ICIQ IVORI PhD PROGRAMME 2024
ICIQ
- Tarragona
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- The performance of an individual research project under the direction of a Group Leader.
- Opportunities for short stays in distinguished international research institutions.
- Opportunities for complementary training in both technical and soft skills. Trainings are designed to ensure a successful career:
- Required documentation
- A full Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format). It should include the academic background, work or research experience, publications, conferences, grants and awards, previous participation in ICIQ programmes, other relevant merits and references.
- A personal statement that describes the applicant’s academic background, research experience and career goals (maximum two DIN A4 pages, in PDF format). This is a very important section of the application. The candidate must be able to communicate their interests and how these would align with the ICIQ and the PhD training program.
- Official transcripts of BSc and MSc studies in PDF format. A scanned copy of the certified academic record of the degrees needed to enter the PhD programme (BSc and MSc). In case that the MSc studies have not yet been completed at the time of the application, candidates must include details on the academic subjects in which they are currently enrolled (subject name and number on credits). For academic records not issued in Catalan, Spanish or English, a certified translation in English should be provided; applications which do not include a certified translation of the academic record will not be eligible and, therefore, not taken into consideration. For degrees obtained in foreign institutions, the academic record must include the range of grades used in the corresponding countries and the minimum grade to pass, as well as the hours or ECTS and grades for each subject.
- Letters of recommendation of two University professors or other relevant individuals who can assess the candidate’s potential for research. The persons signing the letter may be contacted by the ICIQ, in the event that a candidate is shortlisted. We suggest informing your references.
- Language: Applicants must be proficient in written and oral communication in English. Finalist candidates will be interviewed to assess their English competency.
- Personal statement.
- Academic record.
- Two recommendation letters.
- Personal interview for short-listed candidates.
- The selection will be based on the evaluation criteria described in Section II.
- At the late stages of the selection process, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a personal interview.
- All applicants will be notified of the final selection decision by mid June 2024. The name of the awardees will be published on ICIQ’s website.
- The awardees of an IVORI ICIQ PhD position will be considered research personnel in training and they will have an employment contract (a pre-doctoral contract) which is regulated by the Spanish Law 14/2011, of June 1st, of Science, Technology and Education.
- Pre-doctoral contracts are renewed annually for up to 4 years. Renewal is subject to satisfactory performance in the PhD studies and related research activities.
- The gross yearly salary of the contract shall be split into 12 monthly payments and distributed as shown below:
- First and Second year of PhD: 17.823,93€ /year
- Third year of PhD: 19.097,06 € /year
- Fourth year of PhD: 23.871,33 € /year
- The fellowship includes full social security coverage through the Spanish Social Security system, providing access to the Spanish public health care system and pension and unemployment benefits.
- The grant holder is entitled to temporarily interrupt the fellowship in the following situations: temporary disability, risk during pregnancy, maternity, and adoption or foster care. The time elapsed during this interruption will not be counted against the total time.
- The contract will take effect on the date when the awarded student joins the centre.
- The IVORI PhD programme includes the costs of enrolment in the PhD programme. These costs will be paid by each beneficiary to the university, and reimbursed by the ICIQ. The PhD thesis has to be completed within 4 years.
- The PhD awardees will work full-time at ICIQ and may not receive any other fellowship or regular income.
- The IVORI PhD position is incompatible with any other fellowship with the same purpose.
- The performance of an individual research project under the direction of an internationally renowned Group Leader, in a creative and stimulating scientific environment.
- Opportunities for short stays in distinguished international research institutions.
- Opportunities for complementary training in both technical and soft skills. Trainings are designed to ensure a successful career: