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1ST call

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Open call: coming soon

Selection process: 01/08/2025 to 31/12/2025 (tentative).

Expected results publication: early 2026.

Fellowship implementation: January 2026 to November 2027 (tentative).

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2nd call (provisional)

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Open call: coming soon

Selection process: 01/06/2027 to 31/10/2029.

Expected results publication: early November 2027.

Fellowship implementation: November 2027 to October 2029

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Who can apply

  • Do you comply with the transnational MSCA mobility rules of COFUND?

    candidates cannot who have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline are not eligible. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not considered

  • Are you in the possession of a doctoral degree (or have successfully defended the doctoral thesis (but not yet formally awarded the degree) by the deadline of the programme's call in a relevant field of Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, or related areas?

  • Do you comply with the necessary and desirable competences in any scientific discipline linked to the field of nanomaterials and/or biomedicine?

  • Are you able to carry out full time research during the fellowship period (2 years)?

  • Are you fluent in oral and written English?

  • Do you have an innovative and groundbreaking research idea in the field of nanomaterials and biomedicine that could change the world? /Are you ready to unleash your innovative and transformative research idea in nanomaterials and biomedicine in the sunny city of Vigo?

  • Then, submit an admissible application within the deadline and you would be eligible and join the vanguard of innovation in nanomaterials and biomedicine

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Application process

Selection process will be conducted officially by the University of Vigo only by electronic means. If you are interested in applying, please follow the subsequent steps:

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STEP 1:

Follow the link (available soon) and click “Iniciar tramitación” button. You will need to use any digital certificate to access. Note! In the subject include just the OFFER REFERENCE.

Exceptionally for this procedure, only for non-EU citizens, an alternative procedure can be used for identification. Send an email to extranxeiros@uvigo.es, for further support contact PMO nano4talent@uvigo.es

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STEP 2:

Attach the following documentation by date in the platform:

  • 1. A research proposal (maximum 5 pages) containing: 1) a document, written in English (maximum 15,.000 characters maximum), explaining the project (interest in the call, research presentation, fieldwork conducted, expected results) for a 24 month -period; 2) identification of at least one potential research group/supervisor from the list available in CINBIO’s website, as well as envisioned secondments, their objectives, extent, and benefits for the candidate’s career; 3) a summarized data management plan and gender perspective approach.
  • 2. A motivation letter (maximum 1 page).
  • 3. CV, including personal information, educational background (undergraduate, doctorate and other degrees), and research track record.
  • 4. Recommendation letters or contact details of professional references (optional).
  • 5. Completed application form, including personal details, place of activity/place of residence during the previous 3 years, name of selected research group at CINBIO, and five keywords related to the proposal.
  • 6. Completed and signed ethical issues form.
  • 7. Scanned copy of PhD diploma or an official statement on the certified date of the successful defence (not award) of the PhD

Evaluation process

The selection process will take approximately 18 weeks from the call deadline to the actual researcher employment. The workflow will consist of the following five main phases:

Selection Process

Phase 1:

Application process (12 weeks): Through UVigo online tool (or alternativemedia for non-Eu citizens). Applicants will receive a confirmation email.

Phase 2:

Admissibility and eligibility check (3 weeks): performed by the PMO. Results will be communicated to the applicants within two weeks.

Phase 3:

Evaluation of applications (4 weeks): Executed by three external experts (Evaluation Panel), first independently and then in a consensus meeting. The 10 highest ranked candidates, with a score above a threshold of 7 out of 10 (>70%), will be invited to a remote evaluation phase for interview

Phase 4:

Interviews (2 weeks): Conducted by the Interview Panel (IP) using a safe, secure, and reliable video-conference solution (e.g., Zoom) and will las up to 45 minutes. The outcome of the interview will be a written ESR for each candidate.

Phase 5:

Final ranking and selection of candidates: Consensus Committee (CC) will select the top candidates for each call taking into consideration both remote evaluation and interview, including a waiting list with the next top 5 candidates.

Rebuttal

The eligibility check, the evaluation and final ranking of applications can all be rebutted if a candidate suspects procedural shortcomings. A suggestion on the format for rebuttals is available on the documents section. Within five days of the respective information to candidates, candidates can send their rebuttals to the PMO via e-mail. Within the next seven days, the PMO will either a) re-evaluate the eligibility or b) forward the request to an External Rebuttal Reviewer if the evaluation procedure is contested.

This will be an independent external expert who will assess the request and analyse the achieved score and decision, sending a Rebuttal Report to the PMO. In cases of identified procedural shortcomings or factual errors that may impact the ranking results, the application will be re-evaluated and re-ranked. In such cases, the PMO will recruit three new external reviewers who will be given 7 working days to produce individual assessment reports, reach consensus, score, and produce a final (new) ESR. Rebuttals of this adjudication procedure will not be permitted.

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Documents

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