FOM publishes first call for tenure-track positions within Computational sciences for energy research

The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) has published the First call for tenure-track positions within 'Computational sciences for energy research'. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2014. The budget available is € 2.8 million. For more detailed information and documents please click here.

In 2012, Shell and NWO started a joint large scale public-private partnership in basic research in the energy domain: Computational sciences for energy research. Various NWO divisions are involved in the CSER initiative: FOM, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Social Sciences, Earth and Life Sciences, and Technology Foundation STW. This collaboration across a range of computational science disciplines is uniquely positioned to give a long-term boost to the field of CSER. The combined Shell-NWO/FOM initiative will also lead to a further strengthening of the relation between Dutch and Indian research communities. An important driver for Shell to invest in this initiative is to use the programme as a recruitment pool for computational scientists for its technology centre in Bangalore, India.

The majority of Shell's investment comprises the CSER PhD programme. It has a volume of 60 PhD research projects in total, which will be allocated in a series of calls in the period 2012-2016. This programme will cover themes within the top sectors Energy and Chemistry. The remainder of Shell's investment will contribute to the NWO-theme 'Duurzame Energie' through the programmes 'Uncertainty reduction in smart energy systems' and 'CO2-neutral fuels'. For these programmes separate calls have been organised.