PhD Fellowships, BSC La Caixa, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain (2016)

Since 1982, the “la Caixa” Foundation has offered several fellowship programmes aimed at allowing students to undertake postgraduate studies in Spain and abroad. Over the years, thousands of students have advanced their training thanks to a “la Caixa” Foundation fellowship. In 2008, the “la Caixa Foundation launched a new programmed aimed at national and international students.

Description

Conditions and benefits
The training programme will last 4 years to complete the PhD thesis. It’s offered an internationally competitive salary.

BSC-"la Caixa" fellows will benefit from the Training Programme and BSC staff benefits:
• International multidisciplinary scientific environment.
• Advanced research training
• Advanced computational facilities

Requirements:
The programme is addressed to all Master students (european and international) who have completed one of the following options by September 2016:

a) Studies that lead to an official Spanish (or from another country of European higher Education Area) university master degree in Computer Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences or related areas and that have 300 credits (ECTS) of an official university degree, of which at least 60 must correspond to master level.

b) Degree in a non-Spanish university not adapted to the European Higher Education Area with access to doctoral studies in Computer Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences or related areas.

Applicants should not be PhD students at BSC-CNS. Candidates are selected exclusively on merit, on the basis of their curricula. The academic grades and curricula of applicants are evaluated, as well as recommendation and motivation letters. No selection criteria for positive or negative discrimination are applied.
Skills Specifications:
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level of English.
• Skills in programming
Interested candidates, please submit:
• Curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter
• A scanned copy of the student’s certified Academic Record. These documents must show the grades attained in exam periods.
• Two recommendation letters from university lecturers or scientists with who the applicant has studied or worked.
• Any additional files considered relevant to the application

Further details:
http://ec.europa.eu