Recruitment
Successful candidates will be employed according to the rules for doctoral candidates in MSCA DNs and the general regulations of each host institution. The financial package will include the three-monthly researcher allowances as prescribed by the funding agency, which currently consists of: 1) Living allowance of €3,400 (country correction coefficient applies), 2) Mobility allowance of €600, 3) Family allowance (€660), if applicable. The guaranteed PhD funding is for 36 months.
Eligibility criteria for applying
There are a four requirements potential applicants have to fulfill in order to be considered. Candidates not meeting all of these requirements are not considered to be eligible for the advertised positions.
- Supported researchers must be Doctoral Candidates (DC), i.e., not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
- Researchers are required to undertake trans-national mobility (i.e., move from one country to another) when taking up the appointment.
- At the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
- Candidates must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.
Two-stage application procedure
The application procedure consist of two steps: an optional eligibility check and the mandatory actual application to up to three of the participating organisations.
- Eligibility check
We offer applicants the opportunity to send their application for an initial eligibility check, and we strongly encourage all potential applicants to make use of this. Please send the following documents as a single PDF file to eligibility.check.scala@uni-muenster.de and indicate up to three positions you would want to apply for (ranked in order of your preference):
- a detailed CV
- a motivation letter
- two letters of reference
- transcripts of bachelor and master degrees
- and proof of English proficiency (e.g. an English certificate, degree completed in English).
Our recruitment committee will check that each application is complete and that applicants fulfill the eligibility criteria described in the previous section. You will be contacted to confirm whether your application is suitable to be submitted to the local application procedures.
Eligible candidates will have to apply to individual PhD programs at hosting institutions (e.g., applicants interested in a position at University of Münster will also have to apply directly to the University of Münster for the position they have been selected for).
2. Local application
Please follow the local instructions for applying for the PhD positions provided. The following table lists the positions, where they are hosted, the local application deadline and a link where you can apply.
Selection process
Our selection procedure is open, transparent, merit-based and in line with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. We will choose the candidates that fit the most for the different projects according to the following schedule:
- Call opening: July 29th, 2024
- Deadline for submitting application to the eligibility check: September 15th, 2024
- Remote evaluation: until September 24th, 2024
- Notification of eligibility check outcomes: September 24th, 2024
- Deadline for submitting application to local institutions: check local sites
- Start date of the fellowship: Spring 2025