If you are interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF) in September 2018 and you are keen to have the Centre for Science Studies at Aarhus University (AU) in Denmark as your host, then we would be happy to hear from you. The Centre for Science Studies is part of the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Master Class”, initiated by the Faculty of Science and Technology, AU, with the goal of working on applications for MSCA IFs. All interested applicants are encouraged to contact head of centre Kristian H. Nielsen [log in to unmask] no later than 21 January.

Masterclass in May 2018
The Faculty of Science and Technology, Au is hosting a Masterclass in May 2018 (15 May-17 May) where you, as a potential MSCA IF applicant, will have the chance to travel to Denmark for three days with the following outcome:

-	Get an introduction to AU and Denmark 
-	Get an introduction to the MSCA-IF programme and application
-	Get an introduction to the relevant section and meet potential colleagues
-	Work on the project description together with us and your future supervisor to ensure an excellent starting point and get relevant input to create as strong an application as possible

As such, the programme proposed involves activities for candidates from all departments at ST (introduction to application and AU) as well as time at the potential host department. 

If selected for the Masterclass, participants travel costs will be covered as well as hotel accommodation and meals during the joint programme. The Individual Fellowships application is to be submitted by September 12th 2018 and if the application is successful the two-year period will start earliest spring 2019. 

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for ambitious candidates with project ideas in history and philosophy of science and related areas. Your project should be as closely related as possible to the research interests of the permanent staff members of the centre, see: http://css.au.dk/en/academic-staff/. We expect you to have an excellent research track records (minimum one first author publication).

Eligibility conditions
MSCA fellowships are highly flexible in terms of research focus and pay a generous salary for grant recipients over 2 years. To be eligible to apply with our department as host, the fellow must fulfil to eligibility requirements:

Mobility: For Standard European Fellowships you may not have lived in Denmark for longer than 12 months in the past 3 years at the time of application (12/09/2018). You can move to Denmark from other EU countries as well as non-EU countries. 

If you are a citizen of an EU or Associated Country and has been working as a researcher outside of the EU/Associated countries then you can apply for the European Fellowship Reintegration Panel. The mobility rule for this panel is that you may not have lived in Denmark for longer than 3 years in the past 5 years at the time of application (12/09/2018).

Experience: You must have (1) a PhD degree or (2) at least 4 years of full-time research experience since obtaining the degree allowing you to start your PhD at the time of application.