VIB, a non-profit research institute is offering five international fellowships to post doctoral scientists in Integrative Biology. This program is co financed by the European Commission Marie Curie FP7 People Co fund. Applicants are free to select the topic of their own choice from the list and to design a 3 years post doctoral project addressing the listed topics. To be eligible for these fellowships, applicants must hold a PhD degree before the start of the fellowship should not have been carrying out research in Belgium for more than 12 months during the last 3 years before the deadline of the program on 15/9/2013.
Study Subject(s): Applicants are free to select the topic of their own choice from the list and to design a 3 years postdoctoral project addressing this topic. Bioinformatics / Genomics / Proteomics / Structural Biology, Cancer, Cardiovascular Research, Immunity / Inflammation, Microbiology, Neuroscience and Plant Biology.
Course Level: Fellowships are offered for pursuing postdoctoral programme.
Scholarship Provider: VIB & Marie Curie (This program is co financed by the European Commission Marie Curie FP7 People Co fund).
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium
Eligibility:
-Nationality: VIB International Postdoc program “OMICS@vib” is open to applicants from all nationalities. Applicants should not have been carrying out research in Belgium for more than 12 months during the last 3 years before the deadline of the program on 15/9/2013. Postdocs selected for this
-University degree: Applicants must hold a PhD degree before the start of the fellowship, but not necessary when applying.
-Publication record: Applicants must have a proven record of research accomplishments and at least one original first author publication (including joint authorship), either published or accepted in an international peer-reviewed journal with high recognition in the field.
-Age: Candidates should not have more than 5 years of postdoc experience at the moment of the deadline 15/9/2013.
-Career Break: One additional year will be taken into account for every childbirth or any other officially stated career break reason (caring for sick children or parents, additional studies…)
-Language: English is used in all VIB laboratories for oral and written scientific communication. Candidates must deliver proof of a solid English working knowledge. Adding TOEFL test results in your cv is recommended.
Scholarship Open for International Students: These fellowships are open to applicants from all nationalities.
Scholarship Description: VIB is a non-profit research institute in life sciences. About 1,300 scientists conduct strategic basic research on the molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the functioning of the human body, plants, and microorganisms. Through a close partnership with four Flemish universities ? UGent, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel ? and a solid funding program, VIB unites the forces of 76 research groups in a single institute. The goal of the research is to extend the boundaries of our knowledge of life. Through its technology transfer activities, VIB translates research results into products for the benefit of consumers and patients and contributes to new economic activity. VIB develops and disseminates a wide range of scientifically substantiated information about all aspects of biotechnology.
Number of award(s): For the current omics@vib call, VIB provides 5 positions for integrative biology postdocs.
Duration of award(s): Fellowships are offered for 3 years postdoctoral project.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Deadline is 15 September 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
VIB International Fellowships for Postdoctoral Position in Integrative Biology, Belgium
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