The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence ACTORE (The Antwerp Consortium on the Organization of Rulemaking and Multi-level Governance in Europe) at the University of Antwerp seeks expressions of interests from potential postdoctoral researchers wishing to apply for a Marie Sklodowka Individual European Fellowship.
Selected candidates will receive dedicated support from one or more of the ACTORE professors (depending on the topic of the application) to develop their proposal and application for submission to the European Commission on 11 September 2019 (17.00 o’clock Brussels local time).
Only postdoctoral candidates with a good track record in terms of research and publications are asked to apply.
The Antwerp Consortium on the Organization of Rulemaking and Multi-level Governance in Europe (ACTORE)
The University of Antwerp is a research university hosting several groups with research agendas in EU studies. The Antwerp Consortium on the Organization of Rulemaking and Multi-level Governance in Europe (ACTORE) is the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the University of Antwerp. ACTORE brings together scholars law, public administration and political science, with multidisciplinary expertise in multi-level and multi-actor organization of the EU. Involved professors are Koen Verhoest, Wouter Van Dooren, Peter Bursens, Dirk De Bièvre, Patricia Popelier, Johan Meeusen, Esther van Zimmeren and Jan Beyers. More details on ACTORE and the research groups can be found on www.actore.eu
Offer
The Marie Sklodowka Curie Individual Actions (MSCA) are prestigious fellowships funded by the European Commission. They offer a generous allowance for 1-3 years including mobility, family and research allowance. Applicants can be from any country, must hold a PhD (or equivalent), and must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Belgium for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the MCIF deadline on 11 September 2019. More information on the MSCA can be found here.
How to apply?
Candidates are invited to submit their Expression of Interest to peter.bursens@uantwerpen.be by 15 June 2019.
The Expression of Interest should include 1) Your CV limited to a maximum of 5 pages 2) A 2-3 page research proposal 3) a motivation letter identifying research synergies with ACTORE members.
Please email this as ONE PDF file attachment, putting ‘Expression of Interest’ as your email heading to peter.bursens@uantwerpen.be.
Please note: You are sending an Expression of Interest that you wish to work with us to apply for a Marie Sklodowka Curie Fellowship. You are not applying for a University of Antwerp Fellowship nor directly for a Marie Sklodowka Curie Fellowship.
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