POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH INTENSIFICATION CONTRACTS

1. Objective
The objective of this competition is to award postdoctoral contracts for the incorporation of researchers in research
groups with a researcher in receipt of a grant for intensifying investigation by young researchers within the framework of
Programme I3.

2. Eligibility
In order to be eligible for this competition, applicants must fulfil the following requirements:
a) Hold a doctorate qualification obtained after 1 July 1998 from a university other than the Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona (the date of obtaining the qualification is understood as the date on which the thesis was presented and
accepted), or after 1 July 1997 if, before the end of the acceptance period for the grant, it can be justified that after this
date the candidate has been on maternity leave, caring for a child of less than 6 years of age or caring for a person with a
physical, mental or sensorial disability, or for a person older than sixty-five who depend on the candidate and requirement
special treatment.
b) Candidates who obtained their doctorate from the UAB in the periods indicated above are also eligible if they can show
that they have spent a postdoctoral period at other universities or research centres for a minimum of two years at the time
of incorporation.
c) Candidates who have not been contracted or received grants from the UAB in the two years immediately preceding
this competition notice.
d) The specific requirements of the position.

3. Period and duration
The grants are for a period of three years which may not be extended, except in the case of the type of interruption outlined
in section 13 of this competition. Incorporation must take place before 31 December 2008 on the signing of the
corresponding employment contract.
The period of the contract with the UAB is one of obligatory minimum-stay.

4. Amount and payment
The gross annual amount of the grant is €25,567 per year. Payment is made in 14 instalments per year.

The final decision on the competition will be made public in the month of October.
Candidates selected and the reserve list can be consulted in the “Highlights” section of the following website:
www.recerca.uab.es/convocatories