The CIVIS3i program is rooted in the concept of a cross-border environment for research that offers a wide range of possibilities in terms of international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration. CIVIS3i offers a comprehensive training and networking program, integrating interdisciplinarity and intersectorality in research, as well as skills to work on an international environment. CIVIS3i is devoted to increase the career perspectives of fellows, by offering talented researchers an attractive environment for research and by training a future generation of employable, mobile, first-class researchers.
Sixteen 24-month Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded to researchers in possession of a doctoral degree, from the entire world, in all fields of research.
Candidates may choose to be hosted and develop their research at one of the alliance four recruiting universities (AMU, ULB, SUR, UAM), where their main advisor must be affiliated, and mobility within the whole alliance (the ten universities + non-academic partners) will be facilitated. Candidates are required to included elements of intersectoral mobility and interdisciplinarity in their application, such as a 3-month secondment and short visits in one of the academic or non-academic partners, and a co-supervision at one of the 10 CIVIS Universities.
Secondment provisions and co-supervision should be included at the proposal stage if possible; however, if such elements are not fully defined in the proposal, the laureates will be accompanied on these dimensions once selected. Fellows are expected to participate in outreach activities related to their research. The competitive fellowships are designed to further the education and training of the fellows with primary emphasis placed on the individual's research promise, and to boost their future career inside or outside academia. The call is open to all fields of research, organised into the five CIVIS thematic hubs listed below, aligned with major societal challenges. The hubs integrate multiple topics, giving the fellows the freedom to conduct research on a wide range of subjects, for instance:
Health
Nutrition and food; Ageing; Well-being; Epidemiology; Immunology; Public Health; Medical Studies; Neurosciences; Pharmacology; Sport and movement science
Climate, Environment, Energy
Geology; Oceanography; Biodiversity; Migrations and settlements; Sustainable energy; Climatology; Pollution; Astronomy.
Society, Culture and Heritage
History; Literature; Sociology; Archaeology; Arts; Migrations; Religions; Philosophy; Political science; Languages.
Cities, Territories and Mobilities
Smart cities; Urbanism; Geography; Architecture; Transports; Logistics; Migrations; Governance.
Digital and Technological Transformations
Artificial Intelligence; New Media; Technologies & Engineering; Processes; Music; Learning; Sciences; Digitalization.
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Agenda - 2nd call
Call opening
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
at 14:00 Paris time (CET)Call closing
Thursday, October 27 2022
at 17:00 Paris time (CET)Eligibility check
July 27 – November 2022
Evaluation - delayed
November 2022 – June (1st stage) July (2nd stage) 2023
Information to applicants
June (1st stage) July (2nd stage) 2023
Start of projects
2023
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Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a CIVIS3i postdoctoral fellowship, candidates must fulfil these two cumulative obligations:
- Candidates must be in possession of a doctoral degree or at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience. There is no age or nationality restriction. As a condition of the fellowship, successful candidates with a PhD must be able to present their diploma, a certified copy of their diploma, or optionally a certified letter from the appropriate university or research institute official stating that they have completed all of the requirements for their degree including the completion of their final thesis and viva/defense, and candidates without a PhD must be able to present proof of minimum four years of full-time equivalent research by the call deadline (work contracts, employer certificate, scholarships, certificates, a career description), by the call deadline. In addition, researchers without a doctorate at the Call deadline must clearly explain how the full-time equivalent research experience is calculated, including in their application the Full-time equivalent research experience table (template available on the Guide for applicants section).
- Candidates must be recruited by a CIVIS3i recruiting University (AMU, ULB, UAM, SUR) in a country where they have not resided or carried out their main activity for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.
To be admissible, the proposal must be submitted via the electronic submission system of CIVIS3i before the call deadline, be readable and printable, be complete (i.e. include the requested administrative data and any obligatory document requested in the call). Proposals which do not fulfil these requirements will not be considered for evaluation. Please read the Eligibility section of the Guide for Applicants for more details.
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Application procedure
Candidates must present an ambitious research project that meets the three "I's" of CIVIS3i: International, Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral.
