RBUCE-UP calls in a nutshell

The Objective

To recruit non French resident talented researchers for 2 years (incoming mobility)

2 types of research profiles are possible : juniors (20) and seniors (6)

A junior researcher is a non French resident scientist or scholar with above-average qualifications, at the beginning of his/her academic career who has completed his/her doctorate within the last 6 years.

A senior researcher is a non French resident active researcher having a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years which must be presented in the application. Leaders justifying original and significant research contributions are foreseen.

The Framework

The Rbuce-UP Project follows the European Marie Curie actions principles and as such have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by applicants.

All scientific disciplines are possible as long as they match the activity of a host laboratory participating in the RBUCE-UP project and fall under the domains of research and technological development addressed by the European Union Treaties (except areas of research covered by the EURATOM Treaty).

To note

Please note that certain activities will be excluded from the 2nd call for applicants as they involve ethical issues requiring prior approval by REA (Research Executive Agency of the European Commission).

Activities excluded from the 2nd call concern (these may evolve in the course of the project depending on EU practises):

- hESCs

- Interventions on Humans

- interventions on non Human primates

- dual use

If your scientific project involves ethical issues (see Ethical Checklist), please note that all proper authorizations by the local/national ethical committees or competent authorities shall be provided to UniverSud Paris within 3 months after the publication of the list of selected candidates/proposals. Failure by the applicant to provide said authorizations within this delay will be deemed as not accepting the fellowship.

Distribution of recruitments by scientific field

An indicative breakdown of the 26 fellows by scientific fields should be as follows :

- Physical sciences and engineering : 45%

- Life sciences : 30%

- Social Sciences and Humanities : 15%

- Multidisciplinary Projects : 10% (aimed at obtaining 20% of selected projects in Social Sciences and Humanities).

Recruitment

Recruitments are organized through 2 open calls in 2011 and 2012. UniverSud Paris organizes the calls and the selection procedures.

Recruitments will be done by the host organizations (Université Paris-Sud11, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université of Evry-Val-d’Essonne, ENS Cachan or Ecole Centrale de Paris). The recruitor will be the host organization who is the legal representative of the host laboratory, participating in the RBUCE-UP project, and chosen by the applicant.

First call

The first call for applicants is open from April 1st, 2011 until June 30th, 2011.

The number and type of fellow positions open per host organization during the first call are the following:

- Université Paris-Sud 11 : 4 Juniors

- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines : 2 seniors and 3 juniors

- Université d’Evry-Val-d’Essonne : 2 juniors

- ENS Cachan : 1 senior and 1 junior

- Ecole Centrale de Paris : 1 senior and 2 juniors