[ecrea] Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships at Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics, University of Brighton, UK

The Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics, 
at the University of Brighton (UK), invites expressions of interest for 
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship applications for the Centre 
theme ‘Environmental Futures, Communications and Sustainability’. 
Expressions of Interest can also crossover with the other Centre themes: 
‘Space, Power and Justice’ and/or ‘Embodiment, Performance and Process’. 
  See https://www.brighton.ac.uk/secp/index.aspx for information about 
the Centre and its themes

Funding is available for selected applicants to visit the University of 
Brighton to work on the application.
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie action facilitates European research 
exchanges. Amongst others, the action awards "individual, trans-national 
fellowships [...] to the best or most promising researchers for 
employment in EU Member States or Associated Countries, based on an 
application made jointly by the researcher and host organisation in the 
academic or non-academic sectors" (EC Marie Sklodowska-Curie website).
The following conditions of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie action need to be 
taken into account:
* Within the action, "experienced researchers" are defined as people 
who, at the deadline for the submission of proposals, are in possession 
of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent 
research experience.
* The researcher may be of any nationality.
* The researcher shall not have resided or carried out their main 
activity (work, studies, etc) in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 
years immediately prior to the reference date.
* The researcher must move or have moved from any country to the UK.
* The duration of an Individual Fellowship is between 12 and 24 months.
* Financial support for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship 
consists out of a living allowance, mobility allowance and family allowance.

More information can be found at the webpage of the Marie 
Sklodowska-Curie call (see below).

Timeline: Now: Contact Centre Chair, Julie Doyle 
((j.doyle /at/ brighton.ac.uk)) and Theme Leader, Frauke Behrendt 
((F.Behrendt /at/ brighton.ac.uk)) to discuss potential submission of an 
expression of interest
8 June 2016: Submit expression of interest to Julie Doyle 
(j.doyle /at/ brighton.ac.uk) and Frauke Behrendt (F.Behrendt /at/ brighton.ac.uk)
17 June 2016: decisions communicated to applicants
  June/July 2016: Successful applicants visit University of Brighton 
for bid writing with supervisor
July/August 2016: Finalising bid with supervisor
17 September 2016: Submission deadline with EC

An expression of interest should contain the following components:
* An academic CV
* A motivation letter (which also addresses the benefits of moving to 
the UK and the University of Brighton)
* A one-page note on the planned research project within the research 
centre, its themes, and members; also indicating potential supervisors
* One sample of your work (preferably an article or book chapter, with a 
max. of 10000 words)

Candidates are requested, before submitting an expression of interest, 
to carefully read the call documents that can be found at the webpage of 
the Marie Sklodowska-Curie call (see below), in particular the Guide for 
Applicants IF 2016.

Candidates that have their expressions of interest approved are expected 
to work with their supervisor on a proposal that will have to be 
submitted electronically, using the European Commission's Online 
Submission Service (SEP), before 17 September 2016, 17:00 CET.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie action call page:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2226-msca-if-2016.html

Marie Sklodowska-Curie action - Guide for Applicants IF 2016:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guides_for_applicants/h2020-guide-appl-msca-if_en.pdf

The Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics 
at the University of Brighton https://www.brighton.ac.uk/secp/index.aspx

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