Applications must be submitted through the online application system CONEX-Plus, accessible through the programme website: https://www.uc3m.es/research/conex

CONEX-Plus is a training and incoming mobility program funded by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the European Commission’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND Action, and Banco Santander.  

The first call offers 20 fellowships to experienced researchers with up to 6 years of postdoctoral research experience, with a duration of 3 years and a gross annual salary of €41,203.62, in addition to other economic benefits, such as family allowance or research expenses.

The fellowships are based on an individual, freely-chosen project within the objectives and subjects outlined in the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the Community of Madrid. Projects will be implemented in one of the 27 departments at UC3M and through a compulsory secondment in a non-academic organization.

There are three types of CONEX-Plus fellowships:

-        Standard: researchers coming to Spain from any other country.

-        Career Restart: researchers coming to Spain who wish to resume research after a career break.

-        Reintegration: researchers coming to Spain who wish to return and reintegrate in a research position in Europe.

Eligibility Criteria:

- Be in possession of a Ph.D. degree at the date of the call deadline.

- Have not more than 6 years of postdoctoral research experience.

- Mobility and nationality criteria, depending on the type:

       *Standard: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline. Any nationality.

       *Career Restart: applicants must not have been active in research for at least 12 months prior to the call deadline, and they must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Spain for more than 3 years in the 5 years immediately before the call deadline. Any nationality.

       *Reintegration: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Spain for more than 3 years in the 5 years immediately before the call deadline. Must be nationals or long-term residents of a European Member State or an Associated State to H2020.

Deadline to apply: September 30, 2019 at 13:00 CET.