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Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Doctoral Candidates (DC)

• Must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment. Candidates who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
• Can be of any nationality but must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organization for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. Time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), compulsory national service, and/or short stays such as holidays are not considered.
• Must meet the entry requirements for PhD enrollment in both the Host and in Joint Institution. They must hold a 2nd Level Master Degree (120 ECTS + 180 ECTS in a bachelor degree) or a Single Cycle Degree (minimum 300 ECTS), or a comparable university degree (Second Cycle qualification) in a discipline relevant to the Individual Research Project (IRP) which they are applying for.
• Are required to be proficient in the English language. English proficiency of short-listed applicants shall be assessed during the selection interview.
• Must be available to enroll full-time in the PhD program at the Host institution in August/September 2023; eventual suspensions for family or personal reasons shall be discussed with the granting authority.
• Must be available to move between the two collaborating universities according to a mobility plan defined at recruitment time and to complete secondments (temporary transfer to another Re-Make partner) during the term of his/her employment.
• Must actively participate in the events organized by the network, such as training/network events, outreach activities targeting different audiences, and the Design & Certify exercise.
• Accept the obligation to work exclusively for the action.
• Are aware of and adhere to the principles set out in the Commission Recommendation on the European Charter for Researchers.
• Understand and accept that their application may be subject to security and background checks. Re-Make is a collaborative program between different European beneficiaries and international partners. In this regard, Re-Make partner countries may have restrictive measures in place following the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions regimes. Applicants who are nationals or residents of countries, against which restrictive measures are in place, may be subject to additional security checks and procedures, and eventually restrictive measures.