Application package

The application package consists of the following documents, described below.

Templates can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the document.

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CV

The document shall be uploaded in the pdf format and its length of this document is limited to 2 pages.

Research Project

A detailed research plan including foreseen secondments, schools and conferences to be visited and an overall budget with relative travel costs to be covered.
To this respect, the candidate can choose one of the available GNeuS topics published on the website dedicated page, or decide for any topic that fulfil the scope of the GNeuS project.
As described in the template the research project shall include work packages with deliverables and milestones and shall include a Gantt Chart, with an overview of the activities proposed in the draft of Personal Career Development Plan including secondments.
It is highly recommended that the candidate contacts the foreseen main and local supervisors well in advance to discuss the application content and to ensure a meaningful and homogenous research programme. This is particularly important in those cases where the candidate does not select one of the topics offered by GNeuS.
The document shall be uploaded in the pdf format and its length of this document is limited to 10 pages.

Letter of commitment of a new hosting institution (optional)

As far as the hosting institutions for secondments is concerned, the applicant is welcome to consider those included in the GNeuS offer or any additional hosting institution that brings an added value to the research project. In case an additional hosting institution is going to be proposed, the applicant shall include in the application the letter of commitment of each institution, with which the new institution confirms that it is ready to sign the GNeuS Fellowship Project Agreement in case the application is successful.
It will have to be provided in english. The document shall be uploaded in the pdf format.

Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) - online module

The Personal Career Development Plan is a plan established by each recruited Fellow with his/her personal supervisor(s) (“Supervising Team”) for training activities for 24 months. It shall comprise the recruited Fellows training and career development needs (including transferable skills and meaningful exposure to both private and public sector) and scientific objectives as well as the measures foreseen to meet these objectives and a description of his/her initial training activities.
Please note that the first four sheets of the PCDP (General Information, Overview, Secondments, Long-Term career objectives) are mandatory at the time of the submission, while the other six ones (Networking, Scientific training, Teaching and Supervision, Soft Skills, Entrepreneurship skills and Scientific publication) are not mandatory at the time of the submission.
The PCDP is available as an online module, no template available.

Video interview

The applicant will find in the application submission on the GNeuS portal a link to an automatic interview system, which asks for questions and the candidate shall answer within the given time. This step cannot be interrupted and shall be finalized once it has started.

Two reference letters

The applicant shall provide two reference letters by two supervisors, or similar positions, of past research. They have to be provided in English and in pdf format.

Questionnaire on ethical issues

Each application shall include the questionnaire on ethical issues.
The document shall be uploaded in the pdf format.

Other documents

The Applicant may include other documents the are considered important for the assessment of the submitted application.
The document shall be uploaded in the pdf format.

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