Fourth and last call for PhD research projects within CSER initiative
On 24 February 2015, a call for proposals was published for approximately 15 PhD research projects in the field of computational sciences, relevant to the energy-related themes within the top sectors Energy and Chemistry. This is the fourth and last call in the joint programme 'Computational sciences for energy research' (CSER) of Shell, NWO and FOM. The call is open for all areas. Research proposals in the area of computational geosciences (geophysics, petrophysics, geomechanics, geology and geochemistry) are explicitly invited.
This call is closed.
The first three calls in 2012, 2013, and 2014 resulted in a total of 52 PhD projects being awarded funding. In the last call another approximately 15 projects will be awarded funding.
Submitting your research proposal
Tenured staff at universities and academic institutions will be invited to submit research proposals for PhD students. About 15 proposals can be awarded funding. The call for proposals with a programme description, guidelines and other relevant information can be found in the pdf-document that can be downloaded at the upper right corner of this webpage. The deadline for submitting research proposals was Monday 13 April 2015.
Simultaneous application and selection process for PhD candidates
Parallel to the call, the Shell Technology Centre Bangalore (STCB) in India will recruit about 30 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 2015 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 2016. Students who are interested in a PhD position in the CSER programme, please see the CSER-website.
Partnership between Shell, NWO and FOM
This call is part of a joint large-scale public-private partnership in fundamental research in the energy domain that was started in 2012 by Shell, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM). More information about this 'Computational sciences for energy research' initiative is available here.