AgreenSkills and AgreenSkills+ are
excellence-oriented programmes, accepting applications for postdoctoral
fellowships from experienced international young and independent researchers in
the fields of life, agricultural, nutrition, and environmental sciences.
Proposals are accepted, without any topic guideline, for basic or applied
sciences.
AgreenSkills’ incoming fellows are offered 1-2
year positions at a French agricultural higher education institution, including
INRA and Cirad; while outgoing fellows, already employed by one of these very
institutions, spend their 6-24 month mobility period at a research unit outside
France. Independent researchers with 7-10 years’ experience, applying to
AgreenSkills+ as incoming fellows, can be offered appointments up to a maximum
of 3 years.
As European Union co-funded mobility programmes,
AgreenSkills and AgreenSkills+ strive to offer their fellows competitive salary
(up to approx. €3500 and €5000 per month for young and independent researchers,
respectively) and career development packages, within first-rate research
environments. Fellowships are tailored to meet the needs of each fellow, with a
particular focus on training, networking and flexibility.
Eligibility
requirements
AgreenSkills is
open to young researchers holding a PhD with less than 7 years of postdoctoral
research experience.
AgreenSkills+ is
open to independent researchers holding a PhD with between 7 and 10 years’
postdoctoral research experience. Career breaks are not included.
There are
no conditions of nationality, or country of origin, the programmes’ only aim
being to attract the best young and experienced researchers from around the
world.
Fellowship application deadline is 5th
May 2014.
For
more information and application please visit the AgreenSkills and AgreenSkills+ Fellowships page.
