Postdoctoral Fellowships
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) aim to support the career development and training of researchers in all scientific disciplines through international and intersectoral mobility.
The fellows carry out their own research project in collaboration with a host institution, which is indicated at the time of their application. Researchers of all ages, nationalities and scientific disciplines can apply.
Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) provide an extremely enriching experience, that enhance the career perspectives for researchers by developing new scientific competences and gaining international and collaborative research experience.
Complutense as a Host Institution
Complutense
The Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) is a public research university located in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world (founded in 1499).
The UCM enrols over 80,000 students, almost 6,000 faculties and more than 3,000 administration and service staff and consistently ranks as one of the top universities in Spain.
Research Groups
There are more than 200 UCM research groups interested in hosting researchers through MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships.
They are looking for ambitious, creative and scientifically curious researchers who meet the MSCA-PF eligibility criteria.
If you are ready to take the next step in your research career look into our university's host offers.
European Office
The Complutense University of Madrid as host institution, through a dedicated European Research Office, supports MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship candidates both in the application process and in managing the grant.
We offer, among other specific support services, an in-depth review of the proposal by experienced advisors: internal deadline to send the draft proposal to office is August 31, 2021.
Expressions of Interest
The next section include information about several UCM supervisors that have expressed their interests to host MSCA experienced researchers in their research group. If you are interested in one of them, you should contact the corresponding Scientific Supervisor directly.
The web search application will help you find the offer that best suits your interests. Just enable and use the filters (click on the filter icon). You can search by faculty, research area, and research topic to be proposed / description of the research group (by means of keywords). Visit the links provided in the search results (table below) to display further information.
Some offers the supervisors ask for particular documents. If you are required to submit a project proposal or you do not know exactly what send to present your candidature, you can use our template 'One Page Proposal'.
The group is involved in different research lines as studies related to predictive medicine, molecular mechanisms involved in Covid-19 mediated cell damage, in cellullar and molecular mechanisms associated with thrombo-coagulation and in the development of algorithms by AI to predict obesity based on life style and genetics etc. We use clinical data, molecular biology and genetic in addition to cells cultures. We have published more than 250 scientific papers and we have directed more than 80 thesis.
Our PI, Professor Antonio López Farré, was awarded the National Prize on Research as Young Researcher of the Decade of Spain in 2001 awarded by the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain (RANM). In 2019, he was awarded the Annual Prize from the RANM and named academician and also received the Gold Cross of Honour of Health of the Community of Madrid, the highest award.
1. Study genes and genetic polymorphisms related to nutrition and physical exercise.
2. Identify biomarkers related to the prediction of respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and cancer diseases.
3. Identify biomarkers and molecular signalling pathways related to the pharmacological response in cardiovascular-related cells
4. Molecular mechanisms estimulated or inhibited by Covid-19 in cultured endothelial cells.
5. Carry on scientific algorithms using several types of machinelearning (decisión trees, Deep-learning) to identify persons at risk to develop overweight/obesity and its comorbidities (cardiovacular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus type, etc)
Some research topics linked to the research lines
1. Development of algorithms using artificial intelligence based on genetic and protein biomarkers to predict overweight/obesity and their comorbidities.
2. Search for new biomarkers and their interactions that predict developed outcome of different diseases.
3. Look for new mechanisms by which Covid-19 proteins damage different types of endothelial cells.
4. Study of molecular mechanisms associated with the development and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms and the effects of new drugs.
5. Analysis of the mechanisms associated with thrombocoagulation and with different inhibitory drugs.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation letter
• Recommendation letters from previous research centres
• Demonstrative research and lab experience (publications, books, participation in research projects, research techniques, technical skills, etc.)
Tenure-Track Position for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowships?
The "Plan de Actuaciones en Profesorado 2020-23 (ES)" of the Complutense University includes among its calls several options for further hiring of researchers with a PhD. All options require an excellent CV and being granted National Accreditation.
Among the requirements for the stabilization of a Researcher to Assistant Professor, it is required that the researcher has spent at least 3 years as a researcher hired by the UCM in a competitive public call.
Global Fellowships are open to researchers currently within or outside Europe who want to move to a Third Country for 1-2 years and then come back to the Complutense University for an additional year. Therefore, researchers who have been awarded a three-year Global Fellowship would be, after the end of the project and with the current regulatory framework, in a position to meet this condition.
In certain situations, it has been possible for a researcher with at least 2 years working at UCM to opt for a position as a junior Associate Professor.
