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ESR contract extension

by Carlos Victor Montefusco Pereira
1 min read Jul 03, 2018
Dear fellows, at our ITN most of the ESR will finish their contracts on the next august. As most of us did not finish our PhD yet, we are all considering extension to finish the degree. The ITN continues until february 2019, but now the question is, should we fight to continue with a MC Fellow, instead of the contract as regular German PhD students? If so, would you know if that is supported someone by the guidelines or by the EU? Cheers carlos
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cmontefusco_20256
04-07-2018
Fellows, indeed great to have a feedback from all. Indeed it is not really a choice since we do have to finish. In fairness, the money reduction is not bad as it will also get me rid of the curse that is to receive more money than the…
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cweber_20133
03-07-2018
Dear Carlos, as both - a former MC fellow and a researcher in the German accademic system - I do recommend you to try to get an extension. There are several reasons:
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albuquerque.an…
03-07-2018
Hey! I haven´t yet met anyone finishing within the 36 months (including defense) either. What [officially] can happen is that you can arrange with your boss to get paid less (nobody really wants that) and extend a couple months. Or…
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szschaler
03-07-2018
Hi, I suspect, you won't be very successful in fighting for continuing as a fellow: the ITN will have a fixed budget for fellows and they can only spend the money they have. If the university is offering you a German PhD position …
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