Recruitment

Candidates can:

• Apply to up to two research projects
• Be recruited worldwide
• No limitation in age

Candidates should be informed that:

• Only complete applications are reviewed by the recruiting committee.
• Applications are screened for the MSCA eligibility criteria (see below)
• Eligible applications are evaluated by the recruitment committee for „Selection Criteria“

MSCA eligibility criteria:

• Mobility Rule: Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment. Note that the mobility rule applies to the (first) beneficiary where the researcher is recruited. In case of multiple recruitments, the mobility rule only applies to the first recruitment.
• All researchers recruited in a DN must be doctoral candidates (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment) and undertake transnational mobility (...). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
• For all recruitments, the eligibility of the researcher will be determined at the date of their first recruitment in the action. This status will not evolve over the lifetime of the action, even if they are re-recruited at another beneficiary-
• Duration of the PhD programme: 36 months.
• Gross salary – Living allowance: 3400 Euro/month to which should be applied the country correction coefficient (wp-2-msca-actions_horizon-2023-2024_v1.0_en.pdf).It refers to the gross amount, including compulsory deductions under national law, such as employer and employee social security contributions and direct taxes. The final amount depends from the employing institution.
• Mobility allowance: 600 Euro/month.
• Family allowance –  if applicable: 660 Euro/month.

Required Application Documents:

• Letter of motivation
• Resume
• At least 1 reference letter
• Proof of a master’s diploma or equivalent 
• In one PDF document

Application Deadline: April, 30, 2025 (23:59 pm)

Application: You can apply to up to two research projects (please fill up an application form for each of them and indicate which other research project you applied for).

Applicants can apply worldwide (further restrictions depending on host institution).

Master Degree: You can apply if you will have certainly defended your master degree before the start of the project.

Visa Costs: Can be covered in case of successful selection.

Mobility Rule: If a researcher with a contract of more than 12 months in a country wishes to apply with an organisation in the same country, even if they have been physically present in the country for less than 12 months, he/she/they would not be eligible, as both the contract and physical presence are considered for the mobility rule.

The students supervision and monitoring are built on three layers:

1. day-to-day supervision by a teammate (typically a postdoctoral researcher),
2. regular meetings with supervisors and co-supervisors
3. quarterly meetings with another supervisor of the consortium

At least one secondment is made to the co-supervisor’s institute, and a supervision agreement is signed at the beginning of the project.

A mentorship programme is offered, where the student has access to an experienced scientist from a different field to serve as an external actor or advisor when needed. When no such programmes are in place at the tandem institutions, a mentor will be chosen within the consortium.

EPACE complies with the MSCA guidelines on supervision.