Postdoctoral positions at CNIC

Cure Heart & Brain, the postdoctoral COFUND fellowship programme run by CNIC is open to excellent researchers of any nationality to perform research on heart and brain and their connection, which are issues of utmost medical and social importance.

The selection and recruitment process will follow the European Charter and Code for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and will be merit based, independent and transparent. Applications will be evaluated based on merit-based principles and their scientific excellence by external evaluators.

Fellows are allowed to choose CNIC´s host group and secondment options. Applicants are free to propose a research topic, as far as it fits within scope of the centre and is it feasible to implement at CNIC.

Cure Heart & Brain programme counts with participation of 24 Associated Partners from all over the world and from different sectors who will provide translational elements to the programme (secondments and training options).

Candidates will be able to present one proposal with one hosting group of their choice and indicate reserve groups within the CNIC. 

Deadline and number of positions

Call 2 is open now and will close on the 30th of November 2024.

Positions offered: 8.

Eligibility requirements

• Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately prior to the call deadline (reference date for call 2 is 30th of November 2024). Researchers must be in possession of a doctoral degree* at the deadline of the co-funded programme’s call.*A medical doctor degree will be accepted only when it corresponds to a doctoral degree or if the researcher can demonstrate his/her appointment in a position that requires doctoral equivalency (e.g. professorship appointment). Medical doctor degrees corresponding to basic medical training as defined in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC will not be considered a doctoral degree. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered as postdoctoral researchers and will be considered eligible to apply Researchers who are already permanently employed by CNIC at the call closing date (reference date for call 2 is 30th of November 2024) are not eligible.

Conditions offered

• Employment contract for postdoctoral researchers according to art. 22 of Spanish Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (“Ley de la Ciencia”) with duration of 36 months. Access to state-of-the art infrastructures and advanced technologies Integration into an excellent scientific environment. Incorporation adaptable to the candidate circumstances. Implementation of the research project chosen by the fellow. Incorporation within the Cure Heart & Brain programme:
  • Training: the programme will offer training to develop key transferable skills and competences, foster innovation, entrepreneurship, promote Open Science practices, FAIR data management, and public engagement. The fellows will acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. Secondment options at Associated Partners premises: Cure Heart & Brain includes 24 Associated Partners from all over the world and from different sectors (12 Partners from non-academic sector). Supervision by the CNIC´s Group Leaders and co-supervision by PIs from Associated Partners. Evaluation The selection and recruitment process will follow the European Charter and Code for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and will be merit based, independent and transparent. Applications will be evaluated on merit-based principles and their scientific excellence by external evaluators (the details are described in the “Guide of Applicants”).

Evaluation

The selection and recruitment process will follow the European Charter and Code for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and will be merit based, independent and transparent. Applications will be evaluated on merit-based principles and their scientific excellence by external evaluators (the details are described in the “Guide of Applicants” at CNIC Webpage).

This employment contract is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No GA-101126521 with the amount of 3.980 euros per month for the whole duration of the contract (36 months).