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Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - P-SPHERE (Opening Sphere UAB-CEI to PostDoctoral Fellows)

Teaser

Summary

The P-SPHERE project is a long-term programme (lasting 5 years) in which two calls have been opened to experienced researchers, with same transnational mobility required by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme. It is oriented towards interdisciplinary research related to the strategic challenges of Horizon 2020 and to the intersectoral mobility of researchers, with stays in other institutions, businesses and technological centres.

The project offered 3 years fellowships to 48 fellows, which have the opportunity to develop their researcherâ€™s careers in an excellent environment.
The fellowship programme is expected to contribute to realising the full potential of the recruited researchers and to add significantly to the development of their careers in the academic and non-academic sectors. The P-Sphere cofund aims to provide international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research training, as well as transnational and cross sectoral mobility of researchers at all stages of their career.
In this sense, the P-Sphere project has hired 44 experienced researchers during this reporting period following an open, transparent and merit based recruitment. 44 fellows from 18 different nationalities (Germany, Spain, France, Bulgaria, Cuba, Japan, Italy, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, USA, Belgium, Colombia, Greece, India, Iran, Portugal and Turkey) are working in the UAB-CEI campus around five multidisciplinary research domains:
- Food
- Health
- Smart and sustainable cities
- Cultural heritage
- Material & Energy

Work performed

During the reporting period the P-Sphere project has already run two calls in two years (2015,2016) as it was established in Annex I.
The first call offered 32 positions divided in 11 different scientific panels (Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data in the Agrofood Sector, Biotechnology and Food Safety, Marine Ecosystem & Fisheries, Micro/Nanotechnologies, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Health, Medieval & Religious Studies, Social Innovation)
The first call received 73 eligible applications from 30 nationalities (main nationalities: Spain, Italy, India, Portugal, UK) 47 applications coming from EU residents while 26 applications coming from Non EU residents.
23 position were covered during the first call, the 82.6 % of the funded positions went to male applicants while the 19% went to females applicants. The successful rate of recruitment was 71.87%.
The second call opened 24 positions distributed in 9 different scientic panels (Computer Vision , Food Processing, Urban Ecology and Biotechnology, Micro/nanotechnologies, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, High energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Material Science, Mathematical Analysis, Policies in Education)
The second call received 90 applications from 32 nationalities (main nationalities: Spain, Italy, India, Germany, Colombia) 44 applications coming from EU residents while 46 applications where from Non EU residents.
22 positions were covered during the second call, the 74% of the funded positions went to male applicants while the 26% went to females applicants. The successful rate of recruitment was 91.66%.

During the covered reported period, the general tasks implemented are detailed below:
- Call documents and website preparation
- Calls advertising and promotion
- Evaluation and Selection of proposals
- Recruitment
- Support and follow up
- Training activities

At the end of the reporting period, the P-Sphere project has recruited 44 fellows which are already working in the UAB-CEI campus.
As a result of the first and second call, 4 position of 36 month duration remained vacant, for this reason an extraordinary call opened on September 6, 2017. In order to meet the project timings, the extraordinary call opened 3 position of 27 months of duration. The evaluation process is still ongoing.

Final results

The programme P-Sphere has recruited 44 experienced researchers in the reporting period coming from 18 different nationalities increasing the number of research positions open to transnational mobility. The P-Sphere fellowship is contributing the realising of the full potential of researchers and promoting the development of their careers.

When compared with the existing UAB programmes, the P-Sphere cofund has not only increased the number of incoming fellows in the UAB-CEI campus but also has enhance the research and innovation related human resources, skills and working conditions. The P-Sphere programmed has allowed the institution to iprove some issues in research, as transparency of the selection process, career guidance and training.

The fellows are hosted by different institutions however the project offers all of them the same working and training conditions, consequently supporting the development of a more integrated European research environment by combating fragmentation in terms of selection, recruitment, working and training conditions.

During the reporting period the P-Sphere projects has offered the following specific training:
- Ethical issues
- How to write an H2020 proposal with impact
- RRI
- How to communicate your research for a non-technical audience
- How to communicate your research in a 60â€ video
- The Researchers 2.0

In addition, fellows have also participatee in the general training courses offered by the UAB.

The P-Sphere project has improve the support services to incoming fellows. The Management team has been always close to researchers supporting and guiding them since the first steps, such as:
- Mailing with the information and next steps
- Support from the International Welcome Point
- Lawyer hired to support VISA procedures
- P-Sphere Management

All this actions and mechanism acquired during the P-Sphere project guarantee the consolidation of several good practices in the institution.