EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE FELLOWS IN ISRAELI INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)

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1 1. Interested institution: University of Haifa 2. Brief Description of the Institution The University of Haifa was founded in Today it is home to more than 18,000 students and a teaching staff of over 2,000 divided over various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in 7 faculties: Natural Sciences, Education; Humanities; Law; Public Heath ; Social Sciences and Mathematics and faculty of management, and 7 schools: Business Administration, Marine Science, Social Work, History, International school, criminology and Political Sciences. Research is concentrated in centers and institutes on a wide variety of subjects and fields. Among them: study of psychological stress, information processing and decision-making, evolution, the Holocaust; maritime studies, natural and environmental resources, shipping and aviation, the family. Research facilities include The Jewish-Arab Center, Herzl Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel, Study of Crime, Law, and Society, Study of Pilgrimage, Tourism and Recreation; Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Emotions; International Brain and Behavior Research Center; Center for Democratic Studies; Center for Law and Technology; Center for Research of Education for Peace; Center for National Security Studies and Geostrategy. IBM put up its largest research center outside the US on the Haifa campus. A high percentage of the research at the University is carried by a core staff of around 600 scholars and scientists out in the context of about 60 research institutes, centers and laboratories, strongly geared towards interdisciplinary projects. University of Haifa has a large, modern and well-stocked central library housing over two million books and documents in countless different languages and boasts the largest online collection in Israel of electronic databases and e-publications. The library is openaccess and has multiple computers to assist faculty, students, visiting scholars and others.

2 3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) Chemistry (CHE) Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Life Sciences (LIF) Economic Sciences (ECO) Mathematics (MAT) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Physics (PHY) 4. Research / Project Description The University of Haifa currently has over 40 funding projects under FP7 and Horizon2020, and maintains more than 100 international agreements with universities in the EU and elsewhere in the world. The Research Authority will ensure communication between EU and HU, guarantee budgetary compliance and provide grants management, all essential components for execution of a successful study. 5. Who can apply? At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*): shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Israel for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. 6. Contact person Ms. Tsvia Beker and Ms. Irit Shaked Windholz at the European Desk Research Authority europeandesk@univ.haifa.ac.il

3 7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines Please note that: Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships is September, 10 th (*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants Portal

4 1. Interested institution: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( 2. Brief Description of the Institution The Institute for Higher Education in the Negev was founded by the residents of Beer- Sheva and the Negev during the early 1960s, utilizing instructors from other academic institutions in Israel to provide post-secondary education in Beer-Sheva. Continuous efforts to convince the government to establish a full-fledged university in the Negev, the southern region of Israel, bore fruit on November 9, 1969, when Yigal Alon, then Minister of Education and acting Prime Minister, announced that the Government had decided to build and support the University of the Negev. In November 1970, the first meeting of the Board of Governors took place, and the Institute for Higher Education in the Negev became the University of the Negev. The University was formally accredited by the Council for Higher Education (CHE) in 1973 and, after the death of David Ben-Gurion, Israel s first and legendary Prime Minister, it was officially renamed Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The University has five campuses: (a) three in Beer-Sheva: the Marcus Family Campus (the main campus), the David Tuviyahu Campus (formerly Beit HIAS) and the David Bergmann Campus (b) one in Sede Boqer, which includes: the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and the Ben- Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism (c) and the University s newest campus in Eilat, established in The Eilat Campus offers B.A. & B.Sc. and M.A. & M.Sc. degrees in several disciplines. Approximately 700 students are currently studying there.

5 3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) Chemistry (CHE) Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Life Sciences (LIF) Economic Sciences (ECO) Mathematics (MAT) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Physics (PHY) 4. Research / Project Description Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) invites eligible international researchers to choose BGU as their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for proposals in all fields. Individual Fellowships provide support for Experienced Researchers undertaking mobility between countries. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research in a European context. (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The scheme particularly supports the return and reintegration of researchers to Europe or Associated Countries. It also develops or helps to restart the careers of individual researchers that show great potential, considering their experience. All Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by the applicants. Projects can range between months. For more information, please see the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme. 5. Who can apply? At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10 September, 2015), researchers (*): Shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. Must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Israel for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.

