IDIBGI is looking for highly-motivated and ambitious researchers of any nationality current residents of Europe interested in developing collaborative applications for the Hevolution Foundation Postdoctoral Training in Geroscience (HF-PTG) Program.
HF-PTG is a research-focused fellowship. The major goal of this initiative is to identify and support outstanding PhD and MD/PhD students transitioning into postdoctoral training positions in biology of aging and/or geroscience over a period of 4 years. HF-PTG will provide funding for postdoctoral fellows to conduct high-quality research and receive comprehensive mentoring and training in order to successfully launch careers in aging research. The applicant is required to develop a research plan which focuses on strategies to improve healthy aging by addressing basic principles of aging biology and geroscience. This initiative will support research approaches that address:
• Basic research on the hallmarks of aging, including topics such as fibrosis, organelle dysfunction, the microbiome, and other areas identified as drivers of the aging process.
• Geroscience research with a clearly defined path towards clinical relevance, including pre-clinical studies on in vivo and in vitro models.
• The maintenance and/or improvement of molecular and cellular mechanisms during aging.
Research plans with a clinical focus such as the diagnosis or treatment of disease, involvement in a clinical trial, or social context of aging are not eligible.
Funding Range
The HF-PTG Program will fund individuals for up to 4 years including salary and funds for consumables and a limited annual child allowance:
•Salary: Annual salary allowance is set to $75,000 USD. An annual increase of 2% in the salary for subsequent years (years 2-4) will be applied but is subject to the approval of scientific progress and financial reports by the foundation. The $75,000 should cover salary of the postdoc and all other costs that the institution needs to cover (incl. social security, health benefits etc.).
•Training-Related Expenses: $7,000 per year to be used flexibly to cover the costs directly associated with the research project, such as core facility use, omic data acquisition, and research supplies.
•Childcare support: Up to $6,000. Hevolution Foundation recognizes the need to alleviate the impact of high childcare costs on its fellows and if eligible, supports each awardee with additional funds up to $6,000. The support is intended for fellows with dependent children under the age of 6, attending a childcare facility.
Requirements of the candidates:
·Applicants must be current residents of Europe, United States, Canada or UK.
·Applicants must be doctoral students who will complete their doctorate degree (PhD or MD/PhD) prior to the award start date (March 2025) or be a recent PhD or MD/PhD graduates (earliest graduation date: May 2024).
·If applicants are expected to complete their doctorate degree (PhD or MD/PhD) after the internal deadline (September 6th, 2024), they must provide a letter from their current advisor or university confirming that they will obtain their doctorate degree (PhD or MD/PhD) before the award start date (March 2025).
·Applicants must conduct their postdoctoral research at host institution (IDIBGI) in Girona (Northeast Catalonia, Spain).
·Applicants must start their postdoctoral training appointment by March 2025.
·Applicants may not hold any other concurrent fellowships.
Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines
·CV of the applicant (including the qualifications of the applicant based on academic excellence (peer-reviewed publications, conference posters and abstracts, awards, courses taken, etc. focus in the basic biology of aging or geroscience))
·Motivation letter: A strong personal statement from the applicant, highlighting his/her motivation to work in the field of aging biology or geroscience and stating the short-term and long-term objectives of career development.
·Strong endorsement/recommendation letter from the current advisor summarizing the applicant’s accomplishments
·Internal Deadline: September 6th, 2024
Note: Call is subject to the award and conditions of the grant