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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Portugal: Marie Curie Research Training Networks - Open call for a new Early Stage Researcher in Design for the DESIRE network

Overview

Vacancy for one Early Stage Researcher in Design > DESIRE network project 12

Applications are invited for one studentship on creative design; this position is funded for 24 months. To discuss project opportunities, please contact the lead supervisor:
joaomota@ua.pt

Program Description

This 2 year position is funded through the European Commission Framework 7 and are offered with excellent financial conditions including competitive salary, mobility and travel allowance, contribution to the participation expenses in research and training activities, as well as career exploratory allowance.

An attractive training programme will be offered to the successful candidate consisting in expert research supervision by world leading researchers, access to training courses on foundation and advanced topics in creative design, access to complementary training and industrial secondments within network’s over 10 industrial partners, as well as participation to networks’ summers schools and conferences.

Requirements: Aligned with the specific requirements for project 12 the applicants should have a master degree or higher in Design. This is an interdisciplinary project and the ideal candidate will have expertise in several of the following areas: design, product development, industrial organisation and re-evaluation of discontinued products, together with a strong background in research. The successful candidate should also have the ability to work independently and as part of a group, possess good communication skills, and be able to write high quality technical reports. The working language in this project is English. We encourage applications from all interested students, regardless of gender, race, disability, etc. The network aims to appoint women to at least 40% of the positions.


Eligible Candidates

According to Marie Curie Actions, researchers to be appointed by DESIRE are those in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided. Positions are open to candidates of any nationality with the exception that the student may not have resided in the country of the host institution for more than one year in the 3 years before appointment. For additional information on eligibility, please check Rules of mobility and conditions of nationality applicable to eligible researchers, page 13-14.

Applications: The closing date for formal applications is May 10th 2010. Formal applications should be emailed directly to the project supervisor and should include:

* Full CV Please use the Europass CV template
* Names of three referees
* A statement of your academic interests. Please do not exceed 2 sides of A4.
* Publication list

We expect the successful candidates to join the network in June 2010.

Subject: European Research Area; Innovation; Regional Development; Research Mobility; Researcher Employment; Seventh Framework Programme;

Institution: Educational Body (School, University); Public Research;

Programme Acronyms: FP7-PEOPLE;

Research Field

Architecture - Design

Application Deadline:10/05/2010

Additional information may be found at:

http://www.desirenetwork.eu/

University of Aveiro
PhD program in Design
Academic

- Aveiro
PORTUGAL
mobile +351 936 594 760
fax +351 234 370 868
email joaomota@ua.pt


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