Being a postdoc at
A perspective from postdocs…
Lausanne?
Population ~130’000 French-speaking 35min from geneva (airport)
Lausanne
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AT EPFL… is broad and top-level WWW.EPFL.CH
BEING A POSTDOC AT EPFL in life-sciences sv-postdoc.epfl.ch
HOW TO JOIN EPFL?
MARIE-CURIE ACTION COFUND
40% 60%
THE PROGRAM FUNDS 12 FELLOWSHIPS/CALL
MAXIMUM DURATION OF 24 MONTHS
OPEN TO ANY NATIONALITY
ANY SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE WITHIN EPFL
YOU MUST HOLD A PHD OR 4 YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
YOU SHOULD HAVE HELD YOUR PHD LESS THAN FIVES YEARS AGO YOU MUST NOT HAVE RESIDED OR CARRIED OUT YOUR MAIN ACTIVITY IN SWITZERLAND FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS
MOBILITY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE (1000 EUR) RESEARCH COSTS (3500 EUR)
INCLUDES PENSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
FAMILY ALLOCATIONS
STARTING SALARY ~70’000 EUR/YEAR
FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR MAX. 4 YEARS (OF WHICH 2 FUNDED THROUGH COFUND) ACCIDENT INSURANCE
MATERNITY LEAVE (4 MONTHS)
YOUR POSTDOC SALARY FOR 2 YEARS!
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
RESEARCH PLAN CONFIRMATION LETTER BY THE HOST LABORATORY
CV
2 REFERENCE LETTERS INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEW PROCESS
SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES ARE INVITED FOR INTERVIEW
ONLINE APPLICATION: http://research-office.epfl.ch
FIND A PROFESSOR OR SENIOR SCIENTIST AT EPFL
CALL CLOSES OCTOBER 1ST 2014 (17:00 CET)
START EARLIEST APRIL 1ST AND LATEST AUGUST 1ST 2015
HOW TO APPLY?
HTTP://sv-postdoc.epfl.ch
http://research-office.epfl.ch
Come talk to us or Contact us!
Questions ?
Aitana Neves da Silva Verena Pfeiffer
WWW.EPFL.CH
HTTP://sv-postdoc.epfl.ch