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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

Ref. 54
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)


Ref. 327 Rethymno 26/06/2017

The Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies 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 one (1) PhD student.

Job Description Main objective of this research is the compilation of 3D reconstructions, 3D visibility analysis and virtual acoustics analysis of cultural heritage monuments with emphasis in in Roman or/and Greek theatres.

Eligibility Criteria
 BSc degree in Archaeology or Cultural Heritage
 MSc/MA degree in Archaeology or Cultural Heritage
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Desirable qualifications
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies (30 %)
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc./M.A. studies (30 %)
 Documented experience (e.g. with a Diploma thesis and/or publications) on 3D reconstructions, 3D visibility analysis and virtual acoustics analysis (15%)
 Experience with 3D reconstruction (e.g. 3D Studio Max) and acoustics (e.g. Odeon Room Acoustics) software (15%)
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals and in national and international conferences (10%)

Location: FORTH, Rethymno, Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1st of November, 2017
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 electronically (by e-mail), no later than the July 7th, 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address asaris@ims.forth.gr , with cc: to nikos@ims.forth.gr .

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 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 Dr. Nikos Papadopoulos (nikos@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-56627 or 25146.

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr).

Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS 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 IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. 326 Rethymno 26/06/2017

The Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies 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 one (1) PhD student.

Job Description Main objective of this research is to develop novel algorithms and techniques for joint processing and inversion of electrical resistivity and seismic geophysical data that aim to highlight signals derived from environmental and archaeological applications.

Eligibility Criteria
 BSc degree in Geosciences (Geology or Mineral Resources Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering)
 MSc degree in Applied Geophysics  Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Desirable qualifications
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies (30 %)
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies (30 %)
 Hands on experience with Electrical Resistivity Tomography, seismic reflection and refraction and MASW methods (15%)
 Experience with computer programming (e.g. MATLAB, C) and geophysical processing software (e.g. RES2DINV, DC_2DPRO, Geoplot, Oasis Montaj, SPSS) (15%)
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals or/and in national and international conferences (10%)

Location: FORTH, Rethymno, Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1st of August, 2017
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 electronically (by e-mail), no later than the July 7th, 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address asaris@ims.forth.gr , with cc: to nikos@ims.forth.gr .

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 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 Dr. Nikos Papadopoulos (nikos@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-56627 or 25146.

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr).

Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS 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 IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref.319 Rethymno, 21/06/2017

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) 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 (1) post-doctoral researcher.

Job Description
The researcher is expected to perform research on the history and the actual state of the ship- building and ship- repairing industries and workshops in the Greater Pireaus area and to conduct interviews with employers, engineers, workers and their social environment.

Additional desirable qualifications
 PhD in History (10 %)
 Experience in research in archives (25 %)
 Experience in oral history researches (25%)
 Fluency in Modern Greek (25%)

Additional desirable qualifications
 Ability and motivation to perform independent research (5%)
 Previous post-doctoral research experience (15%)

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymno Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of October, 2017
ΑΔΑ: ΨΛΗΣ469ΗΚΥ-1Τ7
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).
Approx. stipend: 1.580 € total

Application Submission
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 6th of July 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (gaia@ims.forth.gr), with cc to hadziiossif@ims.forth.gr
In order to be considered, the application must include:  Application Form (please download form at the end of this page)  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 IMS secretariat (gaia@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-27281. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Pr. Christos Hadziiossif (hadziiossif@ims.forth.gr)

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS 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 IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


P.N. 9210 Heraklion, 03/02/2017

The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) 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 up to six post-doctoral fellows.

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

Eligibility criteria
• PhD degree in Biological, Anthropological, Archaeological, Medical, Agricultural, Computational Sciences, Engineering and related fields
• Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Desirable qualifications
• Publications in high impact peer-review journals (30%)
• Participation in national and international conferences (20%)
• Quality and relevance of the proposed post-doctoral project (30%)
• Ability and motivation to perform independent research (10%)
• Previous post-doctoral research experience (10%)
Location: IMBB-FORTH, Heraklion or Ioannina, GREECE
Earlier expected start date: 1st of April, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension up to 30 months, according to the needs of the project and the progress of the work).
Total budget: 2.000 € monthly cost

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit electronically their applications, no later than the 28 of February 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (snf0031@imbb.forth.gr). Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection.

