The Catalan government has announced a new call of TECNIOspring, a fellowship program to promote technology transfer of the catalan research centers, which includes the MTG of the UPF.

About the TECNIOspring programme

TECNIOspring is an international mobility fellowship programme that provides financial support to individual mobility proposals presented by experienced researchers in liaison with a TECNIO centre (like the MTG). The programme will offer fellows 2-year employment contracts, with the corresponding social security provisions.

Experienced researchers are expected to develop an applied research project with focus on technology transfer. With the aim of reinforcing the personal career development plan of the experienced researcher, the programme will include complementary technology transfer training activities.

Fellows will work under a scientific supervisor in a stimulating and multidisciplinary scientific environment. Host institutions will be required to abide by the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

TECNIOspring fellowship programme is co-financed by the European Union through the Marie Curie Actions “Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND)”. Therefore successful candidates will be Marie Curie fellows as well as TECNIOspring fellows.

Schedule of the 4th call

• Call opening: May 2015
• Call deadline: June 2015
• Evaluation process: June to October 2015
• Start of fellowships: November 2015

How to participate

(PostDoc) Candidates may propose a project focused on applied research and technology transfer to be implemented within our research group. Experienced researchers may suggest us a project which will be the base to prepare the TECNIOspring proposal. Candidates should contact the corresponding research area leader within the MTG as soon as possible in order to discuss about the project proposal.

Eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible, the researchers must:

• Hold a doctoral degree and four additional years of full-time research experience after obtaining it; or have at least eight years of full-time equivalent research experience, including the period of research training, after obtaining the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate;
• Have at least one year of experience in applied research and/or technology transfer activities (R&D projects involving companies, patents licensing or spin offs); and
• Have experience in the management of research groups

Mobility conditions: the researcher must not have resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 2 years immediately prior to the deadline for the submission of applications.
As an exception, only for properly detailed and justified career breaks, experienced researchers will be eligible if they have not resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 3 years in the 5 years immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals.

TECNIOspring programme website