2020 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020)

[JonSnow]

As someone else commented previously, I believe status will change tomorrow and results will be sent on the last day possible (09)

[PetetheCat]

personally I want this grant to put me on the path of a permanent position..... some day ....so I would choose that without a thought... but I would say, you'll probably know what's right for you when/if both options are real and sitting before you.

I hope all of us will get this fellowship! But I am convinced that this will not solve the main problem...there are too few permanent positions in academia!! Generally, either you get a tenure-track position when you are relatively young or you stay postdoc for some years till you are too old to get a permanent position.. Why do not open constantly permanent positions as postdoc? I guess the research will benefit a lot...

But at some point you want to have some permanence, get a career progression and improve your salary, etc. The permanent postdoc life would not be fun.

[Diatosystem]

personally I want this grant to put me on the path of a permanent position..... some day ....so I would choose that without a thought... but I would say, you'll probably know what's right for you when/if both options are real and sitting before you.

I hope all of us will get this fellowship! But I am convinced that this will not solve the main problem...there are too few permanent positions in academia!! Generally, either you get a tenure-track position when you are relatively young or you stay postdoc for some years till you are too old to get a permanent position.. Why do not open constantly permanent positions as postdoc? I guess the research will benefit a lot...

But at some point you want to have some permanence, get a career progression and improve your salary, etc. The permanent postdoc life would not be fun.

I actually would love to be a permanent postdoc...the salary is not too bad, you can do great research and much less responsibilities then being a Professor...

[LAVIN1234@1]

This is a madding expectation

[mustdoit85]

I guess it is not fun if you cannot stay anymore in research... as researcher (postdoc) you will keep doing the work you like.. not something obvious if you leave academia

[mustdoit85]

I hope all of us will get this fellowship! But I am convinced that this will not solve the main problem...there are too few permanent positions in academia!! Generally, either you get a tenure-track position when you are relatively young or you stay postdoc for some years till you are too old to get a permanent position.. Why do not open constantly permanent positions as postdoc? I guess the research will benefit a lot...

But at some point you want to have some permanence, get a career progression and improve your salary, etc. The permanent postdoc life would not be fun.

I actually would love to be a permanent postdoc...the salary is not too bad, you can do great research and much less responsibilities then being a Professor...

I agree 100%

[Amar]

My PhD supervisor (professor, Biomedical engineering) told me once that it took for him 8 months in industry after PhD to realise that it's not a place for him. He returned to academy and start postdoc. For me, it took 8, almost 9 years in industry after my PhD to realise that he was right and I was wrong all the time thinking that i can do research and apply my skills there (in industry).
I will never miss my job, i will always miss my salary
But now, as a postdoc, i feel the most happiest person in the world.

[yiyimiao]

Does anyone know what is the required percentage of contact that can be used for MSCA-IF? Is it possible with 50% contract? Any experience of people you know? Thx

[lifmc2020]

Does anyone know what is the required percentage of contact that can be used for MSCA-IF? Is it possible with 50% contract? Any experience of people you know? Thx

“Researchers may, in agreement with the supervisor and beneficiary and with prior approval by the Research Executive Agency (REA), implement their project on a part-time basis. Such a request may be introduced during the action implementation.”

^from the. guidelines

[Star@434]

Does anyone know what is the required percentage of contact that can be used for MSCA-IF? Is it possible with 50% contract? Any experience of people you know? Thx

“Researchers may, in agreement with the supervisor and beneficiary and with prior approval by the Research Executive Agency (REA), implement their project on a part-time basis. Such a request may be introduced during the action implementation.”

^from the. guidelines

Hi
Is this in the case of rejection in the MC fellowship?