Apply Now: Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences – PASIFIC Programme 2021, Poland

The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) is pleased to announce the PASIFIC Fellowship Programme funded within the MSCA COFUND scheme. The PASIFIC programme offers attractive 2-year postdoctoral fellowships to excellent researchers of any nationality, working in any scientific discipline. Each PASIFIC fellow will be granted a monthly allowance of approx. €2,500 net and, if applicable, an additional family allowance. In addition, PASIFIC fellows will be provided with a research budget of up to €93,000 per project.
Successful candidates will carry out their research at one of the 68 institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. Before applying, the applicants will be asked to identify and contact a suitable Host Institute
and an academic mentor who will commit to supporting their research.
Applicants will be obliged to fill in an online application form that will be available from March 15th to June 30th, 2021 (Call1) and from September 15th to December 30th, 2021 (Call2).
The application should include the following documents:
– CV and track record of early achievements;
– research project description (max. 10 pages);
– supervisor’s CV and description of the Institute’s research environment (to be prepared jointly with the Institute’s representatives);
– ethics self-assessment (if necessary).
Also, copies of the following documents should be submitted:
– PhD diploma or a document confirming at least 4-year research experience;
– letter of support from the prospective supervisor and host institution.
The PASIFIC candidates must comply with the MSCA mobility rule. They must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Poland for more than one year out of the three years prior to the call’s deadline.
The deadline for the first call for applications is June 30th, 2021. The second call will be closed on December 30th, 2021.

Salary: approx. €2,500 net/month
up to €93,000 for research those who relocate with their families may be entitled to an additional family allowance.