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“La Caixa” Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme

ICFO participates in “La Caixa" Postdoctoral call for Junior Leaders

July 27, 2017
“La Caixa Foundation” has just launched a new postdoctoral fellowships programme, Junior Leader “la Caixa”, which aims to hire excellent researchers—of any nationality—who wish to continue their research career in Spain in any discipline. Sponsored by Obra Social ”la Caixa”, the objectives of this programme are to foster high-quality, innovative research in Spain and to support the best scientific talents by providing them with an attractive, competitive environment, like that which ICFO offers, in which to conduct excellent research.

The Junior Leader programme is divided into two different frames:
  • “la Caixa” Junior Leader – INCOMING: 20 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of all nationalities that must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. They will be offered a three-year employment contract to conduct a research project at accredited centres with the Severo Ochoa or María de Maeztu distinction of excellence.

  • “la Caixa” Junior Leader – RETAINING: 10 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of all nationalities that must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline, to carry out research at any university or research centre in Spain.

By means of a complementary training programme, these fellowships are intended to consolidate research skills and to foster an independent scientific career as an option for the future.