Minakem-KVCV-SRC Emerging Talent Award in Organic Chemistry - Call for applications
The “Minakem-KVCV-SRC Emerging Talent Award in Organic Chemistry”, sponsored by Minakem and jointly awarded by the Divisions of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry of SRC and KVCV, aims to honor a young independent academic affiliated to a Belgian research institution for outstanding early contributions to organic and bioorganic chemistry. This three-yearly award, which consists of a certificate and 1.000 €, will be delivered for the first time in 2024 during the Merck Organic Chemistry Symposium (MOCS) conference in Blankenberge (December 5 & 6, 2024).
Applicants willing to apply for this award must have obtained their PhD maximum 15 years before the closing date of the call for applications (i.e. not earlier than October 14th 2009; with extension(s) corresponding to maternity or paternity leave(s)) and must have been members of KVCV and/or SRC for the last two years.
Applications should be sent directly, before October 14th 2024, by the candidates to Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. and Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. and must include:
- a CV (including ORCID and/or ResearcherID identifiers and a full list of publications in which corresponding authorship should be indicated);
- a letter of application highlighting the creativity of the applicant in organic and bioorganic chemistry and showing independence (for instance by being corresponding author for publications);
- a proof of membership of SRC/KVCV for the last two years;
- a copy of the PhD diploma;
- a letter of support from a professor affiliated to a Belgian research institution.
The candidate is expected to attend the MOCS conference in Blankenberge (December 5 & 6, 2024) where the award will be delivered.
