The Government of Aragon is funding the hiring of 65 predoctoral researchers with 6,9 million euros.

They will join the University of Zaragoza, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Aragon Health Research Institute.

The Department of Employment, Science and Universities of The Government of Aragon is funding the hiring of 65 young pre-doctoral researchers with 6,9 million euros. who will be joining the University of Zaragoza, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Aragon Health Research Institute (ISS Aragón). The Official Gazette of Aragon (BOA) published the resolution of this call for applications on Monday. grants aimed at scientific personnel in training.

These grants will allow the start date December 1 These young scientists will be transferred to Community research projects, where they can train to obtain their doctoral degree upon completion of their studies. 4-year contractThe maximum overall duration is four years, except when the contract is formalized with a person with a disability, which may be up to six years.

Of the 65 new researchers joining the program, 56 lor they will do it in research centers dependent on the University of Zaragoza, seven They will carry out their work in centers dependent on the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations y two at the Aragon Health Research Institute.

74% correspond to STEM disciplines

The Department of Employment, Science and Universities of the DGA, which is directed Claudia Pérez Forniés, highlights that 74% of the contracts are in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The distribution of predoctoral contracts by area is as follows: Sciences (15 researchers), Technology (15), Biomedical Sciences (10), Social Sciences (9), Human Sciences (8) and Agricultural Sciences (8).

In the case of Higher Scientific Research CouncilThree professionals will join the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPA), another three will join the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA) and one will join the Aula Dei Experimental Station.

These grants, the Department of Universities explains, are part of the rollout of programs recruitment of research talent tailored to the different stages of the research career being developed by the regional government, through the Directorate General of Science and Research. The objective of these initiatives is none other than to position ASpain as a leading territory linked to research, talent and technological innovationThis program currently has more than 250 researchers hired, and represents the largest call for proposals that this Ministry issues annually.

Source: Heraldo de Aragón