Recruitment

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We are recruiting 14 Early Stage Researchers (PhD fellows) to join the PUSHH network in the fall of 2020.

The fellowships are funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 861389.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for a PhD position in PUSHH, please check the eligibility criteria and other requirements below.

The official calls to apply for the 14 PhD positions will be made available via the individual host institutions.

Links to the local calls will be posted on this page as soon as the calls open.

Available positions

ESR1: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Ancient Hominoids (CALL CLOSED)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), supervisor: Tomas Marques-Bonet

ESR2: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Oreopithecus bambolii (CALL CLOSED)

Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy), supervisor: Lorenzo Rook

ESR3: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Asian Miocene Primates (CALL CLOSED)

University of Copenhagen (Denmark), supervisor: Enrico Cappellini and Fabrice Demeter

ESR4: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Homo erectus (CALL CLOSED)

Université de Paris (France), supervisor: Anne-Marie Bacon

ESR5: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Mammals and Hominins From Sierra de Atapuerca (CALL CLOSED)

Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (Spain), supervisor: María Martinón Torres

ESR6: Molecular-Based Phylogeny of Paranthropus (CALL CLOSED)

University of Copenhagen (Denmark), supervisor: Enrico Cappellini

ESR7: MS/MS-Based Bone Chip Species Identification (CALL CLOSED)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Leipzig (Germany), supervisor: Jean-Jacques Hublin

ESR8: Protein Residues in The First Evidence of Complex Modern Human Cognition (CALL CLOSED)

Universitetet i Bergen (Norway), supervisor: Christopher S. Henshilwood

ESR9: Assay for Collagen Damage in the Food Industry (CALL CLOSED)

Devro PLC (United Kingdom), supervisor: Gordon Paul

ESR10: Mass Spectrometry for Palaeoproteomics (CALL CLOSED)

Université de Bordeaux (France), supervisor: Caroline Tokarski

ESR11: Hardware for Palaeoproteomics (CALL CLOSED)

University of Copenhagen (Denmark), supervisor: Jesper V. Olsen

ESR12: Computational Palaeoproteomics (CALL CLOSED)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Munich (Germany), supervisor: Jürgen Cox

ESR13: Palaeoproteomics-Based Reconstruction of Deep Population History (CALL CLOSED)

University of Copenhagen (Denmark), supervisor: Fernando Racimo

ESR14: Amino Acid Racemisation-Based Chronology (CALL CLOSED)

University of York (United Kingdom), supervisor: Kirsty Penkman

Read more about the research themes and PhD projects.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply for an ESR position in PUSHH, applicants must meet all of these criteria:

Mobility: The researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of his/her host organisation (or — in case of international European interest organisations — with this organisation) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her recruitment. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
Early Stage Researcher (ESR): The researcher must, at the date of recruitment by the host organisation, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of his/her research career, and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the first degree entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate (either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited), even if a doctorate was never started or envisaged.
English language: The researcher must be highly proficient in both written and spoken English, in order to contribute to and benefit from the training program.

We offer:

an opportunity to carry out cutting-edge research in an international and collaborative environment
a network-wide training program including workshops in research-specific and transferable skills, active participation in scientific events and secondment periods (i.e. research stays) in other institutions within the consortium
access to state-of-the-art technologies, supervision by scientist leading their respective research fields, rich opportunities to build or consolidate an extended professional network, close interaction with enterprises and public non-academic institutions
a full-time appointment for a period of 36 months
a competitive and attractive salary, and working conditions in accordance with the MSCA regulations for ESRs, (see the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020, in particular pages 92 and 94);
a mobility allowance and a family allowance (where applicable, according to the definitions in the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020, page 89) as part of the employment package.

We expect:

full professional commitment
active attendance at all the mandatory network-wide activities, which will take place in multiple locations in and outside Europe
readiness to be relocated for a mandatory secondment period (usually of the duration of a few months) at another institution within the consortium. A secondment is a period of research training with another beneficiary or a partner organisation implemented to further enrich the training experience of a researcher
readiness to take part in the research projects involving multiple institutions and ESRs within the network
readiness to deliver scientific articles and book chapters in collaboration with other ESRs
readiness to communicate your scientific activity to a broad audience (for example through public conferences, podcasts, and social media)
compliance with the highest standards of research integrity, as set out in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, including, in particular, avoiding fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or other research misconduct

Qualifications and attributes

Applicants must have a Master's degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the specific project (please see individual calls).

Moreover, successful applicants will be:

strongly committed and motivated
curious and interested in learning and applying new skills
willing to work both as part of a team and autonomously
attentive to details and able to work efficiently under pressure
willing to provide and receive constructive feed-back

Recruitment Timeline

Official calls for applications will be made available by the PUSHH host institutions between February and April 2020. The selection process should be concluded by the end of June 2020. All the selected PUSHH PhD candidates will start their PhD program in September 2020.

Code of Conduct for Recruitment and Equal Opportunities

The recruitment of all the PUSHH ESRs will follow the principles and requirements of The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

PUSHH does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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