Training programmes
ICIQ Summer Fellowships
The ICIQ Summer Fellowships Programme is an excellent opportunity to learn, work and live in a challenging environment of cutting-edge research under the supervision of distinguished scientists.
Outstanding undergraduate students with a background in Chemistry or related studies make the most of their Summer holydays by doing research in one of ICIQ’s research groups during the months of July, August and September. This year 2014, nine candidates from different countries were awarded with this paid internship. They had the opportunity to carry out several research projects in some of the groups of the centre and of course, they enjoyed a full ICIQ experience!
The ICIQ Summer Fellowships Programme is sponsored by Obra Social “la Caixa”.
Postdoctoral programme
ICIQ aims to attract highly talented scientists seeking advanced research training and career development opportunities in a competitive and international environment. Postdoctoral researchers at ICIQ have the opportunity to lead research projects under the mentoring of an internationally renowned Group Leader in a stimulating and multidisciplinary scientific environment. Moreover, each postdoctoral researcher mentors at least one graduate student throughout their research career at the Institute. We believe in empowering postdoctoral researchers and promoting their leadership skills.
Postdoctoral recruitment programmes:
ICIQ-International PostDoctoral Mobility Programme
The ICIQ International Postdoctoral Mobility Programme (ICIQ-IPMP) in 2014 offered 10 postdoctoral positions in 10 different research groups. This programme is partially funded by the Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programme (COFUND) action of the European Commission and the Severo Ochoa Award of Excellence from the Spanish Government. The ICIQ-IPMP aims to set up a training programme addressed to highly talented and motivated experienced researchers to give them the opportunity to develop their research career at the Institute.
CELLEX- ICIQ Postdoctoral Programme on High Throughput Experimentation for the discovery and optimization of catalytic processes
The programme aims at recruiting 9 postdoctoral researchers to work in research projects that include an intensive use of High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) methods and techniques at ICIQ. The researchers that were selected joined the following groups: Melchiorre, Martin, Kleij, Pericàs, Muñiz, Echavarren, Vidal, Shafir and the CSOL unit.
SO-ICIQ International Graduate Student Programme
The Severo Ochoa- ICIQ International Graduate Student Programme is at the core of our commitment to education. We foster graduate students in their path to think, design and execute a research project under the supervision and mentoring of an ICIQ Group Leader. The programme targets highly qualified and talented graduate students with an enthusiastic interest in chemistry research and it has been successful in attracting students from all over the world.
In partnership with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), ICIQ offers the PhD programme “Chemical Science and Technology” It provides intensive specialisation in key aspects of current chemical research, as molecular modelling, synthesis design for different types of molecular, solid or polymeric materials, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, advanced structural characterisation methods, computational chemistry, advanced analytical techniques, chromatography and chemometrics. Students can also get registered to the URV PhD programme “Technologies for Nanosystems, Bioengineering and Energy”
Master in Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Design
The ICIQ/URV Master in Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Design provides scientific training in the design of new methods of synthesis, development of catalysts, computational design and management of environmentally friendly chemical processes. The Master also focuses on providing the skills needed to address research and development tasks and innovative activities in the industry.
In the 2013-2014 academic year eight ICIQ students were awarded with an ICIQ’s Master scholarship to carry out master studies. Six of these students chose ICIQ to follow their doctoral studies.
More info: www.urv.cat
Coordinators:
Prof. Sergio Castillón (URV)
Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ)