Health offers new grants to train and hire professionals in a new call for the Strategic Plan for Research and Innovation in Health 2016-2020

The extension beyond 2020, due to the pandemic, of the Plan Estratègic de Recerca i Innovació en Salut 2016-2020 (PERIS) continues to bear fruit, and the Official Gazette of the Generalitat de Catalunya one of the calls for aid to Research that was pending: the one reserved to hire or intensify certain professionals dedicated to research, within the instrumental actions of the Program d'impuls del talent i l'ocupabilitat.

 

These actions, promoted by the General Directorate of Research and Innovation in Health of the Department of Health, aim to reinforce the health research structures in Caalunya to contribute to promoting the health and well-being of the citizens of Catalonia, as well as to develop the rpeventive, diagnostic, curative, rehabilitative and palliative aspects of diseases.

Specifically, the training and incorporation of scientists and technologists and the intensification of health professionals from various fields are foreseen: nursing, yeast, physiotherapy, dietetics and nutrition, optics and optometry, podiatry and dental prosthetics.

The beneficiaries of these subsidies can be the CERCA system centers associated with the comprehensive health system for public use of Catalonia (SISCAT) or in the field of public health, accredited health research institutes (IRS) that carry out research activities in Catalonia. , and the foundations that manage the research and innovation activities of the public and private healthcare facilities of the Catalan health system.

For the general director of Recerca i Innovació en Salut, Robert Fabregat, high quality research and innovation "is possible thanks to exceptional people and teams of maximum excellence". In this sense, by Fabregat “it is key to guarantee the attraction, training and retention of professionals in all areas of our health research system. And it is essential to do so through hiring policies that address diversity and promote gender equality, ensuring that female talent is not under-optimized throughout research careers ”.

The maximum amount that is allocated to the different types of eligible actions provided for in this call is 7,130,000 euros to be paid by the items in the Generalitat's budgets for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The maximum term of presentation of the requests to attend any of the instrumental actions that regulates this summons of 15 working days as of January 8.

Call link published to the DOGC: https://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/PDF/8311/1830453.pdf

You can also consult the links of the open PERIS calls:               

PERIS 20 PREDOC: Scientific and Technological Training. PreDoc contracts

CV's reception end date (candidate and thesis supervisor internal prioritization: 01/15/2021

Internal deadline for submission of applications: 01/28/2021

PERIS 20 INCORP: Contracts for the incorporation of scientists and technologists to research groups.

Excel receipt of merits for internal prioritization: 01/15/2021

Internal deadline for submission of applications: 01/28/2021

PERIS 20 INTENS: Subsidies for the intensification of the research activity of nursing, elevator, physiotherapy, dietetic and nutrition, optics and optometry, podiatry and dental prosthetics professionals

Excel receipt of merits for internal prioritization: 01/15/2021

Internal deadline for submission of applications: 01/28/2021

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