Applications are done via the CIVIS3i Application submission portal, which will be available in September. Candidates are strongly encouraged to check the application and the evaluation guides prior to starting an application procedure. It is also useful to check the submission portal during the preparation of the application.
Communication with potential CIVIS3i advisors prior to submitting an application is compulsory.The best way to obtain more information about ongoing research within the CIVIS3i Alliance is via the database found on the CIVIS3i research inventory (Find an advisor page) of the CIVIS3i website and by visiting the individual Department, Center and Institute web pages listed on the Guide for Applicants (see section How to Identify Advisors).
The application file will include the application form, a research and training proposal, a curriculum vitae, an Ethics Self-Assessment, a copy of the PhD degree or certificate confirming that the PhD is fulfilled prior to the call deadline, or alternatively a career description proving at least 4 years of full-time research experience by the call deadline, including work contracts, employer certificates, etc, and a copy of the passport or identity card.
Application templates are available at the Guide for applicants section of this website, along with a comprehensive Guide for Applicants.
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Number of fellowships
Number of fellowships offers University
University acronym
Country
Number of fellowships offered 2nd Call
Number of fellowships offered over entire CIVIS3i Programme
University of Aix Marseille
AMU
France
5
10
Universitè Libre de Bruxelles
ULB
Belgium
4
8
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
UAM
Spain
4
8
Sapienza Universitat di Roma
SUR
Italy
3
6
Totals
16
32
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Fellowship conditions offered
Successful candidates of fellowships can start their research appointment at the Institution of their choice (within the Alliance) any time between June and December 2022, following the fellowship notification.
Recipients of the 2021-2022 fellowships will receive a living allowance of 3 710€ per month, plus a fixed monthly mobility allowance of 300€ to cover moving expenses. In line with Horizon 2020 MSCA-IF and ITN practices, Country Correction Coefficients will be applied to provide a salary better adapted to the local conditions (see table below).
An additional family allowance can be provided for researchers with family obligations at the call deadline. Each fellow will have a 15 000€ grant to cover research and training expenses (eg, publication costs, travel and accommodation).
The Country Correction Coefficient is the one applicable to the country of the recruiting university and may suffer small changes on a year-by-year case. The living allowance is a gross amount, including compulsory deductions under national law, such as employer and employee social security contributions and direct taxes.
Fellow-related (employer) costs
Base Amount (€/month) France (115.7%) Italy (104.4%) Belgium (100%) Spain (95.4%) Living allowance €3 710.00 €4 292.47 €3 873.24 €3 710.00 €3 539.34 Mobility allowance €300.00 €300 €300 €300.00 €300 Family allowance (if applicable) €250.00 €250.00 €250.00 €250.00 €250.00 Research-related costs attributed to the host institution
Fixed Amount (€/month) Management and communication costs (institutional and indirect costs) €752.00 Research costs (eg, travel, accommodation, publication fees, etc.) €625.00 -
Guide for Applicants
The Guide for Applicants for the fisrt call will help you to prepare your application file. The Guide also provides detailed information about the evaluation and selection procedure, which involves four stages: an eligibility check, a remote expert evaluation, an interview to candidates and a consensus review.
The applicant must identify an advisor within the CIVIS3i Alliance and may obtain an optional letter of acceptance from them (signed by the department/lab director). If the applicant has not yet identified an advisor, they can consult the CIVIS3i Research Inventory "Find an advisor" or visit the individual Department, Center and Institute web pages (see the Guide for applicants PDF).
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Call evaluation and selection
The Guide for Evaluators describes the evaluation and selection procedure in detail. The Guide for Evaluators for the Second Call is coming soon. Stay tuned!
CIVIS3i is committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities and merit in employment and to preventing any type of discrimination to ensure that all candidates are treated equally, irrespective of nationality, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, age, disability, political or religious belief, or socio-economic class, and so welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any queries regarding equal opportunities, please contact hrs4r@univ-amu.fr. For general questions about CIVIS3i, please use the contact form on the menu bar.