3 Post-doc positions (f/m/x) (3rd call) in all research fields in Wallonia (University of Mons) under MSCA-Cofund programme Connect with / Come 2 Wallonia (C2W)

12 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Université de Mons (UMONS)

Department

UMONS

Research Field

All

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

20 Mar 2024 – 16:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND

Reference Number

101034383

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

C2W have a bottom-up approach, which means that Fellows will be free to choose their research topic (provided it falls within the competence of 21 research institutes of UMONS or UNamur,) and their principal supervisor (more than 400 possible Principal Investigators (PIs)).

Fellows will have the opportunity to deepen their core scientific discipline while broadening their range of scientific skills. They will implement a research project with a strong interdisciplinary aspect. They will have the opportunity to widen their professional networks at the international level, which will provide them with advanced career opportunities.

C2W offers an extensive training program, including research-based training, secondment, summer/winter school, options for additional scientific and transferable skills such as leadership, ‘out of the box’ thinking and Open Science abilities, presentations of research results.

Requirements

Research Field

All

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

All

Years of Research Experience

4 – 10

Additional Information
Benefits

The living allowance will be around 2800€/month. This value is subject to minor changes due to yearly indexation. It covers the amount of an untaxed fellowship contract that is equivalent to an employment contract. The net amount results from deducting all compulsory (employer/employee) Social Security contributions as well as direct taxes (e.g., income tax) from the gross amounts. Additionally, the remunerations may vary annually depending on the Social Security rates. The rate indicated above is for researchers working full-time.

The C2W fellows will be hired by UMONS as researchers of the COFUND Programme following the guidelines provided by the European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (guaranteed by the HR award of UMONS). The fellowship contract is subject to the Provisions of the Belgian Social Security System covering health insurance, maternity leave, sick pay in case of hospitalisation, disability insurance, national pension system (depending on the nationality), national unemployment system (depending on the nationality), insurance against workplace accidents, family benefits and provisions towards occupational diseases. All candidates are entitled to the mobility allowance that is provided as a net amount (500€/month). A family allowance is provided also as a net amount (250€/month) only to candidates that have family obligations.

Eligibility criteria

• Experienced Researcher (ER)
• Any nationality
• No age restrictions apply
• Fluent in English
• In possession of a doctoral degree or has at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at the call deadline
• International mobility : The ER cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months in the three years before the deadline of the call

Selection process

• Call opening: Monday, January15th 2024 at 14:00 Brussels time (UTC + 2)
• Call closing: Wednesday, March 20th 2024 at precisely 16:00 Brussels time (UTC + 2)
• Eligibility check : March 20-22th 2024
• Evaluation: End March – June 2024
• Information to applicants: End June 2024
• Start of projects: Sept – Nov 2024

Applications are submitted online on the dedicated platform that is accessible through the C2W website (https://cometowallonia.eu/ ).

Applications sent via other means (email, post, etc.) will not be considered.

Website for additional job details

https://cometowallonia.eu/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

3

Company/Institute

UMONS

Country

Belgium

City

Mons

Postal Code

7000

Street

Place du Parc 20

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

MONS

Website

https://web.umons.ac.be/fr/travailler-a-lumons/

Street

Place du Parc, 20

Postal Code

7000

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED