EMBO Young Investigator Programme
- Organization:
- EMBO - European Molecular Biology Organization
- Category:
- Recursos Humans
- Scope:
- International
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- Description:
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Through the Young Investigator Programme, EMBO identifies and supports some of the best young researchers in the life sciences. EMBO Young Investigators are group leaders in the early stages of setting up an independent laboratory in EMBC Member or Associate Member States. They receive financial and practical support for a period of four years to help them develop skills and connections that will help them during this career stage.
Benefits
EMBO Young Investigators receive a financial award of 15,000 euros in their second year. They can also apply for additional small grants of up to 10,000 euros per year.Networking is a key aspect of the programme, and Young Investigators benefit from extensive practical support, including:
Networking:- The annual EMBO Young Investigator meeting- Special interest groups organizing sectoral meetings on a number of topics- Joint group meetings with other programme member¿s labs- Visits to discuss a potential collaboration with another programme member- Seminars by Young Investigators at another programme members' institute- Research visits of a lab member to another programme member's laboratory to exchange expertise
Support for Young Investigators:
- Mentorship by an EMBO Member- Training in research leadership and management skills through EMBO Lab Leadership Courses- An online training course on responsible conduct of research co-developed by the EMBO Science Policy Programme- Posting of vacancies in programme members' laboratories- Grants for organizing conferences
Support for Young Investigator laboratories:
- Access to EMBL Core Facilities- Annual course for PhD students from programme members' laboratories- Travel grants for meeting attendance for Young Investigators and their group members
ElegibilityCandidates applying to become a Young Investigator must:- Have been an independent group leader for at least one year at the pre-application deadline and for less than four years in the year of application.- Have an excellent track record.- Carry out research in the life sciences in an EMBC Member State, an EMBC Associate Member State (currently India and Singapore) or a in countries/territories covered by a co-operation agreement (currently Taiwan and Chile).- Have obtained sufficient funding to run their laboratory.- Applicants must have published at least one last author research paper* in an international peer reviewed journal from independent work carried out in their own laboratory.- For female candidates with children, the limit of four-years since independence is automatically extended by one year per child.- For male applicants with children, the limit can be extended by the actual time taken off as paternity leave or ¿ if their partner is working at least 80% FTE (full-time equivalent) ¿ 3 months per child, whichever is longer, if the child is born while setting up the lab.- Illness and other care responsibilities are considered as exceptional circumstances on a case- by-case basis. Special provision may also be made for clinical scientists. If you feel your circumstances warrant an extension of the eligibility period, please contact the EMBO Young Investigator Programme office (yip@embo.org) for advice before applying.- Be able to attend an interview in Heidelberg, Germany, on 5 or 6 November 2020. - Request
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Applications to the EMBO Young Investigator Programme are accepted annually in a two-stage process and must be submitted through an online system: https://applications.embo.org/register.php?reg=P0M8
The complete application for the Young Investigator Programme consists of: CV; Synopsis of recent work; Outline of the research programme; Short summary of research; Publication list and list of three best papers; Three letters of reference; List of grants and pending grant applications; ORCIDIn case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department before March 30th.