SIRG Selection 2015

Science Foundation Ireland Starting Investigator Research Grant 2015 Call

Science Foundation Ireland has launched its 2015 Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) call which enables early-career researchers to become excellent, fully independent research leaders and carry out research aligned to SFI’s legal remit (oriented basic and applied research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) aims to enable those at an early career stage to establish themselves as independent researchers. It is a four year award, value of award €400,000 including salary of SIRG and PhD studentship.

Summary of SIRG eligibility:

• 3-8 years post PhD research experience
• applicants must not hold a faculty position at the time of application or at the start of the award.
• applicants must not hold or have held a significant, independent research award of greater than one-year duration (which must be valued less than €100,000)
• applicants must have identified a mentor in DCU who will allow the starting investigator to carry out the project within their research space
• applicants must be senior author on at least 3 primary research articles in international peer-reviewed publications

Full details of the call and eligibility criteria can be found in the SIRG call document available on SFI’s website.

Dublin City University’s Selection Process

Dublin City University (DCU) is permitted to submit 12 proposals against the SIRG call and is currently running a selection process to identify suitable candidates.

DCU is particularly keen to invite expressions of interests from eligible candidates currently based in institutions other than DCU, therefore up to 4 of its SIRG places will be ear-marked for candidates moving from another institution to DCU.

Interested individuals who believe they meet the SIRG eligibility criteria are requested to complete the enclosed Expression of Interest form, which consists of:

1. A set of key performance indicators
2. Summary of research project (1 Page)
3. 5 page CV

And return by email to annelouise.holloway@dcu.ie by Friday 14 August 2015.

Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by DCU Research & Innovation Support and assessment criteria will be based on quality of the applicant’s track record and research summary.

Timelines: