<div dir="ltr">Dear All<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please find below a brief summary of the <b>“Return of Talent Programme”</b> launched by the FUNDACIÓN RAMÓN ARECES. The deadline for </span><span lang="EN-US">submission of applications</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">is<b> <span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">15^th October 2023.</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);background:yellow"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings;background:silver">v<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver">OVERVIEW OF THE CALL<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The aim of this call is to promote an innovative programme for the return of scientists already established abroad, so that they can develop a <b>relevant</b> <b>research project (in any scientific area) <u>for a period of five years in a Spanish public research institution</u></b>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings;background:silver">v<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver">FUNDING CONDITIONS & DURATION<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">DURATION:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b>5 years</b> (the initial duration is 1 year, extendable annually for 4 successive additional years after a favorable evaluation by the Foundation's Scientific Council).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Note:</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"> It must start, at the latest, 12 months after the Call results are published.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">FUNDING:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">1 grant</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)"> for the amount of 1.250.000 €<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><u><span lang="EN-US">1^st year:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> 40 %.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><u><span lang="EN-US">2^nd and 3^rd year:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> 20% each year.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><u><span lang="EN-US">4^th and 5^thyear:</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> 10% each year.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings;background:silver">v<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver">ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><u><span lang="EN">Applicant researchers:<u></u><u></u></span></u></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings;color:red">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN" style="color:red">Spanish nationality</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:red">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN">Have been residing and working on scientific projects outside Spain for a period of <u>no less than 5 years</u></span></b><span lang="EN"> at the time of application.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt">Note:</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt"> time spent abroad (“estancias puntuales en el extranjero”) will not be considered as a period of residence, nor will the provision of services as a volunteer or any other form that does not involve financial remuneration.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN">To have led or lead a scientific project as PI</span></b><span lang="EN">.</span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN">Have a proposal from a Spanish public hospital or research center to carry out a research project.</span></b><span lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">Submit, together with the host institution, a significant research project, with its corresponding objectives, chronology and assessment indicators.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">Submit a declaration of intention to continue the professional activity in Spain at the end of the Programme (provided that the minimum conditions for this are met), in a joint declaration with the host institution.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><u><span lang="EN">Host institutions:<u></u><u></u></span></u></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings;color:red;background:yellow">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN" style="color:red">Spanish public hospitals or research centres. <span style="background:yellow">IMPORTANT NOTE: Please check the eligibility of your institution before applying.<u></u><u></u></span></span></b></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">Submit, together with the candidate, a five-year research project at the Spanish center with defined objectives, an established chronology and clear indicators for assessing its progress.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">Specify the contributions that the receiving center will make to support the candidate's project (human and material resources).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-1144434192311406514MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 53.4pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">To identify which facilities and laboratory will be specifically dedicated to the Programme (with the name).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings;background:silver">v<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver">FURTHER INFORMATION</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US">Results to be published <u>before the end of 2023</u>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US">Please access the following link for further information on the call: <a href="https://www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionareces/es/programa-de-retonorno-del-talento/" target="_blank">https://www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionareces/es/programa-de-retonorno-del-talento/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">          </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN">Applications must be sent online: <a href="https://www.fundacionareces.es/areaprivada/areaprivada/index.html#/login" target="_blank">https://www.fundacionareces.es/areaprivada/areaprivada/index.html#/login</a></span></p><div><br></div><div><div>If you are interested, please get in touch with us as we are seeking talent in the area of Mathematical, Computational and Experimental Neuroscience.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely</div><div>Serafim</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">               
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<span style="border-collapse:separate;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">Serafim Rodrigues</span></div><div><font face="Calibri"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px"><font color="#31557F">Ikerbasque Research Professor</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px"><font color="#31557F">Mathematical, Computational and Experimental Neuroscience (MCEN) Group Leader<br></font><b>BCAM - <font color="#284FAE"></font></b><font color="#1769FD"><font color="#1C48E9">Basque Center for Applied Mathematics</font><br></font>Alameda de Mazarredo, 14<br>E-48009 Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain<br>Tel. +34 946 567 842</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="mailto:srodrigues@bcamath.org" target="_blank">srodrigues@bcamath.org</a> | <a href="http://www.bcamath.org/srodrigues" target="_blank">www.bcamath.org/srodrigues</a> | </span></font><a href="http://www.ikerbasque.net/serafim-rodrigues" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;text-align:-webkit-auto" target="_blank">www.ikerbasque.net/serafim-rodrigues</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="Calibri" color="#7F7F7F" size="4"><span style="font-size:15px"><b><i><br></i></b></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Old Mathematicians never die</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">They just "tend to infinity"</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">-Anonymous</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px"><font color="#7F7F7F"><b><i>(</i></b><i></i></font><i><font color="#0041F1">matematika</font><font color="#7F7F7F"> mugaz bestalde<b>)</b></font></i></span></div></font></div></div></span>
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