme: 3 postdoctoral openings

The Network of Singular Research Centers in the areas of Medicine (CiMUS), Chemistry (CiQUS) and Information Technology (CiTIUS) hosts about 500 researchers, including 5 ERC Grants and 16 large European collaborative projects, and they are endowed with a self-demanding model of organization and operation, clearly differentiated from the classic university structures.

The International Campus Vida - Postdoctoral Programme is partially funded by the Spanish Government. Download the Call in the following link: International Postdoctoral Programme. This call offers 3 postdoctoral positions in the following areas:

RESEARCH AREA OPENINGS

• Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases, CiMUS: Neuroscience, Oncology, Cardiovascular, Endocrinology and obesity, Experimental therapies, Nanomedicine, Genomics and Biostatistics/ Bioinformatics. See here the eligible research lines.
• Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials, CiQUS: Biological chemistry and New materials, including Nanobiomaterials, Synthetic methodology, Structural chemistry, Computational chemistry. See here the eligible research lines.
• Information Technology, CiTIUS: High performance computing and cloud computing, e-Health, Data engineering, Ambient intelligence and multimodal interfaces, Business and web intelligence, Personal robots, Artificial vision. See here the eligible research lines.

RESUME AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• The contract is for a period of 2 years and a gross salary of 30.000 €/year. It includes medical care coverage and work accident insurance through the Spanish Health Care System, providing access to the Spanish public health care system also for his/her family, pension and unemployment benefits. Travel allowance of 1.100€/year.
• The candidate will join the selected research group (see Research Area Openings), under the supervision and mentoring of the corresponding group leader(s), to develop an individual project in a stimulating scientific environment, having access to state-of-the-art research facilities and a number of training and career development opportunities.
• We seek outstanding and highly motivated candidates, with initiative, creativity and team-working ability, including working in interdisciplinary research groups.
• Candidates must hold a PhD and at least one year of postdoctoral experience. Applicants must not have carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 3 years (before starting the contract). Candidates who have performed the PhD thesis at the University of Santiago de Compostela are not eligible

APPLICATION AND DEADLINE

• The application must contain information of research background and work experience, including a motivation letter (max. 2 pages) outlining background, experience and a brief research proposal. Please check the Call document for more details.
• Applications must be submitted by e-mail to centros.singulares@usc.es indicating in the subject one of the following options: POSTDOC-CIMUS or POSTDOC-CIQUS or POSTDOC-CITIUS.
• Closing date for applications: August 31th, 2016, at 23h59 CET (UCT + 02:00)