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Call for Part-Time Research Initiation Contracts at CiQUS 2020

22/06/2020

RESEARCH INITIATION CONTRACTS FOR CiQUS’ MASTER STUDENTS

CiQUS offers up to 10 part-time research contracts for the development of initiation research activities associated to any of our main cooperative or strategic research lines.

RESUME

The Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) was born with the vision of becoming a reference research centre distinguished by the excellence and impact of its scientific work and its commitment to the demands of society.

Our students participate in cutting-edge science in a research centre that provide first-class facilities and an international and exciting scientific environment. The training programme includes lectures by internationally renowned researchers, internal seminars, scientific and technical workshops, as well as courses of transferable and management skills.

We offer 10 part-time research contracts for the development of research Master Projects at CiQUS. Selected graduate students will receive a gross salary of 680 €/month.

For 10 months, they will enrol a dynamic international environment, working in cutting-edge research areas as well as actively participating in all the scientific activities at CiQUS.

 
 
STARTING DATE AND TERM
Contracts are expected to start from October 1, 2020 for a fixed-term of 10 months.*
 
* The contracts may be extended for up to an additional 5 months period for those students enroled in the Master in Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science (90 ECTS), upon accreditation of enrolment in this master's degree programme during the 2021/2022 academic year.
 

REQUIREMENTS 

  • Bachelor’s degree or former equivalent degrees
  • Applicants must submit an application form for admission to one of the following Master's programmes at the University of Santiago de Compostela for the 2020-2021 academic year:

- Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Research and Industrial Chemistry, Drug Research and Development, Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, Physics, Biomedical Research.

  • The selected applicants must provide, at the time of signing the employment contract, a  copy of the oficial enrolment document in one of the Master's Degree programmes at University of Santiago de Compostela mentioned before for the academic year 2020/2021. Additionally, they will provide a signed letter of engagement to perform their Master Dissertation at CiQUS, under the supervision of one of the CiQUS' Researchers.

 

SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTRACTS

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Academic record in the Bachelor's degree. Up to the 70 points. 
  • Curriculum vitae: scientific publications in JCR and/or SJR journals, and contributions to scientific symposia (flash/oral or poster communications). Up to 15 points. 
  • Personal interview (only those candidates with at least 50 points from the other ítems will be invited for interview). Up to 15 points.

APPLICATION

Applications can only be submitted electronically via the University of Santiago de Compostela website using the application form found in the following link [https://sede.usc.es/formularios/solicitudes/contratacion.htm].

Reference number of the call: 11/2020 - Reference number of the position: 2019-PG063

The following documents must be uploaded:

  • Pdf document of the curriculum vitae, highlighting the merits that are established as assesment criteria and that are set out, for each specific position, in the annex to the call [See this link (page 50/56)].
  • Copy of the Academic Record of the Bachelor's Degree. The Academic Record of those studies which have been carried out abroad must be presented in English or with the corresponding official translation into Spanish, Galician or English.

DEADLINE

Closing date for applications is September 21, 2020 at 23:59 h (CEST). In case of any problems concerning this application, please contact us by mail (ciqus.jobs [at] usc.es (subject: MSc-2019) ) indicating in the subject "MSc-20".
 

FURTHER INFORMATION

 Please send an email to ciqus.jobs [at] usc.es (subject: MSc-2019) , with the subject [MSc-20]
 
 
 

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