APPLICANTS GUIDE - FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME CONTEXT - Eligibility and Employment Terms

Sep 2, 2026

Applicants Guide for the Iberus Interdoc Fellowship Programme context, describing an international doctoral fellowship initiative by the Consorcio Campus Iberus. It outlines the recruitment of 23 Early Stage Researchers across four northern-eastern Spain universities for 48 months in independently chosen projects, aligned with European Charter and Code principles. The guide presents the five strategic research areas, key employment terms for a 4-year full-time contract, and detailed eligibility criteria including early-stage status and Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility rules.

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Research programme overview

Programme structure and recruitment calls

Funding and guiding principles

Research areas

Agri-food and Nutrition

Health Technologies

Energy, Environment and Sustainability

Social and Territorial Development

Circular Bio-Economy

Employment terms and conditions

Contract, salary, and research budget

Social security and leave provisions

Working conditions and family conciliation

Eligibility criteria

Early Stage Researcher requirements

Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility rule

Special cases and definitions

APPLICANTS GUIDE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME CONTEXT The Iberus Interdoc Programme is an International doctoral Fellowship Programme promoted by the Consorcio Campus Iberus (www.campusiberus.es), which is the Campus of International Excellence of the Ebro Valley. Iberus Interdoc will recruit in two calls 23 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) of any nationality to develop individual and freely selected research projects for 48 months at one of the four recruiting universities based in northeastern Spain: Universidad de Zaragoza - UNIZAR, Universidad Pública de Navarra - UPNA, Universitat de Lleida – UdL, and Universidad de La Rioja – UR. The programme is co-founded by Campus Iberus universities and the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no 101178498. The selection and recruitment process will follow the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the European Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The recruiting universities, that hold the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers – HRS4R seal, will openly demonstrate their commitment to act in a responsible and respectable way and to provide fair framework conditions to the researchers. RESEARCH AREAS OF THE PROGRAMME The International Fellowship Programme for Talent Attraction to the Campus of International Excellence Campus Iberus – Iberus Interdoc – will select 23 excellent Early Stage Researchers to develop individual and freely selected projects in five strategic areas of research specialisation: Agri-food and Nutrition. Health Technologies. Energy, Environment and Sustainability. Social and Territorial Development. Circular Bio-Economy. IBERUS INTERDOC FELLOWSHIPS Positions offered at each university The following principal researchers are looking for doctoral candidates in their research area and university. AGRI-FOOD AND NUTRITION CIRCULAR BIO-ECONOMY HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 4 years working contract full-time (37,5 h/week). Gross salary of 33.600 €/year. Researchers with family will receive a family allowance. This makes a total gross salary of 35.400 €/year for researchers with family. Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by marriage (or in a relationship with equivalent legal status in the country where it was formalized) or children or economically dependent family member of the researcher. Research budget of 28.800 € (7.200 €/year) for research costs, trainings and networking. Social health care included under the regime of Spanish Social Security System. Vacation of 22 working days/year, besides 6 days of personal duties. Maternity/paternity leave of 16 weeks. Unemployment benefit for the 4-year contract, receiving an average of 65% of its salary per month. Working conditions will comply with the principles of the EU Human Resources Strategy for Researchers, Code of Conduct for the recruitment of Researchers, and with the VIII collective agreement for universities in Spain. Also, the recruiting organizations will offer researchers the possibility of flexible conditions to combine family and work (flexible working hours, part-time working, and online working to allow both women and men researchers to combine family and work, parenting and career) demonstrating a clear commitment to support family conciliation. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Researchers from all nationalities can apply for the Iberus Interdoc programme if they fulfill the following eligibility criteria: The researcher must be an Early Stage Researcher, meaning that they must be holding a Higher Education Degree granting access to a doctoral programme and must not be in possession of a Doctoral Degree before the deadline of the call. The researcher must comply with the mobility rule of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more

FAQs

What is the Iberus Interdoc Fellowship Programme and who is it for?

It is an international doctoral fellowship programme selecting 23 Early Stage Researchers. Applicants must be from any nationality and develop individual research projects for 48 months.

What employment terms and salary are offered to fellows?

The programme provides a 4-year full-time working contract with a gross salary of 33,600 €/year, plus a higher total for fellows with family. It also includes research funding, social healthcare under Spanish Social Security, paid vacation, and parental leave provisions.

What are the main eligibility requirements for applicants?

Applicants must be Early Stage Researchers with access to a doctoral programme and must not already hold a Doctoral Degree by the call deadline. They must also comply with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility rule regarding residency and main activity in Spain during the specified period.

Sep 2, 2026

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