Applications are invited for 14 PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers”) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska- Curie Innovative Training Network “COMPLETE – Cloud-MicroPhysics-Turbulence-Telemetry: An inter-multidisciplinary training network for enhancing the understanding and modeling of atmospheric clouds within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. COMPLETE is a consortium of high profile universities, research institutions and companies located in ltaly, France, Germany, Israel, Poland and UK.

Position title: “Disposable radio-probes”.

Objectives: Testing on the field of the sensing probes. Pre-processing of data acquired by the ground station.

Expected Results: Design, prototyping, calibration and testing in laboratory and simulating environment of new dis­posable radio-probes released by airplanes or UAV. Design and prototyping of an adequate ground station able to receive the data. The testing on the field of the probes previously realized will be performed. The whole data acqui­sition system (from the probes to the ground station) will be fully tested on the field. A pre-processing of the ac­quired data will be performed, too.

Host: Envisens Technologies S.r.L., Italy

Contact person: Dr. Marco Allegretti (amministrazione@envisens.com)

Benefits and salary

The successful candidates will receive an attractive salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for Early Stage Researchers (http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/) in the form of a scholarship.

The exact salary will be confirmed upon appointment and is dependent on the country correction fac­tor (to allow for the difference in cost of living in different EU Member States). The salary includes a living al­lowance, a mobility allowance and a family allowance (if already married). The guaranteed PhD funding is for 36 months. In addition to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants need to fully satisfy three eligibility criteria:

• Early-stage researchers (ESR) are those who are, at the time of recruitment by the host, in the first four years (full- time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which formally entitles them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate was envisaged.
• Conditions of international mobility of researchers: Researchers are required to undertake trans-national mo­bility (i.e. move from one country to another) when taking up the appointment. At the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
• English language: Network fellows (ESRs) must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express them­selves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.

Detalied information can be founded here: H2020 Guide for applicants.

Downloadable document: EUROAXESS_AD_H2020-COMPLETE.