Closing Date: Monday, 29 February, 2016
Since
1982, the “la Caixa” Foundation has offered several fellowship
programmes aimed at allowing students to undertake postgraduate studies
in Spain and abroad. Over the years, thousands of students have advanced
their training thanks to a “la Caixa” Foundation fellowship. In 2008,
the “la Caixa Foundation launched a new programmed aimed at national and
international students. As part of this programme, each year
fellowships are awarded to students who wish to complete work toward
their doctoral degrees.
BSC-CNS is at the service of the international scientific community
and industry that require High Performance Computing resources. The
multidisciplinary research team and the computational facilities
–including MareNostrum – make BSC-CNS an international center of
excellence in e-Science.
Under a collaborative Framework Agreement, the Ministry of Economy
and Competitiveness and the “la Caixa” Foundation continue the
fellowship programme with a 3rd call. This programme aims to help the
recruitment of talented students from across the world by doing their
doctoral thesis work in one of the accredited “Severo Ochoa” centers of
excellence. The objective of this joint activity is to boost the
research capacity of the best research institutions in Spain. For this
year, the “la Caixa” Foundation has selected the Barcelona
Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) to offer 2 grants more for the academic
year 2016-2017 addressed to PhD students. This grant is renewable up to
four years.
BSC-CNS is looking for young scientists from the national and
international community. We encourage applications from highly motivated
engineers and computational scientists with outstanding qualifications.
Successful candidates will join research groups with top-level
scientists and will carry out their research in cutting-edge areas of
Computer Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences and Computer
Applications in Sciences and Engineering
Conditions and benefits
The training programme will last 4 years to complete the PhD thesis. It’s offered an internationally competitive salary.
BSC-"la Caixa" fellows will benefit from the Training Programme and BSC staff benefits:
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International multidisciplinary scientific environment.
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Advanced research training
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Advanced computational facilities
Requirements:
The programme is addressed to all Master students (european and
international) who have completed one of the following options by
September 2016:
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Studies that lead to an official Spanish (or from another country of
European higher Education Area) university master degree in Computer
Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences or related
areas and that have 300 credits (ECTS) of an official university
degree, of which at least 60 must correspond to master level.
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Degree in a non-Spanish university not adapted to the European
Higher Education Area with access to doctoral studies in Computer
Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences or
related areas.
Applicants should not be PhD students at BSC-CNS. Candidates are
selected exclusively on merit, on the basis of their curricula. The
academic grades and curricula of applicants are evaluated, as well as
recommendation and motivation letters. No selection criteria for
positive or negative discrimination are applied.
Skills Specifications:
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Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure
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Ability to work independently and in a team
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Interested candidates, please submit:
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A scanned copy of the student’s certified Academic Record. These documents must show the grades attained in exam periods.
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Two recommendation letters from university lecturers or scientists with who the applicant has studied or worked.
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Any additional files considered relevant to the application
Students will be required to provide a brief summary of work
experience and to request letters of recommendation from two scientists
who are familiar with their academic work and who can judge their
potential as a PhD student. Only letters with official letterhead and
signature will be accepted.
Applicants must indicate in the application form up to one research
programmes in which they would like to work, in order of preference.
Moreover, if candidates have interest in a particular research group,
they must indicate it in the applications form and they should mention
it in the cover letter. More information on the research activities of
each group can be found on the BSC-CNS web pages.
Applicants must submit information in English (CV, motivation letter, summary of work experience). If the
certified
academic records are not in Catalan, Spanish or English applicants
should also attach a sworn translation in one of the above mentioned
languages.
Selection procedure
Students are selected from a pool of highly qualified international
applicants on the basis of academic and technical excellence.
Applicants who have not been successful but have received a positive
evaluation will be put on a waiting list to cover possible renunciations
and other PhD fellowships in the center.
December 23th Call Opening
February 29th Call Deadline
March 1-April 6 Pre-selection of Candidates and documentation correction
April 7-9 First Resolution
April 6-April 22 First Interviews
April 23-25 Second Resolution
may-18 Final Interviews and presentation with Recruitment Committee
May 25-31 Final Resolution
Sept/Oct 2016 Start date of fellowships
