Category Archives: IESL


Ref. 7921 Heraklion 14/5/2019

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one (1) Ph.D. candidate.
The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientist of Greek origin.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidate awarded this Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowship is expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility Criteria
 B.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
 M.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed project
 According to international practice, the academic age will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion. The fellows should have started/or be about to start their Ph.D. studies but should not have completed their 3rd year. Preference will also be given to Ph.D. candidates, who are under 30 years old.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of August, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 15th of June 2019, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Filled-in Application Form (https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific advisor (maximum 2 pages)
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts
 Language certificates
 University department certificate for enrollment in a PhD program
 At least one reference letter sent by the supervisor/employer directly to georgina@iesl.forth.gr and hr@iesl.forth.gr

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


Ref. 7617 Heraklion 8/5/2019


The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the frame of the project ARCHERS, funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one scientific project manager.

Job Description Project administration and management, press release and newsletter editing and workshop organization of the project ARCHERS. The ideal candidate should have good scientific qualifications in order to successfully follow the progress of the project, proven organizational skills and experience in project management.

Required qualifications
 BSc degree in Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or Engineering)
 Working experience in a research environment
 Working experience as a project administrator
 Experience in planning and execution of a project
 Business management skills and experience in budgeting and analysis
 English language

Additional desirable qualifications
 Experience in scientific Laboratory
 Laboratory management experience especially in multinational environment
 Quality system management
 Additional languages

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of September, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project). Approx. stipend: € 800 – 1000 (net) per month

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than May 24, 2019, 23:59 local Greek time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form (please download form https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact the secretariat (hr@iesl.forth.gr), tel. +30 2810-391301.

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days since the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access (a) the files of the candidates as well as (b) the table of candidates’ scores (ranking of candidates results). All the above information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


Ref. 302 Heraklion 18/2/2019

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit four (4) Ph.D. candidates. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidates awarded these Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowships are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility Criteria
• B.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• M.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
• Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies
• Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies
• Publications in high impact peer-review journals
• Participation in national and international conferences
• Quality of the proposed project
• According to international practice, the academic age will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion. The fellows should have started/or be about to start their Ph.D. studies but should not have completed their 3rd year. Preference will also be given to Ph.D. candidates, who are under 30 years old.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of May, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 31st of March 2019, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=201902181193)
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific advisor (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least one reference letter sent by the supervisor/employer directly to georgina@iesl.forth.gr and hr@iesl.forth.gr

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


P.N. 301 Heraklion 18/2/2019

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit two (2) post-doctoral fellows. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility criteria
• PhD degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
• Publications in high impact peer-review journals
• Participation in national and international conferences
• Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
• Ability and motivation to perform independent research
• Previous post-doctoral research experience
• According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to Post-Doctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of May, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 31st of March 2019, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=201902181192) • Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific contact person (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least one reference letter sent by the supervisor/employer directly to georgina@iesl.forth.gr and hr@iesl.forth.gr

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


Ref. 1095 Heraklion 15/10/2018

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit four (4) Ph.D. candidates. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidates awarded these Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowships are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility Criteria
• B.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• M.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
• Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies
• Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies
• Publications in high impact peer-review journals
• Participation in national and international conferences
• Quality of the proposed project
• According to international practice, the academic age will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion. The fellows should have started/or be about to start their Ph.D. studies but should not have completed their 3rd year. Preference will also be given to Ph.D. candidates, who are under 30 years old.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 15st of January, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 15 2018, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=201810151129) • Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific advisor (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


Ref. 1094 Heraklion 15/10/2018

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit three (3) post-doctoral fellows. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility criteria
• PhD degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
• Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
• Publications in high impact peer-review journals
• Participation in national and international conferences
• Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
• Ability and motivation to perform independent research
• Previous post-doctoral research experience
• According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to Post-Doctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of February, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 15, 2018, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=201810151128)
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific contact person (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

GDPR FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws. We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at dpo@admin.forth.gr. You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.


The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit three (3) post-doctoral fellows.
The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility criteria

  • PhD degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
  • Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria

  • Publications in high impact peer-review journals
  • Participation in national and international conferences
  • Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
  • Ability and motivation to perform independent research
  • Previous post-doctoral research experience
  • According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to Post-Doctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of January, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 16th of October 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

 

For more Information please visit out website: http://www.iesl.forth.gr/downloads/projects/pdf/989.pdf


Ref. 742 Heraklion 11/9/2017

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit five (5) Ph.D. candidates.
The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidates awarded these Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowships are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility Criteria
 B.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
 M.Sc. degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed project
 According to international practice, the academic age will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion. The fellows should have started/or be about to start their Ph.D. studies but should not have completed their 3rd year. Preference will also be given to Ph.D. candidates, who are under 30 years old.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of January, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 16th of October 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=20170911990)
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific advisor (maximum 2 pages)
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts
 Language certificates  At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. 741
Heraklion 11/9/2017

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit three (3) post-doctoral fellows.
The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the national and the international level (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health.

Eligibility criteria
 PhD degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
 Ability and motivation to perform independent research
 Previous post-doctoral research experience
 According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to Post-Doctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IESL-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of January, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 16th of October 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address hr@iesl.forth.gr with cc. to the address georgina@iesl.forth.gr.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Filled-in Application Form (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/showfile.aspx?Id=20170911989)
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific contact person (maximum 2 pages)
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts
 Language certificates
 At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Georgina Kaklamani (georgina@iesl.forth.gr, tel. +30 2810-391355).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IESL-FORTH (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/news/results.aspx). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IESL secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IESL-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


OPENING for Four “Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH Fellowships” for Ph.D. candidates within the project ARCHERS: Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges
Exclusively funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Heraklion 1/2/2017

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas
(FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, aimed at reducing or even reversing the brain drain,
which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit four
Ph.D. candidates.

Job Description
The Ph.D. candidates awarded these Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowships are expected
to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-IESL excels both on the
national and the international level (www.iesl.forth.gr). More specifically, the domains of interest in the
present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of
environment, clean energy and health.

Download the Application form (English)