The Honourable Schoolboy
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.
