Applications to the 19 VoCS Doctoral Projects are now closed
All applications received are currently under review. Candidates will receive feedback in the beginning of April.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interviews in April/May 2025.
IMPORTANT Requirements & Eligibility:
At the date of recruitment (September/October 2025):
- Mobility rule: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the desired country of employment for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before appointment under the project. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
- Candidates should not have been awarded a doctoral degree.
- Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
- Master degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field will be needed to enter the program.