Engineering Lectureship Programme 

Agency:

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

Value:

€90,000/year (to include wages, PRSI, pension etc.)

Eligible:

• This is designed to attract designed to attract excellent entry-level academics and senior post-doctoral researchers

• Application is made by the School

• Schools in any engineering discipline, within any Higher Education Institute in Ireland, are eligible to apply.

• All prospective SFI Engineering post holders will be expected to have a proven record of internationally recognised independent research accomplishments and to have at least two years of independent research experience beyond the Ph.D., or equivalent.

• Candidates holding permanent posts in any Irish HEI are ineligible for either the SFI Engineering Lectureship.

• 20% of funding must be sourced from industry sponsors

Duration:

Up to 5 Years

Assessment Criteria:

• Profile and/or CV of candidate

• The other criteria are based on the School

• Candidates appointed to an SFI Engineering post are obliged, as a condition of the award, to apply for a FES Investigator Award or other significant grant, no later than 18 months following the date of their appointment (although they would normally be expected to do so much earlier).

• Success in these programmes (or significant international programmes such as ERC Researcher Award) will be taken as an important index that the School has filled the SFI Engineering post with an appropriately qualified candidate.

Closing Date:

Expression of Interest: 29 June 2007

Link:

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* Note: This information is provided as a guide only.  If you plan to apply for this programme, check the relevant website for full details.

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