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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development
Senior Research Fellowships: Eligibility
Research Areas
The programme of
research can be in any area of engineering,
and we particularly welcome proposals which
are multidisciplinary. It should be noted
that whilst the research programme will
align closely with the interests of the
industrial sponsor, it should not be solely
for the benefit of that sponsor but should
be at a pre-competitive level which will
also attract the support of other
organisations.
Host university and incumbent
Awards are only
tenable in UK universities, and should
normally be held within the Faculty of
Engineering or its equivalent. Incumbents
should be qualified engineers, appointable
at Senior Lecturer/Reader level, and able to
demonstrate strong engineering research
experience and the ability to attract both
other researchers and research income. The
incumbent will be required to establish or
enhance an engineering research group and to
build research income from a range of
sources (e.g. Research Councils, industry,
European Commission).
Industrial sponsor
The industrial sponsor
must be a UK-based organisation. A maximum
of two industrial sponsors is allowable, and
in such circumstances the second might be
based outside the UK. The industrial sponsor
should be identified by the host university
and is required to provide to that
university a letter of support outlining its
interests in the research area and its
intended financial support for the
Fellowship. Following an Award and
appointment, the industrial sponsor is
expected to take an active role in guiding
the research programme and to be a member of
a Steering Group for the incumbent.
In special
circumstances the “industrial sponsor“ might
be another funding body such as a charity,
Government Department or Research Council.
In such cases the funding body is subject to
the same terms and conditions as an
industrial sponsor.
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