Postdoctoral Fellowships for Young Scientists in Multiple Sclerosis in Europe 2018

ECTRIMS is offering a postdoctoral research fellowship exchange program for young neuroscientists from all around the world to facilitate their conduct of and training in basic, clinical or applied research related to multiple sclerosis. The goal of the program is to maximize the exchange of information and to help well-trained research scientists focus on problems in multiple sclerosis. The fellowship is intended to be a full-time research and research training experience; however, up to 10% of the fellow’s time may be spent in teaching, clinical care not associated with any research project or additional coursework, as deemed appropriate by fellow and mentor. Fellowships of 1 or 2 years duration will be available, and fellowships of shorter duration than 1 year will be considered only under special circumstances, which must be detailed in the application process.

Eligibility criteria:

[1] Scientists and physicians who hold or are applicants for an MD, PhD, ScD or equivalent professional degree 

[2] Applicants must have received their advanced degree(s) prior to initiation of the fellowship

[3] At the time of application, fellows should have no more than one year of prior postdoctoral training at the same host institution/mentor. More senior applicants may have no more than 5 years total of postdoctoral experience beyond their final degree (PhD, MD, ScD or equivalent) at the time of application

[4] Applicants must be less than 40 years of age at the time of application, however, exceptions under special circumstances will be considered

[5] Citizens of any country are eligible to apply to this programme; however, postdoctoral research training must be undertaken in a European laboratory or clinic

[6] Applicants and their mentors must affirm that there will be no language barriers that will impede the training experience

[7] Applicants pursuing a research fellowship experience in any MS-related research topic (basic, applied or clinical, in any relevant specialty area) will be considered

Benefits:

The fellowship will provide an annual stipend of €55,000 for all fellows, as well as economy round-trip transportation from the successful applicant's home location to the training site; travel expenses for family members cannot be provided. No additional support for travel, books, journal subscriptions, etc. will be provided.

About ECTRIMS:

The European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) is a non-profit organisation and an independent representative European-wide organisation devoted to multiple sclerosis (MS). It works with researchers and clinicians of its member countries and with other organisations that share similar missions and objectives on a worldwide scale, creating networking and collaboration opportunities.