Donors usually require that you should be a 'senior' or 'junior' scientist to be able to apply for a grant. What does it exactly mean?
In the following text, extracted from a call for research proposals, 'senior' and 'junior' scientists are defined as follows:
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2. Basic academic quality criteria
a) Minimum requirements for publications:
- Junior Fellows Natural Sciences:
At least 3 publications since January 1, 2013 listed in Web of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters).
- Junior Fellows Humanities and Social Sciences:
At least 3 publications since January 1, 2013 in peer-reviewed, internationally recognized journals or chapters in peer-reviewed edited volumes, or peer-reviewed monographs (counting twice).
- Senior Fellows Natural Sciences:
At least 10 publications since January 1, 2011 listed in Web of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters).
- Senior Fellows Humanities and Social Sciences:
At least 10 publications since January 1, 2011 in peer-reviewed, internationally recognized journals, or chapters in peer-reviewed edited volumes, or peer-reviewed monographs (counting three times).
Textbooks, reprints or submitted manuscripts not accepted for publication before the application deadline, book reviews or editorial publications do not count. Accepted manuscripts need proof of acceptance."
Because the call's deadline is 30 Sept 2015, it means that to be considered 'junior', you must have, in the last two years, at least 3 publications in peer reviewed, internationally recognized journals. If you have 10 in the last 4 years, you are 'senior'.
