Eligibility criteria:
Eligible candidates may be of any nationality.
At the time of recruitment, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 last years immediately prior to the recruitment date (that is between 31/8/2018 to 1/9/2021).
Early Stage Researchers (ESR – PhD positions):
Candidates must be, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. This is measured from the date when they obtained the Master degree which would formally entitle them to embark on doctorate studies.
Further requirements:
Each fellow will have to organize 1-3 secondments (temporary transfer to another CORAL partner) during the duration of his/her employment.
Each fellow is expected to participate actively in the network management tasks and organization of training/network events as well as in regular yearly outreach activities targeting different audiences.
Excellent use of English language (including both written and oral fluency) is essential.
Fellows should be ready to learn the respective local language (if necessary, language courses will be organized by the project partners).
Selection process:
We are now looking for highly motivated candidates for 15 ESR positions (PhD – 36 months) with the starting date 01 September 2021.
The closing date for receipt of applications will be 21 March 2021. A first selection round will take place immediately after this deadline. All supervisors and co-supervisors will be involved in this process. A detailed list of selection criteria will be defined that contains aspects such as qualifications and grades of the candidate, quality of the application, motivation, previous experience in CWS, rurality/peripherality, proficiency in English and other languages, gender and geographical balance. Successful candidates will be invited for an interview at the CORAL virtual kick-off meeting (mid-April 2021). Each interview will be attended by a selection panel composed of the intended supervisors. Invited candidates will be asked to give a short presentation outlining their previous work followed by a presentation of the proposed PhD research within the frame of the ESR topic. This will be followed by a discussion, where candidates will be asked questions about their motivation, expertise and the scientific topic covered in the presentation.
Detailed preconditions for entering PhD studies in accordance with respective national rules will be announced to the applicants after the first selection round.
A more detailed description of the CORAL project, the individual positions and the online application form are available at CORAL website: www.coral-itn.eu. Please choose only one of the positions and provide the following documents in 1 single pdf-file with your application:
Cover letter (max. 2 pages)
CV (max. 2 pages, including a list of all countries of residence in the last 4 years),
Details of at least two referees OR two reference letters,
Copies of certificates (Bachelor & Master’s degrees with list of completed modules, English and other language certificate),
Work samples (e.g. journal publication and/or Master’s thesis summary),
List of publications (if any).
In case of any questions regarding the project or the positions available please contact:
[email protected]
Recruitment, selection and appointments follow the European Charter & Code of Conduct (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/euraxess/charter-code-researchers). All CORAL partners commit themselves to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants, independently of gender or gender identification, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability status.21