The Department of University, Research and Innovation has launched a call for grants worth 9 million euros to hire 65 young doctoral students in order to enhance their professional career and strengthen the R&D groups of the entities with new talents … where they will be incorporated, as published today in the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA). The grants, which will be awarded on a competitive basis, are intended for Andalusian universities and public R&D bodies, as well as research and innovation centers, institutes or foundations.
In addition, this call for grants, lasting three years, includes the commitment of public universities to call, at the end of the aid, for a doctoral student position according to the criteria established by the University Department in coordination with academic institutions. The objective is to facilitate access to a research career for these personnel and to improve the conditions of their activity.
The 65 contracts and the overall budget are distributed among the nine major branches of knowledge, concentrating the maximum funds in the areas consisting of information and communication technologies (ICT) and production and construction technologies, with an amount of 2.76 million for 20 grants, 10 in each case. The University Department has allocated for the field of natural resources, energy and environment an amount of 1.24 million for nine profiles. The fields of exact and experimental sciences; agro-industrial and food; health sciences and techniques; and biology and biotechnology will have an amount of 970,515 euros each, allowing 28 scholarships. On the other hand, the program envisages the integration of 8 doctoral students in the field of social, economic and legal sciences and in the human sciences and artistic creation with a budget of 554,580 euros in each case. The annual amount intended to finance the payment of salaries and the social security contribution will be equivalent to 46,215 euros for the first, second and third years, i.e. a total amount of 138,645 euros for the entire period.
The University Department allocated an amount of 1.24 million to nine profiles in the field of natural resources, energy and environment.
In general, doctorate holders will be eligible for these incentives, provided that no more than five years have passed since the date of obtaining it. In the case of candidates with a disability, this deadline will be extended by two additional years. In addition, the appeal regulations also establish the requirement to accredit a minimum period of one year of stay or employment relationship in universities and research centers in other countries. Of this twelve month period, at least nine must occur after obtaining the doctorate. Additionally, the application must include a mentor researcher who must be part of the R&D group to which the selected individual will be assigned.
Likewise, research staff hired under this program, full-time and with exclusive dedication, will be authorized to carry out teaching activityup to a maximum of one hundred hours per year. Likewise, the grants awarded under this program will be compatible with participation in other research projects provided that a series of conditions are met and, in addition, supplements may be received for participation in specific meetings, conferences or conferences for the development of the research project indicated in the application.
Deadlines
Deadline for submitting applications It will open on January 5 and end on the 28th of the same month at 6:00 p.m.. Before completing and submitting the application, applicant candidates and entities of the Andalusian knowledge system must register, if not already registered, at the Virtual Office of the Junta de Andalucía through the following email addresses: https://ws287.juntadeandalucia.es/oficinavirtual/#/ or https://juntadeandalucia.es/servicios/sede/tramites/procedimientos/detalle/25784.html
Applications will be evaluated by a selection committee according to a series of criteria linked to the merits of the candidates. They may be the subject of scientific and technical evaluation reports carried out by the Scientific and University Quality Agency of Andalusia (ACCUA), by technical commissions of experts designated by the University Department or by other national or international evaluation agencies or bodies.
To accelerate the awarding of these grants, the Department of University, Research and Innovation will urgently process this appeal, which will reduce the resolution times by half. While the previous call for postdoctoral scholarships was co-financed with the European Social Fund Plus, as part of the FSE+ Andalusia Program 2021-2027, The grants corresponding to the year 2025 are financed by the “Scientific Research and Innovation” budget program of the Department of University, Research and Innovation.
Support throughout the research career
As part of supporting the Andalusian knowledge system, the Junta de Andalucía pays particular attention to the accompaniment and support of research talents, from the start of their training as technical support personnel to R&D&I and their predoctoral training to their subsequent professional performance, through various lines of incentives for postdoctoral hiring and through the Emergia Program for more established and prestigious professionals.
Thus, the Department of University, Research and Innovation requested this year aid of 30 million euros to integrate, for a period of two years, 375 young unemployed as technical support and R&D&I management staff. In addition, it promoted the integration of 274 researchers (predoctoral, postdoctoral and Emergia program) into the Andalusian knowledge system after an investment of public funds worth 38.42 million euros.
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