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IOCB sabbatical visit program

The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i. has introduced and will provide financial support for a new project entitled the "IOCB Sabbatical Visit Program" for prominent foreign scientists. The aim of the program is to expand contacts between the Institute's employees and other scientists, to establish a framework for future cooperation, and to promote the Institute's activities.

Financial aid for the "IOCB Sabbatical Visit Program" is granted based on an application made by a host. A guest's visit must last no less than six weeks and no more than one year. A guest must make a sworn statement that his/her parent organization has granted him/her a sabbatical leave and will not pay the guest's stay at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i. or that it will pay his/her stay to a limited extent only, describing the remuneration paid during the guest's stay at the Institute. Together with an application, the host must enclose the guest's CV, a list of his/her publications, and an agreement between the host and the guest regarding the topic of the guest's work and the organization of work conditions by the host. Further, the agreement must expressly state that publications created as a result of the guest's activities at the Institute will bear the name of the Institute and that the Institute will be entitled to the part of intellectual property created at the Institute.

Candidates for the "IOCB Sabbatical Visit Program" will be selected by the Selection Committee for the "IOCB Postdoctoral Project" at its regular semiannual meetings. In selecting candidates, the committee will use criteria based on the objectives of the program. The committee may recommend the maximum of three applicants for financial aid in one year.

The host is responsible for ensuring appropriate work conditions for a guest. Based on a preliminary budget, a host may request an increase in the applicable team budget to cover operating costs related to activities conducted by a guest, where such a sum may not exceed CZK 250,000 per year (or a commensurate portion of this sum depending on the length of stay).

The Institute provides financial aid in the following forms:

  • Payment of per diems and reimbursement for accommodation expenses for guests who are not employed by the Institute, where an agreement on mutual exchange of employees is signed with their parent organization (Section 188[4] of the Labor Code). This financial aid is limited by the maximum length of stay at the Institute for three months. The maximum reimbursement for accommodation expenses totals CZK 15,000 per month, and it will only be paid by a transfer of funds to the account of the applicable facility providing accommodation.
  • Payment of salary in the maximum gross amount of CZK 40,000 per month. As regards this form of financial aid, guests from countries other than EU Member States must arrange a work permit prior to their travel to the Czech Republic.

Financial aid will be reduced proportionately if a guest receives a partial reimbursement for expenses from his/her parent organization.

 


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