6 6. Contact person Ms. Lori Liss, Tel Or Ms. Jenny Racah, Tel Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines It is required that you have a supervisor from BGU. We will be happy to assist. Final submission via the EU Participante Portal Please note that: Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships is September, 10 th (*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants Portal

7 1. Interested institution: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( 2. Brief Description of the Institution The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, founded in 1918 and opened officially in 1925, is Israel s premier university as well as its leading research institution. The Hebrew University is ranked internationally among the 100 leading universities in the world and first among Israeli universities. The recognition the Hebrew University has attained confirms its reputation for excellence and its leading role in the scientific community. It stresses excellence and offers a wide array of study opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, exact sciences and medicine. The university encourages multi-disciplinary activities in Israel and overseas and serves as a bridge between academic research and its social and industrial applications. 3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) Chemistry (CHE) Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Life Sciences (LIF) Economic Sciences (ECO) Mathematics (MAT) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Physics (PHY) 4. Research / Project Description The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) invites eligible international researchers to choose HUJI as their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for proposals in all fields. Individual Fellowships provide support for Experienced Researchers undertaking mobility between countries. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to acquire and transfer

8 new knowledge and to work on research in a European context. (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The scheme particularly supports the return and reintegration of researchers to Europe or Associated Countries. It also develops or helps to restart the careers of individual researchers that show great potential, considering their experience. All Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by the applicants. Projects can range between months. For more information, please see the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme. 5. Who can apply? At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*): shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Israel for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. 6. Contact person Ms. Hani Ben-Yehuda: hanib@savion.huji.ac.il Ms. Marta Kleiman: martak@savion.huji.ac.il Ms. Ronit Lavi: ronitla@savion.huji.ac.il 7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines It is required that you have a supervisor from HUJI. We will be happy to assist. Final submission via the EU Participant Portal. Please note that: Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships is September, 10 th (*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants Portal

9 1. Interested institution: Bar-Ilan University 2. Brief Description of the Institution Established in 1955, Bar-Ilan University (BIU) is today Israel's largest university with a total undergraduate and graduate student enrollment of more than 34,000 at its main Ramat Gan campus and six regional colleges. With more than 1,600 senior and junior faculty members, BIU has achieved an international reputation for academic and research excellence, especially, but not limited to the fields of archaeology, bio-medicine, brain sciences, cancer, communications and information security, cognitive sciences, marine biology, magnetism and superconductivity, multilingualism, nanotechnology and advanced materials, and renewable energy. Bar-Ilan offers high-level academic studies and the development of advanced research, placing a premium on cross-discipline research. Bar- Ilan has extensive experience in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, hosting and managing numerous fellowships since FP5. 3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) Chemistry (CHE) Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Life Sciences (LIF) Economic Sciences (ECO) Mathematics (MAT) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Physics (PHY) 4. Research / Project Description The Bar-Ilan University (BIU) invites eligible international researchers to choose BIU as their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for proposals in all fields.

10 Individual Fellowships provide support for Experienced Researchers undertaking mobility between countries. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research in a European context. (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The scheme particularly supports the return and reintegration of researchers to Europe or Associated Countries. It also develops or helps to restart the careers of individual researchers that show great potential, considering their experience. All Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by the applicants. Projects can range between months. For more information, please see the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme. 5. Who can apply? At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*): shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Israel for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. 6. Contact person Estelle Waise: fpinfo@mail.biu.ac.il Anna Prais: anna.prais@biu.ac.il

11 7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines It is required that you have a supervisor from BIU. We will be happy to assist. Final submission via the EU Participant Portal. Please note that: Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships is September, 10 th (*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants Portal

12 1. Interested institution: Technion Israel Institute of Technology 2. Brief Description of the Institution Technion Israel Institute of Technology Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is the first established university in Israel since it's corner-stone in For more than eight decades it has been Israel s primary technological university the largest center of applied research and one of the world top research universities. The impact and achievements of the Technion and its graduates have brought Israel to the forefront of high-level technology, and have knowledge and innovations worldwide. The Technion have 3 Nobel prize laureates. The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology offers degrees in science, engineering and related fields such as Architecture, Medicine, Industrial Management and Environmental studies. Great emphasis is also placed on its humanities and social science programs as well as multidisciplinary degrees such as Nano-sciences energy etc. The Technion actively promotes the European Charter for researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers, the Technion was awarded the HR logo in May Since Israel signed the first association agreement in the year 1996, the Technion participated in more than 250 FP projects. 3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) Chemistry (CHE) Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV) Economic Sciences (ECO) Life Sciences (LIF) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Mathematics (MAT) Physics (PHY)

13 4. Research / Project Description The Technion invites eligible international researchers to choose their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for proposals in all fields. Individual Fellowships provide support for Experienced Researchers undertaking mobility between countries. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new knowledge, to work on research in a European context. (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The scheme particularly supports the return and reintegration of researchers to Europe or Associated Countries. It also develops or helps to restart the careers of individual researchers that show great potential, considering their experience. All Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by the applicants. Projects can range between months. For more information, please see the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme. The Technion offer: > Flexible and proactive recruitment > State-of-the-art research infrastructure > Welcoming campus & excellent work environment > Special assistance for a smooth transition 5. Who can apply? At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*): Shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. Must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Israel for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. 6. Contact person Mr. Mark Davison mark.d@trdf.technion.ac.il

14 Ms. Attia Keren 7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines It is required that you have a supervisor from the Technion. We will be happy to assist. Final submission via the EU Participant Portal. Please note that: Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships is September, 10 th (*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants Portal

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