An acknowledgement email will be send to the receipt of application.
In order to be considered, the application must include:

• Filled-in Application Form
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Personal statement and career plans (maximum 2 pages)
• Description of the proposed research project with a suggestion for a scientific advisor and/or a hosting laboratory (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least one reference letter

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Mrs. Eugenia Tabakaki between 11:00 and 13:00 (tabakaki@imbb.forth.gr, tel. +30 2811392280).
Selection Announcement Successful candidates should achieve at least 50% of the maximum score in the sum of the above qualifications. And interview with a selection committee may as well be scheduled for the selection. The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMBB-FORTH. The selected applicant will be asked to submit the original certifications (or certified copies of them). In case the original documents do not match the copies that were submitted with the original application, the applicant will be dismissed from the application procedure. FORTH reserves the right not to accept the proposals submitted.

Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMBB 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 IMBB-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. Number:79
Heraklion 1st February, 2017

The Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) 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 one (1) post-doctoral researcher.

Job Description The Post-doctoral researcher awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowship is expected to perform high-quality research on Computational Modelling of Biological Flows

Eligibility criteria
• PhD in Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Good knowledge of Greek and English Language

Desirable qualifications
• Good background in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Methods and non- Newtonian Rheology (40 %)
• Experience in Scientific Computing (30 %)
• Experience in computational modelling of biological flows (20 %)
• Experience in grid generation for complex geometries (10 %)

Location: IACM-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of April, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 28 of February 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application package must include:
• Filled-in Application Form
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates

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 IACM secretariat (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr), tel. +30 2810-391800. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Dr. Yannis Papaharilaou (yannisp@iacm.forth.gr).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IACM-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IACM 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 IACM-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. Number: 78
Heraklion 1st February, 2017

The Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) 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 one (1) post-doctoral researcher.

Job Description The Post-doctoral researcher awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowship is expected to perform high-quality research on Computational Modeling of Nanostructured Materials with Applications in Energy. The research will focus on the development of novel molecular simulation methodologies for the study of complex polymeric based nanostructured molecular systems. The methods will be applied on various hybrid systems, such as heteroarm star polymers in solution and in melt, aiming in the understanding of the structural and the dynamical behavior and for the knowledgebased design of processes in such systems.

Eligibility criteria
• PhD in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering.
• Good knowledge of Greek and English Language
• Experience in molecular simulations of polymeric materials

Desirable qualifications
• Good background in theory and modeling of hybrid macromolecular systems (30 %)
• Experience in mathematical and computational modeling of molecular systems (25 %)
• Good knowledge in programming (e.g. C++, Fortran90, etc.) (25 %)
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals (20%)

Location: IACM-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of April, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 28 of February 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application package must include:
• Filled-in Application Form
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates

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 IACM secretariat (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr), tel. +30 2810-391800. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Prof. V. Harmandaris, harman@uoc.gr .

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IACM-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IACM 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 IACM-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. Number: 77
Heraklion 1st February, 2017

The Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) 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 one (1) post-doctoral researcher.

Job Description The Post-doctoral researcher awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowship is expected to perform high-quality research on systems neurosciences and electrophysiology. Specifically, the successful candidate will carry out electrophysiological recordings and perform analysis of neural signals using signal processing and machine-learning methods.

Eligibility criteria
• PhD in Neuroscience
• Good knowledge of Greek and English Language

Desirable qualifications
• Experience in the acquisition of electrophysiological signals from behaving animals (30%)
• Experience in the analysis of electrophysiological signals using signal processing methods and machine learning algorithms. (30%)
• Good background in mathematics (20%)
• Good programming skills in Matlab (20%)

Location: IACM-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of April, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 28 of February 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application package must include:
• Filled-in Application Form
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• 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 may contact the IACM secretariat (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr), tel. +30 2810-391800. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Prof. Georgia Gregoriou (gregoriou@uoc.gr).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IACM-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IACM 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 IACM-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. Number: 76
Heraklion 1st February, 2017

The Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) 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 one (1) PhD student.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidate awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowship is expected to perform high-quality research in the area of array imaging of extended reflectors in two-dimensional waveguides. In particular the focus will be on the study of the imaging problem in terminating waveguides and the analysis of back-propagation based imaging functionals in this setting.

Eligibility criteria
• Basic Degree in Sciences or Engineering
• MSc degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.
• Good knowledge of Greek and English Language

Desirable qualifications
• Good background in mathematical modeling of wave propagation (35 %)
• Good background in imaging methods (35 %)
• Experience in numerical methods and scientific computing (30 %)

Location: IACM-FORTH, Heraklion Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of April, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months.

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 28 of February 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application package must include:
• Filled-in Application Form
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates

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 may contact the IACM secretariat (mariapap@iacm.forth.gr), tel. +30 2810-391800. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Prof. C. Tsogka (tsogka@uoc.gr)

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IACM-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IACM 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 IACM-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.