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Traineeships for ESA, ESO and EMBL

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Traineeships for ESA, ESO and EMBL

Call for Expression of Interest for traineeships for ESA, ESO and EMBL - 2019

Documents and links:

Deadline:

  • Deadline for applications: 16 December 2019 5pm (Lisbon time)

Description

Under the Agreement between FCT and ESA, ESO e EMBL for on-the-job traineeships at this International Organization, FCT announces that the call for expression of interest for traineeships at ESA, ESO and EMBL (BEST Fellowships, art. 10 of the National Rules) is open until 16 December 2019, 5pm (Lisbon time).

Objectives

Advanced training of young Portuguese graduates in large International Scientific Organisations such as ESA, ESO and EMBL in areas where the competence of these organisations is worldwide known.
Applications with major relevance to Portugal are valued, appropriate namely to the thematic areas indicated by the industry, to the experiences and to the programs in which Portugal participates.
Candidates with relevant professional or scientific activity will also be valorized after completing their academic training.

Beneficiaries

Traineeships at ESA, ESO and EMBL are for candidates with a bachelor's degree or master's degree - obtained less than 6 years ago - and a doctorate degree - less than 3 years ago - in scientific and technological fields, where the competence of ESA, ESO and EMBL is internationally recognized.

Eligibility Conditions

This call for expressions of interest supports BEST traineeships (art. 10 of the National Rules). The duration of the traineeship is annual, renewable up to a maximum of two years, upon approval by FCT.
Each candidate must indicate in order of preference the training opportunities to which they apply.
Applicants must be fluent in English.

Funding

Fellowships for International Scientific and Technological Organizations (BEST) with the following components:
Monthly amount Travel Accommodation Insurance
1464,36 € (Bachelor's degree);
1726,93 € (Masters);
2267,23 € (Phds)
300 € (Europe);
600 € (Outside Europe)
1000 € Personal Accidents;
Health

Expression of interest period

The period of expression of interest by potential candidates for traineeships at ESA, ESO and EMBL runs until 16 December 2019, 5pm (Lisbon time).

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Panel, composed by representatives of the industry and the national scientific community.
Coordinatorr:
Mário João Monteiro, ESA Scientific Delegate, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto
Membros:
Celeste Pereira, R&D Coordinator and Head of the Space Business Unit at Optimal Structural Solutions Lda
Cláudio Sunkel, Delegate to the Council of EMBL, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Porto
Marta Gonçalves, Portugal Space
Paulo Garcia, ESO Council Delegate, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
All the procedures that will guide the evaluation can be found in the Evaluation Guide for this call.
Consult here the Evaluation Guide.

Training Opportunities

The 2019 call to traineeships at ESA, ESO and EMBL provides 12 traineeships: 8 for ESA, 2 for ESO and 2 for EMBL. Consult here the list of training opportunities.

Submission of applications

Applications must be submitted here.The form must include the following documents:
  • CV in English in Europass format
  • Certificates
  • Motivation letter(s) in English (one per selected training opportunity)
  • Certificate of residency in Portugal
Applications must be submitted online via the link, up to 5pm (Lisbon time), 16 December 2019.
The files for the application process must be named using the applicant's first name and surname. Files should preferably be presented in PDF format.
Example:
João_Silva_formulario.pdf
João_Silva_CV.pdf
João_Silva_certificado.pdf
João_Silva_carta(s).pdf (one letter per selected training opportunity)
Joao_Silva­_­residencia.pdf
Any queries about the call or the submission process should be sent to the e-mail estagiostecnologicos@fct.pt.

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