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Aragón I+D reports:
Aragón I+D Foundation launches a new call for the recruitment of researchers. The call for applications is open to any candidate that fills the requirements of academic background and research experience.Section Options
2008 Call
Aragon I+D has launched a new call for applications to fill 8 research positions in different areas. The call for applications is open to any candidate that fills the requirements of academic background as well as a significant postdoctoral experience, irrespective of nationality. However, only very strong candidates with excellent leadership capabilities and an outstanding research record will be considered. Applications must be downloaded from this site and submitted by email to araid@araid.es before 14.00 h (GMT) of September 26th 2008. (Please see the requirements below)
Characteristics of the positions:
8 full-time positions will be offered, and it is generally expected that the successful candidates will become permanent staff of Aragon I+D, and will work along with teams from university or other research centres in Aragon in the premises of these cooperating institutions (please see the institutions below). Arago I+D researchers are expected to make a substantial contributions to their own areas of research and be active members of the Aragon science-technology system.The performance of the researchers will be periodically subjected to external evaluation.
Salaries will be in line with those paid at Aragon university and will be commensurate with the experience and potential of the candidates and will therefore be negotiated individually. Start-up research packages may also be arranged in certain cases.
For foreign nationals, Aragon I+D will assist with visa and work permit procedures. The contract will be effective only when the selected candidates are able to work legally in Spain.
The selection of applicants will take into consideration the objectives of the Aragon Government’s Research and Innovation Plan, which prioritizes certain areas (see the list below). However, applications from outstanding researchers in any area of knowledge may also be considered.
Requisites for the candidates:
The candidates are expected to have a minimum of 6 years of postdoctoral experience, with at least two years spent in a centre different from that where the position is advertised.
The applications will be assessed by an independent evaluation commission, whose responsibility will be to rank the different candidates for a given position according to their merits and potential. Based on this assessment, and on interviews conducted with the best candidates, Aragon I+D will make the corresponding offers, after approval of the Board of Trustees.
Priority areas:
· Biomedicine and health sciences
· Information and communication technology
· Food science and technology
· Social and cultural development
· Environment and sustainability
· Nanosciences and nanotechnology
· Technological development based on new materials and processing
