Objectives
Hosted by two research facilities for two distinct 9
month periods, young researchers will be brought to the MUSCLE Internal
Fellowship Programme to closely interact with major actors and leading
scientific communities. The Fellows will participate in regular in-house
discussions and seminars and contribute to the MUSCLE effort to integrate
scientific activities disseminated across Europe.
The IFP is intended for postgraduate Fellows who want
to work in advanced research groups dedicated to MUSCLE related technologies.
Accepted Fellows must agree to the research topic proposed by the two hosting
institutions.
Beyond
training activities, the IFP will promote career development, ideally within
the network to preserve excellence in the research environment.
General principles
1. The fellowship period of 18 months is to be spent in
two distinct European research institutes with a joint research agenda. The two
institutes will have to negotiate to reach agreement on the joint research
agenda. This research proposal will be submitted to the Steering Committee for
evaluation. It must clearly outline the research topic and the links to the
MUSCLE Description of Work.
2. The MUSCLE IFP is meant to stimulate genuine mobility
and integration. For that reason, a
MUSCLE institute is not allowed to host a candidate of the same nationality,
unless the candidate has been conducting research outside of the country for at
least two years prior to the start of the fellowship period. By the same token,
a MUSCLE institute is not allowed to host a Fellow who was previously
affiliated to this same institute, unless there is a gap of at least one year
between the time of last affiliation and the start of the fellowship. Finally, a Fellow cannot spend the entire 18
month period at institutes in the same country.
3.
Fellowships will be open to all nationalities.
4.
The application deadlines
will be set by the Steering Committee.
5. MUSCLE members institutes will be allowed to host a
maximum of two Fellows throughout the entire duration of the project.
6. Particular care will be paid to ensure that all candidates
get equal opportunities and all partners are well aware of the necessity to
promote the gender issues during the recruitment procedure.
7. Throughout and on completion of the fellowship
programme, the network will provide support and guidance to the Fellow in
his/her effort to obtain a position in related research activities.
Operations
1. Steering Committee provides MUSCLE member institutes
with a template form and will publish a list of criteria for evaluation.
2. Member institutes return expressions of interest (in
the form of a joint research agenda) to the Steering Committee.
3. Evaluation process under the responsibility of the Steering Committee.
4. Fellowship positions are advertised inside and outside
the network.
5. Applications from prospective students are collected
by MUSCLE Central Office and circulated among the awarded institutions.
6.
Awarded institutions organise the selection of the Fellows.
7.
Successful candidates are selected and research work will start then.
8.
Internal
Fellowship Programme managed by MUSCLE Central Office:
contract, salary, social security, etc.
Financial regulations
The Fellow will receive a fixed stipend per
month. Each and every Fellow, regardless
of the location of the hosting institute, will receive 29 660 Euro net per year, or approximately 2 470 Euro
net per month.
The Fellow’s social security will be paid by the
MUSCLE network and managed by an external non-profit organisation in France,
EGIDE (http://www.egide.asso.fr/index.uk.html). The stipend figures shown above reflect the
deduction of these costs corresponding to approximately 170 Euro per month.
Time
lines for the first call
-
3rd June Launching of the internal
call
-
1st July
Deadline for
submission by MUSCLE member institutes
-
1st
August Announcement of
the results by the Steering Committee
-
1st
August Call for
candidates posted on the web site
-
1st
October Closing date for
candidates to apply; Negotiation between the receiving institutes and the selected Fellows begins
-
1st
November End of negotiation
period
-
1st
March at latest Fellowship periods
begin
Application form for
the MUSCLE Internal Fellowship Programme (IFP)
Important notice: Only one
member institute is to submit an application on behalf of the two partnering
institutes.
Closing date : 1st July 2004
Application to be completed at :
The total application size must not exceed 5 A4 pages.
1. Name of the hosting institutes
1st institute
Name and
address:
Scientific
to host the Fellow:
E-mail: Phone number:
2nd institute
Name and
address:
Scientific
to host the Fellow:
E-mail: Phone
number:
2. Specific links with the MUSCLE Description of Work
3. Added value for the MUSCLE Network of Excellence
4. If you have a candidate to propose for the IFP, please
provide his/her name, nationality, current affiliation and attach a copy of
his/her Curriculum Vitae (Please
note: In the case where two applications
are of equal merit, preference may be given to an application which has already
identified a suitable research fellow.)
5. Description of the proposed joint programme of
activities