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Dos tipos de proyectos:

a) Proyectos I+D tipo A, dirigidos por investigadores jóvenes, pero con contribuciones científico-técnicas relevantes e innovadoras, que no hayan dirigido anteriormente proyectos de investigación de convocatorias nacionales.

b) Proyectos I+D tipo B, dirigidos investigadores con una trayectoria investigadora consolidada.

Ambos tipos de proyectos podrán estar dirigidos por uno o dos investigadores principales y podrán realizarse bajo las modalidades de proyecto individual, con un equipo de investigación, o proyecto coordinado, formado por varios subproyectos, cada uno de los cuales contará con un equipo de investigación. El plazo de ejecución de los proyectos y subproyectos será, con carácter general, de 3 o 4 años y excepcionalmente de 2.

La cuantía máxima destinada a financiar las ayudas de este subprograma será de 125.500.000,00 euros, que se distribuyen conforme a la siguiente estimación: hasta un máximo de 80.500.000,00 euros para la modalidad de subvención y hasta 45.000.000,00 euros para la modalidad de anticipo reembolsable. Las ayudas se cofinanciaran por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).

Las ayudas podrán financiar total o parcialmente el presupuesto solicitado en las propuestas presentadas. Su cuantía individual se determinará en cada caso en función del coste financiable real de la actuación, a tenor de sus objetivos, necesidades y duración, y de las disponibilidades presupuestarias. El presupuesto de las ayudas financiará gastos de personal, material inventariable y fungible, gastos de viajes, publicaciones científicas, patentes y otros gastos directamente relacionados con el proyecto, en las condiciones detalladas en el artículo 9 de la resolución de convocatoria.

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Deneb Medical (www.denebmedical.com) is a start-up based in San Sebastian (Spain) focused in the development of a novel surgical CoBot. The company is looking for an Expert in Laser Processing that will work in the design, integration, and experimental validation of different optical systems. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer or a physicist with broad experience in the field of optics, photonics and laser processing seeking to apply his/her talent and knowledge in the medical devices industry.

The candidate will have a great degree of freedom to put his/her skills into practice in an ambitious project with international reach and excellent future perspectives.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5-year experience in laser laboratory instrumentation and skills in experimental optics
• Deep knowledge in laser processing
• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Optics, or Physics
• Fluent in English
  
  If you are interested, please send an email with your CV and cover letter to Info@denebmedical.com 

 Project description

This project is a bilateral collaboration between the University of Amsterdam and the University of Twente, focused on the development of an efficient, selective, stable and economically feasible functionalized NiO photocathode for the reduction of CO₂ and protons. The aim is to bridge the gap between the typical time scale of charge separation (ns) and catalysis (ms-s), which is a major challenge in photocatalysis.

Novel photosensitizers and catalysts will be developed at the University of Amsterdam in the group of Prof. Joost Reek. The PhD student at the University of Twente will prepare the NiO template with controlled dopants and nanomorphology, functionalize this with the new photosensitizers and catalysts developed, and pursue photodynamical and –catalytic studies. The entire light-induced fuel evolution process will be characterized by advanced ultrafast electronic, vibrational and x-ray transient spectroscopy under in-situ conditions with the aim to develop fundamental insight into the nature of intermediate species formed, the role of the environment and factors that govern the selectivity.

Requirements

• You are highly motivated and an enthusiastic researcher (F/M).
• You have a MSc degree in Chemistry or Physics or equivalent, with excellent experimental skills.
• You have a keen interest in bridging Chemistry and Physics.
• You have a good team spirit and like collaboration with adjacent disciplines.
• You have strong analytical skills and a keen interest in the interpretation of complex data.
• You are fluent in English.

Conditions

You will be appointed on a fulltime position for 4 years, with a qualifier in the first year, within a very stimulating scientific environment. The university offers a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch universities.

• Salary ranging from € 2.222,- gross at the start to € 2,840,- gross in the 4th year.
• Excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3% and a solid pension scheme.
• A training program in which you and your supervisor will make up a plan for additional suitable education and supervision.
• As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the Twente Graduate School.
• We encourage a high degree of responsibility and independence, while collaborating with close colleagues and collaborators.

Information and application

Please send your application before August 15, 2018 to Dr. Annemarie Huijser (j.m.huijser@utwente.nl) and include an application/motivation letter, emphasizing your specific interest and motivation to apply for this position, a detailed CV, contact details of at least 2 referees, an academic transcript of B.Sc. and M.Sc. education and a TOEFL or IELTS score to verify sufficient mastering of the English language. An interview will be part of the selection procedure. 

GROC is the Photonics Research Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló. It is a research group of excellence appointed by the Generalitat Valenciana.

The research activities at the GROC are organized in several topics as:

- Collaboration in the development of two-photon microscopy systems with femtosecond laser

- Study of acoustic wave propagation and development of metasurfaces for acoustic invisibility.

- Development of computational imaging systems through turbid media with structured light

- Manufacture of colloidal nanoparticles by means of laser ablation in liquids with ultrashort lasers 

The purpose of these four grants is to introduce undergraduate students into the current GROC research activities, fostering contacts between new students and GROC’s researchers and graduate students. Applicants are expected to demonstrate creativity and be open-minded to collaborative work and innovation. The grants are open to undergraduate students pursuing a Physical Engineering or Physics Degree. 

The deadline for submitting applications is from 06/25/2018 to 07/6/2018.

Detailed description and applications forms can be found in the following link:

https://www.uji.es/seu/info-adm/tao/convocatoriesRH?pArId=28950&pCategoria=4&pSubCategoria=9

For additional information about these grants please contact to Enrique Tajahuerce at tajahuer@uji.es or Gladys Mínguez at gminguez@uji.es.