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  This Mentoring program is part of the EURAXESS TOP IV “Open to the World” project. It aims to encourage and to facilitate the transnational mobility, by fostering cooperation between the researchers from European Research Area (ERA) and EURAXESS Worldwide countries. In the framework of this program, experienced researchers will have the unique opportunity to mentor early stage researchers and support their integration and career development in...

  Don't miss the upcoming European Research and Innovation Days, the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. It will be held virtually on June 23rd and 24th, 2021.   "The 2021 edition of the European Research and Innovation Days could not have come at a more...

  On January 25th, the European Commission proposed additional safeguards and requirements for international travelers into the EU. New coronavirus variants and the volatile health situation worldwide call for further action to ensure that any travel to the EU takes place safely. To reflect the latest scientific advice, the Commission is also proposing updated criteria taking into account the testing rate, testing positivity, and detection of...

  ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) grants, worth €150,000 each, can be used for example to explore business opportunities, prepare patent applications or verify the practical viability of scientific concepts. This final injection of €8.25 million pushes the total number of ERC Proof of Concept funded projects for 2020 to 166.   The 166 Proof of Concept grants awarded in 2020 went to researchers working in 21 countries: Austria (3), Belgium (8),...

  Frenetic is a Spanish Power Electronics start-up currently in scale-up phase, with a presence in more than 15 countries. It has recently been nominated as one of the 50 best startups in Spain. The work is in the area of magnetics with A.I. technology, which replaces the need for outdated engineering methods.   Frenetic uses this technology to design optimal transformers and inductors, build and test samples in their laboratory, and get the...

  The Department of Social and Political Science at the University of Milan is looking to seeking to recruit a post-doctoral researcher. The position is fully funded for two years and can be renewed for a further two years.   The researcher will work directly with Professor Anne-Marie Jeannet on her ERC-funded project DESPO “Deindustrializing Societies and the Political Consequences.” The aim of this project is to reveal how a person’s...

  Interested in actively partaking in science diplomacy efforts? The Office of Science and Technology Austria (OSTA) at the Austrian Embassy to the U.S. in Washington, DC is hiring Event and Project Manager (full-time) and a Science Communications Specialist (part-time).   Curious about the team you'd be joining? Watch our interview of the Director of Programs and Operations, Simon Poetscher, PMP, https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/north-...

  The University of Sassari in Italy is seeking for Early Stage Researchers (ESR) to be enrolled as PhD student in the MSCA European Training Network (ETN) INNOTARGETS (INNOvative approaches to identification of metabolic TARGETS for antimicrobials, H2020 grant 956154) with an expected start date of March 1st, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. Three 3-year PhD fellowships are available: 2 fellowships at the Department of Biomedical...

  EU science diplomacy project S4D4C (Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges) has announced its final meeting, to take place online March 15th-19th, 2021.   View the call for abstracts to submit yours by January 10th. Delegates who would like to present their work at the “Addressing Global Challenges Together: The Role of Science Diplomacy” meeting are invited to submit an abstract for the Satellite Sessions which will...