ICREA opens 10 senior research positions

Minimum requirements are a Ph.D. degree obtained preferably before 2010, with four years of international exposure at pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral level. Only very strong candidates with an outstanding research record and excellent leadership capabilities will be considered.

Successful applicants will have a permanent contract with ICREA and will work at universities or research centres in Catalonia. ICREA researchers are required to make substantial contributions to their own areas of research and have a strong impact in the Catalan research system by becoming active members and leaders of the Catalan research community.

The ICREA position is not compatible with a part time permanent contract outside the Catalan research system. Scholars who have a permanent position in the Catalan research system will not be accepted as candidates.

Successful candidates will be required to join the host institution no later than September 2015.

Salaries will be in line with those paid at Catalan universities. ICREA research professors will be subject to an evaluation of their research progress and general performance after a three-year period and subsequently every five years. The evaluations will be carried out by external evaluation committees that will assess scientific production as well as research activity. A positive evaluation will lead to a salary increase.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: In successive years (2015 onwards), as it is expected that number of positions will be similar, there will be one call in odd years (2015, 2017...) for the areas: Experimental Sciences & Mathematics and Technology & Engineering; and another call in even years (2016, 2018...) for the areas: Life & Medical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences and Humanities.

Applications must be submitted electronically via ICREA's website before 2:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday, 6 May 2014.

The application includes:

1. An on-line form where you the candidate should fill in his/her personal and professional data, a statement on research interests (2000 characters maximum), a list of the 5 most relevant publications, a statement of purpose (3000 characters maximum).

2. A single .pdf file (maximum 15 pages and up to 4 Mb) containing the candidate's CV in English.

3. Two to four reference letters in English in .pdf or .doc format. The candidate should directly ask the scholars listed in the application form to upload a reference letter using the link provided by the applicant. The reference letters must be attached before 2:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday, 6 May 2014. Referees may also be contacted directly by ICREA.

4. An expression of interest document from the host institution(s). The candidate must directly contact each institution (university or research centre in Catalonia) that he/she is interested in and obtain the institution's acceptance. The host institution's expression of interest form must be downloaded directly by the institution using the link provided by the applicant. At the link, the institution will find the information needed to submit the form (both electronically and by post). The form (in both formats) must be received by ICREA before 2:00pm (local time) on Tuesday, 6 May 2014.

Additional information:

1. New applicants may register at www.icrea.cat. Old applicants simply log in using their username and password. Candidates are requested to safely store their username and password. They will be needed to access and edit applications.

2. Applications can be edited and saved as many times as necessary before submission. Submitted applications may also be edited but please note that once submitted information in the fields Name, Surname, Date of birth, and the information about referees cannot be modified.

3. After submission of an application, the system will display a list of Host institutions and Referees with their corresponding links. The same information will be sent by e-mail to the candidate to be distributed.

4. The system allows monitoring of file uploading by referees and host institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered for evaluation.

Deadline for proposals of interest at VHIR: April, 29 2014

Official deadline: 2:00 pm (local time). Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Further information: ICREA Senior 2014