Connectionists: postdoctoral position funded by Andalusian government

[Teresa Serrano]

*The IMSE Neuromorphic Group is looking for post-doctoral researchers 
willing to join the group (*http://www2.imse-cnm.csic.es/neuromorphs/ 
<http://www2.imse-cnm.csic.es/neuromorphs/>) *at the Instituto de 
Microelectronica of Seville*

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*RESEARCH TALENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME «EMERGIA»*

*SUMMARY OF THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS***

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Characteristics and purpose of the call

	

The candidates should apply for an official call of the Andalusian 
Government. The purpose of the call is to facilitate the incorporation 
of top researchers with leadership skills, of any nationality into the 
universities and research institutions of Andalusia.

Up to 60 grants will be awarded in order to hire experienced researchers 
for a maximum of 4 years.

Applicants Requirements

	

Candidates must hold a PhD degree obtained not earlier than 5 nor later 
than 12 years before the date of publication of this call in the 
Official Gazette (December 2021).

Features of the aid and contracts

	

A minimum gross salary of 35.278 EUR per year is established for the 
selected researchers. The candidate and the host institution are free to 
agree a higher remuneration. An additional contribution of up to 80,000 
EUR for research costs will be granted.

Applications

	

We are looking for candidates interested in the design of spiking neural 
networks hardware and algorithms, with emphasis on vision or biomedical 
applications. The neuromorphic group at IMSE develops optical sensors 
and processors for high speed smart and cognitive processing of spike 
coded data. We do also research on spike based learning circuits and 
algorithms.

Candidates become members of the IMSE neuromorphic group 
(http://www2.imse-cnm.csic.es/neuromorphs/ 
<http://www2.imse-cnm.csic.es/neuromorphs/>), and will have the 
opportunity to participate in national and international projects in 
cooperation with top research institutions in Europe in areas such as 
micro- and nano-electronics fabrication, neuromorphic computing, 
emerging devices and advanced VLSI design. The research will be done in 
the facilities available at IMSE (http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/) located 
at 15 minutes walking from the city center.

IMSE is a mixed institute from the Spanish Research Council CSIC 
(www.csic.es <http://www.csic.es/>) and the University of Seville 
(www.us.es <http://www.us.es/>). Therefore, successful candidates will 
have access to services and facilities of both institutions

The documents needed for the full application are:

1.- Brief Curriculum Vitae (BCV) according to the sample available on 
the website of the SICA, or according to the one automatically generated 
from «Curriculum vitae» application, available on the website of 
/Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología/ (FECYT). BCV will have a 
maximum lenght of *4 pages.*

2.- A brief summary of the candidates research career, as well as 
his/her main research interest, highlighting up to 10 of his/her most 
relevant contributions detailed in the BCV, in a maximum length of *3 
pages*.

3.- A research proposal of up to *15 pages*, including details of the 
research thatwould be developed at the host institution. The research 
proposal must include the following sections:

a)Outline of the proposal

b)Background to the research

c)Objectives of the research

d)Methodology and work plan

e)Expected results and impact. Dissemination and operating plan.

f)Justified and detailed budget. In the event of subcontracting third 
parties, state the amount, the companies’ profiles and the research 
tasks the subcontracted parties would work on.

The BCV, the summary of the research career and of the research proposal 
can be submitted in either English or Spanish and must be written in 
Noto Sans HK, Times New Roman or Arial font,11-points size; side margins 
of 2,5 cm; top and bottom margins of 1,5 cm; and minimum single spaced.

Information about eligibility and evaluation criteria can not be amended 
after the call deadline. A careful reading of the call is recommended.

Applicants must register in SICA (website:https://sica2.cica.es 
<https://sica2.cica.es/>)in order to obtain an username and a password 
to be able to fill in and send the application form.

Applications must be submitted via Internet using the electronic 
submission system of one of the following websites:

https://sica2.cica.es <https://sica2.cica.es/>

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http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/servicios/procedimientos.html 
<http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/servicios/procedimientos.html>

Applications submission period

	

Application submission deadline: From *January 3 to 31, 2022*

*Evaluation organism*

	

Applications will be evaluated by the Department of Evaluation and 
Accreditation (DEVA) of the Andalusian Knowledge Agency (/Agencia 
Andaluza del Conocimiento/) of Junta de Andalucía.

Evaluation criteria

	

The recruitment procedure is based on competitive tendering, according 
to thefollowing criteria:

a) Curricular merits of the research candidate: up to 50 points.

a.1) Scientific publications, patents, participations in RTD projects 
and contracts. Up to 35 points.

a.2) Participation in RTD international activities. Up to 15 points

b) Leadership potential of the research candidate. Up to 20 points.

c) Quality and potential impact of the research proposal. Up to 30 points.

The applications must reach a score of at least 80 points must be 
achieved once the previous stated threshold was reached.

Procedure and deadlines

	

Application submission: From *January 3 to 31, 2021*

Amendment period: 10 working days after the deadline for submitting 
applications.

Redress procedure after provisional awarding: 10 working days.

Submission of incorporation agreement: period of not less than 10 days.

Incorporation deadline

	

Contract formalisation with beneficiary entities: 2 months.

Incorporation of selected researchers: 9 months.

Information

	

Interested candidates. Please contact: bernabe at imse-cnm.csic.es

C/ Américo Vespucio, 28
Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja
41092 Sevilla. SPAIN
Ph.: +34 954 466 666 • Fax: +34 954 466 600
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