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TUBITAK 2232-B International Leading Researchers Program Application and Employment Announcement

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İstanbul, Türkiye (Remote)

TUBITAK 2232-B International Leading Researchers Program Application and Employment Announcement

7 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Insider, a B2B SaaS company and the #1 AI-native platform for Customer Experience and Marketing, is seeking international researchers for the TUBITAK 2232-B International Leading Researchers Program. This program aims to attract researchers with international experience to Turkey to enhance academic and industrial research capacity, particularly in artificial intelligence. The program offers extensive support including a research startup fund, monthly living allowance, travel support, team building assistance, health insurance, and institutional overhead support. Successful researchers may be appointed to roles like Machine Learning Engineer, Frontend Developer (Vue.js), or Backend Developer (PHP & Go) in Turkey after the support period.

Must have:

PhD completed within the last 4 years.
At least 1 year of postdoctoral research experience abroad.
Under 40 years old at application.
Listed in Thomson Reuters’ “Highly Cited Researchers List.”
OR Worked for 12 months at a QS/THE top 150 institution.
OR 12 months experience in distinguished institutions (Scimago/EC).

Good to have:

4 years of full-time work experience post-undergraduate.
At least 1 year of private sector work experience.
Additional year per childbirth for female candidates.

Perks:

Research Startup Fund
Monthly Living Allowance (researcher + family support)
Travel Support (relocation)
Team Building Assistance (funding for grad students/postdocs)
Health Insurance (researcher + dependents)
Institutional Overhead Support

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Job Details

Before jumping in on all the information about the role and what you can bring to the table, let us introduce ourselves real quick.

About us

We are Insider, a B2B SaaS company that drives growth for its clients around the world. How are we achieving this? We are the #1 AI-native platform for Customer Experience and Marketing—offers marketers a single platform to deliver unique experiences per person, drive profitable growth, and unleash peak productivity and efficiency. Our platform connects data across channels, predicts future behavior with AI, and individualizes experiences from a single platform.

We have just celebrated our $500M Series E funding round, led by General Atlantic. Before this, we’ve unlocked unicorn status following our Series D round. We are backed by top-notch investors, including Sequoia Capital, QIA, Riverwood, and Endeavor Catalyst, and trusted by 1200+ brands from high-growth startups to the most prestigious Fortune 500 companies such as Samsung, Coca-Cola, Nike, L’Oreal, Singapore Airlines, Virgin, Nestle, Nissan, Lenovo, Puma, IKEA, Allianz, Dominos, CNN, and the list goes on.

Having unlocked unicorn status, Insider was congratulated for becoming one of the only woman-founded, women-led B2B SaaS unicorns in the world, to achieve $200M in CARR (Committed Annual Recurring Revenue). Insider was named a leader in The Forrester Wave for Cross-Channel Campaign Management 2021, and Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Omnichannel Marketing Platforms for B2C Enterprises 2023 Assessment. The company has been recognized in The Top 1% of all software companies worldwide in G2’s 2024 Software Awards, and named in The Top 10 Best Software Products with the most #1 rankings alongside other software legends like Google, Zoom, and Monday.com. According to G2’s Spring’24 reports. Insider is also the #1 G2 Leader in 6+ categories, including Customer Data Platforms (CDP), Personalization Engines, Personalization Software, Mobile Marketing, Customer Journey Analytics, and e-commerce Personalization.

When our team founded Insider, they not only sought to create a product company but also to build the most socially progressive technology community in the world. Through our corporate social responsibility initiatives like 100Projects SheCodes, SheLeads, and SheMarkables, our community has committed to scaling its impact into our communities across 27+ countries, spearheading transformative projects in areas such as health, education, farming, animal rights, and increasing the proportional representation of women in STEM careers.

Behind all these achievements, there is an exceptionally talented and passionate team across 27+ countries that moves fast and agile, creates cutting-edge products, and focuses on making an impact. If you want to join us on this journey, just keep reading.

Program Objective:

TUBITAK’s 2232-B International Young Researchers Program aims to attract researchers with international work experience who have conducted high-level scientific or technological studies to Turkey. The program seeks to enhance Turkey's academic and industrial research capacity, particularly in strategic fields like artificial intelligence.

Application Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Must have completed a PhD within the last 4 years and have at least 1 year of postdoctoral research experience abroad. OR Must have at least 4 years of full-time work experience after undergraduate studies, including at least 1 year in the private sector.

Age Limit:

Must be under 40 years old as of the application date. (An additional 1 year is granted per childbirth for female candidates.)

Residency in Turkey:

Must not have spent more than 9 months in Turkey in total within the last 3 years (excluding force majeure or compulsory military service).

Research Quality:

Must be listed in Thomson Reuters’ “Highly Cited Researchers List.” OR Must have worked for a total of 12 months at an institution ranked in the top 150 in QS or THE rankings.OR Must have 12 months of experience in distinguished institutions listed in Scimago or by the European Commission.

The TÜBİTAK 2232-B International Young Researchers Program provides extensive support to researchers and their families, including:

Research Startup Fund to facilitate initial project requirements.
Monthly Living Allowance for the researcher and additional family support for spouses and children.
Travel Support covering relocation expenses for the researcher and their family.
Team Building Assistance to fund graduate students and postdoctoral researchers involved in the project.
Health Insurance for the researcher and their dependents.
Institutional Overhead Support for host organizations.

Support Duration:
Minimum: 24 months
Maximum: 36 months

Employment Opportunities

Successful researchers may be appointed to the following roles in Turkey after the support period:

Machine Learning Engineer: Focus on data processing and AI projects.
Frontend Developer (Vue.js): Work on user interface development and web/mobile projects.
Backend Developer (PHP & Go): Design and develop performance-oriented backend systems.

Employment options will be shaped according to the researcher’s success during the project and their field of expertise.

Documents Required for Information/Document Control:

Letter of Commitment (An up to date letter of commitment concretely specifying the benefits that will be provided to the coordinator during the research period, and, in case the host institution is a university, containing course(s) to be lectured by him/her)
Work Experience Document (Document(s) proving that researchers have full-time research experience abroad (for example, a certificate of employment obtained from human resources showing the applicant’s position, working hours and duration of employment). The uploaded work certificate(s) must show the type and duration of experience specified in the application conditions.)
Diploma (Original or certified copy of the graduation certificate related to the application (A certified English translation must be submitted if the diploma is not in Turkish or English))
Residency Proof (Documents proving residency abroad as of the first day of the application (for international researchers, passport photocopy (all pages of the passport with a stamp) for the last 3 years, tax certificate, tenancy agreements or monthly utility bills; for researchers with Turkish citizenship, entry/exit records obtained from edevlet portal for the last 3 years as of the first day of the application; for researchers with dual citizenship entry/exit records taken from both countries)).

How to Apply?

For more details: TÜBİTAK 2232-B

We provide equal opportunity in a zero-discrimination workplace and not just welcome but also embrace everyone without regard to sex, race, color, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, citizenship, or marital status.

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