CEDEFOP, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, offers 10-month period of in-service training (stage) for young university graduates but also to PhD students, without excluding those who are at the beginning of a new professional career. Timing and duration of traineeships There is one trainee intake per year that lasts 12 months, starting […]
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroscience, Greece
The research group of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi under the NIH grant, No 1R01MH124867-01 (Co-PI), w. Attila Losonczy (PI), “Experimental and modeling investigations into microcircuit, cellular and subcellular determinants of hippocampal ensemble recruitment to contextual representations”, ΝΙΗ, 1/1/2021-31/12/2025, invites applications for one Postdoctoral fellow. Duties of the position The successful applicant will work on a multidisciplinary […]
Increase in tourist overnight stays in the European Union in 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, there were 452.6 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a 7% increase compared with the same quarter of 2023. January recorded 133.9 million nights (+3% compared with January 2023), February 149.2 million (+6%) and March 169.5 million (+9%). This information comes from monthly data on tourist accommodation up to […]
Eurostat: do you know in which EU country people work the longest hours?
In 2023, the actual weekly working hours for people aged 20-64 in their main job, in the EU, averaged 36.1 hours. A closer look at EU countries reveals notable differences. The longest working weeks were recorded in Greece (39.8 hours), Romania (39.5), Poland (39.3) and Bulgaria (39.0). By contrast, the Netherlands had the shortest working […]
Postdoctoral Researcher in eye sciences in Crete, Greece
Offer Description Evaluation of tear film’s thickness in artificial eye models, animal cadaver eyes as well as experimental animals with anterior segment optical coherence tomography and with evanescent wave cavity ring-down ellipsometry. Participation in the design of several artificial eye models with the aim to mimic the properties of the human eye. Requirements Education Level: […]
PhD student position on Neuroscience in Greece
The research group of Systems Neuroscience of IMBB under the European Program ERC-2022-STG – NEURACT entitled “Untangling population representations of objects. A closed loop approach to link neural activity to mouse behavior” (Program Coordinator Prof. Froudarakis) invites applications for one motivated PhD candidate to assist with the understanding of the algorithm that the brain uses to […]
Forest fires in Greece: EU mobilises firefighting assistance
Greece is currently facing a very intense wildfire season as the country faces the longest heatwave in its recorded history. The EU civil protection mechanism is channelling support to help combat forest fires. Following a request from the Greek authorities, the European Union and its member states have mobilised: planes from the #rescEU fleet based in […]
European Commission publishes June infringement proceedings package for Spain
The main decisions adopted by the Commission in relation to infringement proceedings in Spain are presented below. Jobs and social rights Reasoned opinions Employment: The Commission calls on GREECE, SPAIN and LUXEMBOURG to incorporate the Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions into national law The European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to […]
Demokritus University of Thrace: Associated Professor in “Cognitive and Language Development”
Description The Democritus University of Thrace (Alexandropolis, Greece) offers an Associate Professor position in the field of Cognitive and Linguistic Development. The profile of the candidate will be that of a senior researcher. The contract is permanent and full time, with 40 hours per week. Requierements An excellent knowledge of the Greek language is required. […]