Juan Rodés PhD fellowships offer funding to conduct a PhD thesis at a European center in the field of basic, translational or clinical Hepatology.

Funding

40,000 EUR per year paid directly to the Hosting Institution, providing support for basic salary. The Salary Contribution may also cover part of the research expenses, depending on the salary determined by the Host Institution, and detailed in the fellowship application.
Mobility allowance, 500 EUR per month
Family allowance, 500 EUR per month

• Applicants must not hold a permanent position;
• Applicants must hold a M.Sc. or M.D. or equivalent degree of eligibility to access a PhD studentship or be expected to receive this within the next 6 months;
• The Hosting Institution must be in Europe;
• The Hosting Institution must be different from the Home Institution and located in a different European country;
• Once the PhD fellowship is awarded, the Hosting Institution must offer a structured PhD training programme;
• No more than 1 application per home institution will be considered during the period of 2 years following the grant award.
• The research supervisor(s) in the hosting institution must be EASL member(s) but must not be member(s) of the EASL Governing Board;
• No restriction on the applicant's nationality;
• Age limit for applicants is 35 years, with time allowed for parental leave in line with EU standards: 1.5 years per child for mothers and respective time taken off for fathers)

Documentation

The application should include:

• A detailed research proposal identifying an important research question and the plan to achieve the aims (max. 4 pages)
• A detailed CV (Max. 2 pages)
• 2 reference letters (including one from the candidate's senior mentor at the Home Institution and the PhD supervisor at the Hosting Institution)
• An official letter signed by the candidate's supervisor at the hosting institution including the following:
  - A statement detailing how much of the design and research work will be done by the candidate,
  - A statement confirming that the object of the research programme is unpublished (as defined by not having appeared on PubMed) by the closing date for award submissions
  - A confirmation that the Hosting Institution will appoint the candidate under a PhD fellowship scheme, if the fellowship is granted.
  - A confirmation that the candidate is, or has applied to become, a member of the EASL.

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research Department.