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Mercedes Regadío

Clays and Environmental Control Group (GPRG)

Facultad de Ciencias. Modulo 6.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco. 28049. Madrid
Tel. +34 91 497 6067

 

Spontaneous applications are welcomed.

My most recent experience focuses on:

  1. Valorization of sandy inert waste (fine aggregates from construction and demolition activities, bottom ashes from biomass plants of agriculture) to mix with natural plastic clays for applying as attenuation and containment barriers (some reference here).
  2. Leaching studies to classify wastes according to their hazardousness in order to valorise them without causing damage to the environment and health (some reference here and here).

I could give support and supervision in:

  1. Elemental composition and mineralogy of solid phases
  2. Pore water and mineral surface characteristics of solid phases
  3. Consistency classification and properties of clay materials and their blends with sandy materials
  4. Compaction and permeability studies
  5. Compliance leaching studies

TABLE WITH SOME FUNDING SCHEMES

FELLOWSHIPDESCRIPTION [1]MIN. GROSS SALARY [2]MOBILITY AND FAMILY ALLOWANCESRESEARCH ACTIVITIES BUDGET [4]
Spanish Ramon y Cajal FellowshipPostdocs with max. 10 yrs from their PhD2,800 €/month in the first 3 yrs, and 3,325 €/month in the last 2 yrsNo14,000€/yr (to spend in the first 3 yrs)
European Marie S Curie A Postdoctoral FellowshipPostdocs with max. 8 yrs from their PhD that had not worked in Spain for >2yrs in the last 3 yrs (check this mobility rule)4,600 €/month for 2-3 yrsMobility allowance of 600 €/month, family allowance (if married) of 660 €/month12,000 €/yr
European-Spanish LaCaixa posdoctorado junior leader (modality: retaining)Postdocs with max. 7 yrs from their PhD that had worked for at least 1 yr out of the last 3 yrs in Spain3,691 €/month for 3 yrsMobility allowance of 5.400 € at the beginning, family allowance of 100 €/month/child38,500€/yr
Comunidad de Madrid Talento (modalities: 1 for senior and 2 for junior)Postdocs with max. 7 yrs from their PhD that had performed his/her main activity abroad doing excellence research4,583 and 3,333 €/month for 5 yrs (modality 1 and 2, respectively). The institution must co-fund 50% of the salary [3]3,000 €/yr for mobility/networking and further training40,000 €/yr
Spanish Juan de la Cierva FellowshipPostdocs with max. 2 yrs from their PhD2,100 €/month for 2 yrsNo2,400 €/yr

[1] The maximum date for the PhD may have some exemptions, such us birth of a child, long-term disability…

[2] Gross salaries refer to before taxes and Social Security deductions.

[3] In some cases, candidates, departments… should contact first the institution, to see if it is needed a Letter of Acceptance or Expression of Interest that Endorses/Support the Co-Financing commitment (e.g, JIN, CAM Talento, Ikerbasque).

[4] Excluding gross salary and mobility and family allowances.

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EXAMPLES OF FUNDING SCHEMES

Marie S Curie A Postdoctoral Fellowship: a European call that closes around Sept/Oct each year. Candidates: postdoc (max. 8 yrs from their PhD [1]) that didn’t live in Spain for >2yrs in the last 3 yrs (check this mobility rule in case it is updated). Award: A 2-year postdoctoral fellowship that can start from 7 up to 19 months after the call closure, with mobility and family allowances and allocated budget for research & training . Retained list threshold: necessary a score >93% (call 2021). Award/budget in call 2021: gross salary of 4,600 €/month, mobility allowance of 600 €/month, family allowance (if married) of 660 €/month, research & training budget of 12.000 €/yr. Documents to submit: Administrative information, a 10-page project proposal, an abstract, keywords, a 5-page researcher CV, host institution information.  

Juan de la Cierva Fellowship: a Spanish National call that closes around Jan each year. But, check the internal university deadlines that closes a couple of weeks before the call deadline. Candidates: postdoc (max. 2 yrs from their PhD [1]). Award: A 2-year junior postdoctoral fellowship that can start from 9 up to 12 months after the call closure, with allocated budget for research in the first year. Retained list threshold: necessary a score >xx% (call 2021). Budget in call 2021: min. gross salary of 2,100 €/month, no mobility or family allowance, research & training budget of 4,800 €. Documents to submit: approval of the supervisor, letter of acceptance from the Head of the Department, research statement of the candidate (researcher), Scientific & technical background of the host research group, a 4-page of the researcher’s cv. No project proposal.

Ramon y Cajal Fellowship: a Spanish National call that closes around Jan each year. But, check the internal university deadlines that closes a couple of weeks before the call deadline. Candidates: postdoc (max. 10 yrs from their PhD [1]). Award: A 5-year senior postdoctoral fellowship that can start from 9 up to 12 months after the call closure, with allocated budget for research in the first year. Retained list threshold: necessary a score >xx% (call 2021). Budget in call 2021: min. gross salary of 2,800 €/month in the first 3 yrs, and 3,325 €/month in the last 2 yrs, no mobility or family allowance, research & training budget of 42,000€ for the first 3 yrs. Documents to submit: notice the host, summary + extended detail of the research career with his/her contributions + description of max. 10 relevant achievements (max. 10 pages), a 4-page of the researcher’s cv,  justification of stays/contracts abroad (start and end date, no. of months). No project proposal.

OTHERS: LaCaixa cofund posdoctorado junior leader (modalities: incoming and retaining) and Comunidad de Madrid Talento (modalities: senior (1) and junior (2))

Juan de la cierva:

Here are the docs: https://www.aei.gob.es/convocatorias/buscador-convocatorias/ayudas-contratos-juan-cierva-formacion-2021/orden-bases, the templates and instructions are when you unfold the “solicitud convocatoria 2021” and you see the following:   

  1. Apply on the website: you need to create a investigator profile:  AYUDAS JUAN DE LA CIERVA – FORMACIÓN 2020 (micinn.gob.es)  . Normally, until the call opens (e.g., 20/Jan/2022), you can not access the online system.
  2. That means: filling some sections in the website (a kind of Part A of  a Marie S Curie application  ) and then upload some pdf (e.g., you cv or/and your research statement, a kind of Part B1 and B2 of a Marie S Curie application)
  3. Then, you press the bottom of generation a “borrador”,
  4. If the borrador is ok, then you generate a “definitivo”, and then you sign it with a digital signature and send it to convocatoriasinv.rrhh.nacionales@uam.es (please check that this is correct, because I am not 100% sure)