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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development
Senior Research Fellowships
 The Senior Research
Fellowships Scheme provides funding for
Senior Lecturer/Reader level appointments,
at UK universities, in order to enable
individuals with several years post-doctoral
research experience to progress in their
chosen field. The Royal Academy of
Engineering aims to strengthen
industrial/academic links through co-funding
the appointments with industrial
organisations, over periods of five years,
to establish, or enhance, an internationally
renowned centre of excellence in an
identified area of engineering.
The incumbent is
expected to develop and lead a prestigious
research group, the members of which will be
encouraged to publish the results of their
research as widely as possible to gain
international recognition both for
themselves and for the group in which they
are based.
Funding and duration of award
The Academy will fund one
third of 80% of the Full Economic Costs or fEC
(previously one full third of costs). Allowable
costs include the gross salary, indirect cost and
estates. The contribution of the industrial sponsor
should be agreed between the university and the
sponsor. The host university is expected to provide
a well-found laboratory and administrative support
for the incumbent. Funding is provided for five
years.
Benefits
The Scheme offers a
number of benefits to the university,
industrial sponsor and incumbent:
For the university:
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provides an additional
source of research funding
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helps to develop new
links or strengthen existing links between
university departments and industry
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the incumbent should
be counted as a full time member of staff
for the purposes of the Research Assessment
Exercise and is free to concentrate on
research and attracting additional sources
of funding to the department
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the appointment
attracts the highest quality of researcher
to the department, raising its standing
among other universities
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a Mentor is appointed,
who is a Fellow of The Academy with
expertise of particular relevance to the
programme of research and able to offer
independent advice and guidance on
engineering matters as required
For the industrial
sponsor:
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it strengthens links
with academics working in a particular field
with a view to benefiting from the results
of the research at a later stage
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it provides the
opportunity for industry to benefit from
direct and frequent access to the expertise
of a top-class researcher
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it enables industry to
carry out generic research which cannot be
pursued in-house due to a lack of
facilities, expertise or resources
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it provides the
opportunity for a company to sponsor
research at the leading edge of technology
without the need for additional resources to
manage the project, monitoring and
assessment being carried out regularly by an
Academy representative
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it provides a route
for the company to establish links at all
levels in the university, either to initiate
further research programmes or to facilitate
the recruitment of graduates
For the Incumbent:
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a prestigious,
high-profile appointment
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the appointment is for
a full-time research Fellowship and frees
the incumbent from the majority of teaching
and administrative duties for a period of
five years
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it provides direct
access to an Academy Fellow for guidance and
support in developing both their research
and their careers
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