DIRS opens the second call to recruit 8 Marie Sklodowska-Curie researchers

03 Feb 2017 | Network Updates

Supported and co-funded by the European Commission (Marie Sklodowska-Curie) and other 40 partners, the University of Deusto opens the second and last call to recruit 8 researchers for three years.


The Deusto International Research School (DIRS) aims at attracting qualified international Early Stage Researchers for high quality PhD training. Selected researchers will enrol in an attractive and highly internationalised, inter-disciplinar and inter-sectoral research eco-system. PhD researchers develop their work in one of the seven existing doctoral programmes linked to one the four focus areas: Health and Wellbeing; Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution; Sustainable Development and Innovation; and Education and Lifelong Learning.

There is a choice of 21 selected topics for recruitment. From all candidates applying to these topics, 8 researchers will be recruited in the 2017 Call within the mentioned 4 focus areas.

Following high quality European Commission’s requirements, the candidates will be selected via an open, transparent, merit-based, impartial, equitable and internationally advertised procedure, in order to avoid any kind of inequality or discrimination, guarantying a fair selection process.

Regarding terms and conditions, the selected candidates will sign an employment contract and will be hosted in an attractive research environment characterised by excellence, internationality, interdisciplinarity and cross-sectorality. In addition, the selected researchers will benefit from a shared supervision and mentoring process formally inscribed in the Doctoral Agreement and the individualized Personal Career Development Plan.

The Call for Applications is opened from 1st February to 7th March at 05.00 pm Brussels time.
Full information on the topics for recruitment and specific requirements are published on the website of DIRS-COFUND .

For any doubt and/or further information, please, do not hesitate to contact the DIRS- COFUND project team: [email protected].

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