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Dear AIB,

please extend the below Call to the members (without this opening line).

Thank you.

Dear colleagues,

with apologies for cross-posting, please note this call for a PhD fellowship in the frame of the Industrial Doctorate project Post-pandemic resilient communities: is the informal economy a reservoir for the next generation of digitalized and green businesses in Africa, Asia and Latin America? (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01, GA 101073394), and extend to interested scholars.

All details can be found here and here, and we outline the basic specs below:

An MSCA – Industrial Doctorate is a programme funded by Horizon Europe, thanks to which Junior Researchers can enrol in a PhD programme while being employed for 18 months by a university and 18 months by a non-academic partner. Successful fellows will receive a salary for three years, at the EU early Stage Researcher rate – substantially above the level of PhD scholarships in most countries (total amount depending on the country where they will be based in) and an allowance for mobility, research, family in line with EU guidelines that can be viewed here:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/…

The position is for PhD researcher 15 (please check the details using the links above); Focus: Bolivia, Partners: University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (www.efst.hr) and Institute for Public Finances (www.ijf.hr)

Minimum requirements:

1. completed university degree (Master Degree or comparable) in the field of social sciences, economics (or related)
2. interest and ability for theoretical and practical research
3. excellent knowledge of spoken and written English
4. advanced computer skills
5. highly developed communication skills
6. the candidate shall not have more than four (4) years of full-time work experience in research (or already have a doctorate) at the time of employment
7. the candidate can be of any nationality, but must not be a resident (or have his/her main activity, i.e. work or study) in the Republic of Croatia for longer than 12 months during the past three years (counting from the date of application). Short stays, such as vacation and/or military service, are not taken into account
8. knowledge of the Spanish language is not a mandatory condition, but will be evaluated as an advantage

Job requirements:

• planning and implementation of research in the field of social sciences, the field of economics
• writing scientific papers
• participation in international conferences and presentation of the Project at international conferences and meetings
• prolonged research stay with the Project partner in Bolivia during the doctoral studies
• creating and implementing strong links between academic researchers and non-academic partners
• collection and analysis of collected data
• participation in classes, if necessary.