Second call 'Computational sciences for energy research' published
On Friday 29 March 2013, the second call for proposals of the programme 'Computational sciences for energy research' of Shell, NWO and FOM was published. With this call approximately 12 PhD research projects in the field of computational sciences, relevant to the energy-related themes within the top sectors Energy and Chemistry can be funded. Deadline: Friday 26 April 2013. The call is open for all areas. Research proposals in the areas of computational chemistry and materials science, multiphysics, big data, and computational geoscience are explicitly invited.
Submitting your research proposal: deadline 26 April 2013
Tenured staff at universities and academic institutions are invited to submit research proposals for PhD students. About 12 proposals can be awarded funding. The call for proposals with a programme description, guidelines and other relevant information is available now on the FOM website. The deadline for submitting research proposals is Friday 26 April 2013 at 12:00 hrs. (a.m.).
Application and selection process for PhD candidates
Parallel to the call, the Shell Technology Centre Bangalore (STCB) in India will recruit about 25 talented researchers who are willing to do their PhD in the Netherlands and then to continue their career at Shell in Bangalore. The application process for PhD students will include various interviews at selected locations in India and an application round in which an initial selection of students can indicate their preferences for the shortlisted research projects. Next, the project leaders of the shortlisted research proposals can select their PhD candidates from the resulting pool of 'high potentials'. This procedure will be facilitated by a matchmaking process that will be held in November to connect PhD candidates to selected projects and vice versa. A successful match will result in a granted research project, a signed employment contract between the PhD student and FOM, and a letter of intent from Shell for a job in Bangalore after completion of the PhD. The first PhD students can start in early 2014.
More information
More information about the programme 'Computational sciences for energy research' is available on the CSER-page on the FOM website. More information about the call for proposals with a programme description, guidelines and other relevant information can be found here.