The “la Caixa” Foundation is happy to announce Junior Leader Postdoctoral Fellowships, designed for outstanding researchers of any nationality who wish to advance their research careers in Spain or Portugal.
This prestigious program is focused on fostering high-quality and innovative research in STEM disciplines, including health and life sciences, technology, physics, engineering, and mathematics. The fellowship provides an attractive and competitive environment for scientific excellence.The “la Caixa” Foundation is a Spanish banking foundation that emerged from the transformation of Spain’s network of trustee savings banks during the 2009-12 global financial crisis. The foundation focuses on developing efficient and sustainable energy management at its main facilities. It offers a junior leader fellowship program that requires applicants to submit a personal statement
Offered Benefits
- Financial Endowment: Up to €320,100, covering salary, research costs, family allowance, and mobility grants.
- Complementary Training Program: Includes an interdisciplinary training programme focused on innovation and leadership, with sessions organized by leading international companies.
- International Stays: Opportunity to undertake a six-month stay at an international institution to enhance transversal skills.
For further details or to apply, visit the “la Caixa” Foundation website or contact .
Application Process
You can apply for a Junior Leader postdoctoral scholarship through the ”la Caixa” Foundation scholarship application website .
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- Excellence of the CV (weighted 50%): the professional CV is assessed in relation to the candidate’s career stage. The relevance and contribution of the candidate in articles published in scientific journals (citations, impact indices, etc.), books or chapters in scientific and technical books, papers presented at conferences, patents granted or licensed, and, in general, any other contribution that allows the different aspects of the research to be assessed will be assessed.
- Motivation and statement of objectives (weighting 35%): the originality, innovation and potential impact of the proposed project are assessed, as well as the suitability of the choice of the target research centre and/or line of research.
- Letters of recommendation (weighting 15%): letters of recommendation supporting the application will be assessed taking into account the specificity of the content with respect to the candidate, as well as the profile of the people who signed them
