ECOsystem approach to SUstainable Management

of the Marine Environment and its living Resources

MARIE CURIE TRAINING SITE

RESEARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS 2006-2009

WHO CAN APPLY?

• This Marie Curie Training Site provides training for "Early-Stage Researchers", i.e. researchers at the beginning of their research career, with less than four years of active research experience (e.g. researchers undertaking a doctoral degree)
• Applicants should be eligible to register for a PhD or already registered for a PhD, i.e. they should already have a first degree (e.g. BSc). Trainees who are appointed for 36 months may register for a PhD in one of the host institutions.
• Marie Curie actions are open to researchers in all fields of scientific and technological research from the EU Member States, from countries associated with FP6 and from third countries.
• Applicants must meet MOBILITY criteria. This means:
  • Firstly, the researcher should not be a national of the state in which they plan to move and carry out their research;
  • Secondly, the researcher has not lived, worked or studied in that country for more than 12 months out of the three years immediately prior to either the time of application, or the start of their work (depending on the action).
  • For projects that will be based at more than one centre of the training site, applicants must meet eligibility criteria for each centre. For example, UK and Greek nationals may not apply for projects that involve stays in Scotland and Greece.
• The proposed project should be consistent with the theme of this Training Site.

Further information on eligibility criteria for Marie Curie training appears on the EUROPA website here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THESE VACANCIES ARE FOR EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS WHO DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A PHD.