Scholarship

APC Microbiome Ireland is offering a postdoctoral APEX (APC Postdoctoral Excellence) fellowship APEX Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship, Ireland  to experienced researchers anywhere in the world. The aim of APEX is to develop the next generation of international scientific leaders who will gain hands-on experience and develop cross-disciplinary and entrepreneurial skills through individual research projects with a mandatory secondment to a non-academic research partner during their two years of fellowship. The program expects fellows who are seeking a prestigious career development fellowship in research of the gut microbiota and their role in human health and disease.

Important Dates

Eligibility

  • Be an experienced researcher at the application call deadline and be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience in academia or industry
  • Be incoming fellows to Ireland to fulfil the mobility requirements
  • Not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Republic of Ireland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline
  • Possess good English language skills

How to Apply

Step 1: Visit the web page here and read the APEX Guidelines (Application Guidelines Call 2 2019).
Step 2: Check eligibility and ensure whether the candidate has the necessary research experience and if he/she complies with the programme’s mobility requirements.
Step 3: Complete the Expression of Interest template EoI and send it to the APEX Programme Manager at [email protected].
Step 4: Identify a potential host supervisor from the academic supervisors listed on this website. Following submission, a letter of support from the host supervisor is required in order for the proposal to progress to peer-review. 
Step 5: Prepare the research project proposal.
Step 6: Submit the research project proposal and documents by email to [email protected] before the call deadline.

Last Date

The last date for application is

Contact Details

For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link.

Ms. Oonagh Cahalane
APC Microbiome Ireland
Rm 5.04, Biosciences Building
University College Cork, Ireland

Phone: +353-(0)21-4901393
Email: [email protected]