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Mobilities for employees

NEW CHANGES IN THE MOBILITY COMPETITION FOR EMPLOYEES
1) Competition for post-doctoral trainees traveling to foreign centers under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme – in § 6, paragraph 1 reads:

“1. The visit shall be completed within 6 months of receiving funding for its implementation. Exceeding the deadline referred to in the first sentence will result in loss of funding in proportion to the period of excess.”.

2) Competition for post-doctoral trainees visiting UMK under the ‘Excellence Initiative – Research University’ programme.

1) In § 3, the following paragraph 3 is added: ‘3. The model contract to be concluded between the University and the trainee shall constitute Annex 1 to these Regulations.’;
2) § 6(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The visit shall be completed within 6 months of the receipt of funds for its implementation. Exceeding the deadline referred to in the first sentence shall result in the loss of funding in proportion to the period of excess.’.
3) § 4(2) shall be replaced by the following: ‘2. Applications to subsequent editions of the competition, in accordance with the model constituting Annex No. 2 to these Regulations, should be sent using a dedicated Internet form, by the deadline specified in the schedule of competitions published at https://www.umk.pl/idub/ogloszenia/.’

3) Competition for experienced research and teaching staff traveling to foreign centers under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme – in § 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

4) Competition for visiting professors at UMK within the framework of the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme.

1) In § 3, the following paragraph 3 is added: ‘3. The model contract concluded between the University and the visiting professor is attached as Annex 1 to these Regulations.’;
2) § 6, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘(1) The visit shall be completed within 6 months of the receipt of funding for the visit. Exceeding the deadline referred to in the first sentence shall result in the loss of funding in proportion to the period of excess.’.
3) § 4(2) shall be replaced by the following: ‘2. Applications for subsequent editions of the competition, in accordance with the model constituting Annex No. 2 to these Regulations, shall be sent using a dedicated Internet form, by the deadline specified in the schedule of competitions published on https://www.umk.pl/idub/ogloszenia/.’.

1 Call for proposals:
20.01.2025 – 17.02.2025 – 11th Edition.

2. Competition description:

Call for Proposals for postdoctoral fellows outgoing to foreign institutions under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme
The objective of the calls of proposals is to enable young scientists employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń to gain international research experience by completing postdoctoral internships at recognized foreign scientific institutions. The competition may be entered by a person who obtained a doctoral degree within 3 years (in justified cases up to 5 years) before submitting the application and is employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in the group of research or research and teaching staff. In justified cases, the competition may be entered by a person for whom the procedure of awarding a doctoral degree has been initiated prior to submitting the application and who meets other criteria for entering the competition. The competition is aimed at members of Emerging Fields teams as well as those outside the centers of excellence and EF.
Applications shall be sent using: the application form.

2. Call for Proposals for postdoctoral fellows incoming to the NCU under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme
The objective of the calls for proposals is to internationalise scientific research and/or education at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń through postdoctoral fellowships undertaken by young scientists from abroad. The calls for proposals are open to anyone who has been awarded a doctoral degree from a foreign scientific institution within up to 3 years (where justified up to 5 years) prior to submitting an application. In justified cases, the competition may be entered by a person for whom the procedure of awarding a doctoral degree has been initiated prior to submitting the application and who meets other criteria for entering the competition. The competition is aimed at researchers planning a visit to an Emerging Fields team or department (does not apply to visits to university centers of excellence).
Applications shall be sent using: the application form.

3. Competition for experienced scientist and research – teaching employees outgoing to foreign institutions as part of the “Initiative of Excellence – Research University” program
The objective of the competition is to enable experienced scientists employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń to gain international research experience through short-term visits to recognized foreign scientific institutions. The call of proposals may be entered by a person employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus University as a professor or university professor as well as assistant or, if he obtained a doctoral degree within more than three years of submitting the application and meets other criteria for entering the competition. The competition is aimed at members of Emerging Fields teams as well as those outside the centers of excellence and EF.
Applications shall be sent using: the application form.

4. Rules of the Call for Proposals for professors incoming to the NCU under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme
The objective of the calls for proposals is to internationalise scientific research and/or education at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń through postdoctoral fellowships undertaken by young scientists from abroad by carrying out short-term visits by outstanding scientists from abroad. The call is open to a person employed in a foreign scientific institution as Assistant Professor, Researcher, Associate Professor, Full Professor or Reader (or in equivalent positions). The competition is aimed at researchers planning a visit to an Emerging Fields team or department (does not apply to visits to university centers of excellence).
Applications shall be sent using: the application form.

3. Announcements and documents:

Questions regarding the project can be sent to the dedicated e-mail address mobilnosci@umk.pl.

4. Contact:

Dominika Kwiecińska, MSc, e-mail: d_kwiecinska@umk.pl, tel. 56 611 3152

Mobilities for employees

2. Competition description:

3. Announcements and documents:

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5. Results of completed editions: