ATIGEs 2021

Create & finance your team within a research unit located at Genopole

person

Participation
individuelle

Calendar

Application deadline: July 10, 2021

Selection : November 2021

For the successful candidates, Atige Program will start on January 2022

Eligibility and conditions

The applicant holds a permanent position in a public research organisation or a university or is holding an ERC grant. In all cases, his/her own salary shall be secured for at least 5 years;
The applicant must not have carried out any research activity in the hosting team or in one of the research laboratories located at Genopole Campus;
The applicants shall provide a due authorisation of mobility from their institution as well as an authorisation to be freed them from teaching or clinical practice if any.
Once selected, the successful applicant will receive a total amount of €250,000 of operating financing for 3 years ; at least 50% of this amount is dedicated to the recruitments of scientific staff.
The applicant must commit for a total duration of 5 years.

Selection Process

Each application is composed of the applicant profile and the project proposal; both parts are considered as a whole document that will be sent to the independent experts for assessment.

The assessment will be based on objective criteria scored from 1 to 5 as shown in the tables below. The scientific committee of Genopole will proceed to the ranking and final selection based on the expert assessment reports.

Criteria

Evaluated part	Evaluation criteria (scored 1 to 5)	Considerations (sub-criteria)
Evaluation of the research
Research project	S&T Quality	Scientific and technical merit Clarity of objectives Originality of proposed research and awareness of current debates and state-of-the-art
	Feasibility	Comprehensive and appropriate theoretical and methodological framework Feasibility within given time-frame Budget evaluation
	Impact	Recognition of anticipated impact of work Publication, dissemination and exploitation plan Openness to interdisciplinary collaboration Openness to international collaboration
Evaluation of the applicant
Applicant qualification	Experience	Quality of the CV Research track-record Training Awards & Funding Capacity to conduct the research project Statements of recommendation Previous / current partnerships and international collaborations

Scoring

Scoring chart
5	Outstanding	The proposal stands out with exceptional quality and meets all relevant aspects of the criteria
4	Excellent	The proposal is strong and meets the criteria well. Any shortcomings are minor
3	Correct to Good	The proposal addresses the criteria well, although improvements in some elements are called for
2	Average	The proposal broadly addresses the criteria. It has not been fully elaborated and there are several weaknesses
1	Poor to Below average	The proposal has serious inherent weaknesses and /or fails to address the criteria