PhD- Coordinator Of Science Project 2010 – Poland
Foundation Of Polish Science Provides International Postdoctoral Fellowship Of Science Project At Poland In 2010
Job Description:
We invite young Polish scientists abroad and young PhDs who are citizens of other countries interested in spending a postdoctoral fellowship in Poland, to apply for subsidies in the 2nd edition of HOMING PLUS programme*.*.Financing for researchers who hold at least a doctorate and are in the early stage of their academic career includes a research grant in an amount of up to PLN 80,000 per year and a stipend in an amount of PLN 5,000 per month.To tae part in the programme, candidates need to complete an online application and submit a hard copy to theFoundation by post (with all required enclosures
Application Procedure:
Applicants must file applications both online and as a hard copy.Applicants must register in the electronic system the Foundation has made available on the website www.fnp.org.pl. The electronic form must be filled out in English, and the appendices in the language indicated (see below). The electronic system allows changes to be made to the form and appendices to be replaced until final confirmation of the form.
4.4.1 The following must be attached to the application form:
a) in electronic form only
1) description of the research project (in English) – up to 6 A4-size pages, (.doc, .pdf, .xls, .jpg or .rtf format):
2) certificate of employment or promise of employment of the project manager at a research unit in Poland (in Polish),
3) copy of doctoral diploma or equivalent certificate of obtaining the academic degree of doctor (in the original language, with a translation into Polish or English, if originally written in a language other than the conference languages),
4) CV of the Candidate, including research and implementation achievements as well as collaboration with foreign centres (in English),
5) copies of no more than three*
6) a description of the research or implementation achievements of the unit in which the candidate will be employed during the project period (in English), of the most important publications within the past 4 years (publications in the original language),
7) information/letter from the foreign unit where the young PhD has held a fellowship, with information on the uninterrupted length of the stay at the unit – applicable only to Polish researchers returning from abroad (in English),
project implementation schedule prepared in accordance with the specimen provided with this documentation and also available for download at the Foundation’s website (in English),
9) letter of intent from a Polish or foreign research centre, other than the centre in which the project is to be implemented, concerning the scope of cooperation within the project (in English),
10) description of procedures for the open competition for stipends for students for the project (in English or Polish),
11) copy of birth certificate of child (in the original language, with a translation into Polish or English, if originally written in a language other than the conference languages) – if applicable (see definition of ‘young PhD’, section II.20),
12) certificate of paternity leave and/or childrearing leave (in the original language, with a translation into Polish or English, if originally written in a language other than the conference languages) – if applicable (see definition of ‘young PhD’, section II.20);
b) in hard copy only
1) unit’s statement of its VAT qualification, in accordance with Appendix 9.4 to this documentation (in Polish), :
2) power of attorney to sign the application (if applicable).
4.4.3 Once all the required fields have been filled in and all the required appendices added, the application should be confirmed, printed out, signed by the candidate and the administration of the research unit in which the project will be implemented (with a power of attorney to sign the application, if applicable), and a hard copy of the required appendices attached.
4.4.4 The applicant must submit one original hard copy of the registered application form with the appendices required in hard copies. The hard copy of the application forms must be identical to the electronic version. The application must be signed by the candidate for project manager and the person authorised to represent the research unit where the project will be carried out, in
* One of the reviewers’ evaluation criteria is originality of the scientific achievements of the project manager on the basis of the 3 publications submitted from the past 4 years.
accordance with the applicable rules of representation (depending on the unit: rector, PAN director, R&D unit director, or their proxies). If the application is signed by a proxy, the power of attorney must be attached.
The appendices form an integral part of the application.
4.4.5 Applications in the required hard copy may be sent by post or courier or delivered in person to the following address:
Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej
ul. Gra?yny 11
02-548 Warsaw
with a note on the envelope: ‘Homing Plus Programme’
4.4.6 The date of submission of the hard copy of the application is determined by the date of receipt, not the postmark date; provided, however, that on the last day for submissions, applications will be accepted only until 4 p.m. Applications received by the Foundation after that time will not be considered.
Address:
Foundation for Polish Science
02-548 Warsaw, Grazyny 11
Telephone No: (0048) 22 845 95 00
Last Date To Apply:15 October 2010
Source:http://www.fnp.org.pl/news/latest_news/start_s_the_second_edition_of_the_homing_plus_programme
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