Each of the six NextBase beneficiaries will recruit one Doctoral Candidate (DC), who will be enrolled in a three-year PhD programme in the areas of organic/inorganic synthesis, homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis, industrial chemistry.
DC5 and DC6 will have to satisfy the requirements of the PhD course where they are enrolled in terms of courses, reporting, presentations and reports, and will be co-tutored by the Scientist-in-Charge of the academic institution.
The representatives of academic and non-academic beneficiaries have already defined the skills that will be acquired by each DC. In line with the policy suggested by the EC DG-Education and Culture, the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) will be adopted as an instrument for creating transparency in academic performance. 60 ECTS per year will be assigned to researcher trainees as detailed in the table below
Owing to a network of intersectoral and transnational secondments, each DC will receive training-through-research at both academic and industrial entities. In this way, the young researchers will be confronted with R&D conditions in an academic and industrial settings, and they will gather experience on how projects are managed in both sectors in line with the LERU Good Practice Elements in Doctoral Training.
In addition to the training delivered by each recruiting institution, seven Network Meetings (held every six months, in average) and six Virtual Meetings will represent important training occasions for the DCs, who will attend scientific meetings and seminars delivered form recognised researchers from both academia and industry.