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Please do not send your applications directly to the point-of-contact for each DC.
In order to apply, send an email to info@h2powrd.eu
The mail subject must begin with [DCXX] where XX is the project number (e.g. DC01 or DC13).
Please include a single pdf file (max file size 5 MB) with:
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A letter of interest
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Your CV
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At least one recommendation letter
Applicants should separate emails for each position for which they would like to apply. Please check the eligibility criteria below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Some host institutions require additional submission of the application documents via the host’s submission system.
Additional information is available on the Euraxess posting
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, applicants must comply with all the following rules:
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At the date of deadline, applicants must be in possession or finalizing their Master’s degree or equivalent/postgraduate degree.
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At the date of recruitment, applicants must be in possession of their Master’s degree or equivalent/postgraduate degree which would formally entitle to embark on a doctorate.
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At the date of recruitment, applicants must fulfill the transnational mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date – unless as part of a compulsory national service or a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention.
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At the date of deadline, applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career (career breaks excluded) and not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. Career breaks refer to periods of time where the candidate was not active in research, regardless of his/her employment status (sick leave, maternity leave etc). Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.
Applicants must be available, full-time, to start the program in Spring/Summer 2025.
Selection Process
Our selection procedure is open, transparent, merit-based, impartial and equitable and in line with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code).
Applicants should follow the application criteria and instructions for the position(s) that they are interested in applying for.
Candidates will be informed, prior to the selection, about the recruitment process for each position and the selection criteria.
The selection procedure will consist of the following steps:
Eligibility check: The Recruitment Committee will check each application is complete and that applicants fulfil the eligibility criteria described in the previous section.
Remote Evaluation: each eligible application will be evaluated independently by the Principal Investigators of each institutions of our network, according to the DC position options expressed by the applicants.
Online interviews: The short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a Selection Committee that will include the recruiting Principal Investigators. Selection committees will bring together diverse expertise and competences and will have an adequate gender balance.
Applications will be reviewed for eligibility and suitability based on the criteria listed for each position.
The recruiting institution will send out notification of the selection outcome after the interview. Candidates will be informed after the selection process about the strengths and weaknesses of their applications