4th call for postdoctoral research placements

The UAB announces its fourth call for sixteen (16) postdoctoral research placements for research staff in training in departments and institutes of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with the co-financing of Banco Santander:

Eligibility
In order to be eligible for this competition, applicants must fulfil the following requirements:
a) Hold a doctorate qualification obtained after 1 July 1999 from a university other than Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (the date of obtaining the qualification is understood as the date on which the thesis was presented and accepted), or after 1 July 1998 if, before the end of the acceptance period for the placement, it can be justified that after this date the candidate has been on maternity leave, caring for a child of less than 6 years of age or caring for a person with a physical, mental or sensorial disability, or for a person older than sixty-five who depend on the candidate and requirement special treatment.
b) Candidates who obtained their doctorate from the UAB in the periods indicated above are also eligible if they can demonstrate that they have spent a postdoctoral period at other universities or research centres for a minimum of two years at the time of incorporation.
c) Candidates who have not been contracted or received grants from the UAB in the two years immediately preceding this grant call.

Period and duration
The contract will last a period of one year and may be extended one more year, except in the case of the type of interruption outlined in section 17 of this call. Incorporation must take place in the first three months of 2011 on the signing of the corresponding employment contract.

Amount and payment
The gross annual amount of the grant is ¤26,719 per year. Payment is made in 14 instalments per year.

Applications and deadline
Applications and related documents must be submitted from 15 July  to 15 September 2010.

Announcement of decision
The final decision on the call will be made public in the month of December. The legal period during which a final decision can be reached is six months starting from the first day following the applications deadline. If once this period has passed there is no official announcement of the decision it will be understood, through administrative silence, that the grant application has been denied.
FINAL LIST (pdf)

Call
Click here to download the official document (PDF)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1 - UAB offers 16 postdoctoral research placements. Please check the departments and institutes for the list of profiles and number of placements. Once the call has been opened please visit this page and click on the Application Form.
2- Complete the application form, providing the necessary documents in electronic format.