Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• Rebecca Wilson / Angela Kingman

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• 2008 Imperial launched a Junior Research
  Fellowship scheme
• 3.6m of Imperial funding to support the careers
  of brilliant young scientists and facilitate the
  development of an independent research career
• Up to 60 scientists in the first three years
• 20 Fellowships now under offer.

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• Who is this scheme for?
• Outstanding individuals early in their postdoc
  career (up to 4 years postdoc)
• Upper second or first class undergraduate degree
  with a PhD or equivalent is required. Note
  differences in requirement by Faculties.
• Any nationality
• Internal and external applicants
• Research areas of relevance to Imperial research
  base
• Hopefully you!

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• What do Junior Research Fellowships provide?
• An opportunity to spend up to 12 months at
  another institution including overseas and
  industry. 
• Three years salary. (29690-34,920)
• Lab space, facilities and mentor (the sponsor)
• Up to 10K contribution per annum towards
  expenses.
• Career development and cohort activities.
• No teaching or administrative duties
• Expectation that successful applicants will seek
  additional funds to further build research
  programme

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• The Sponsor
• An academic at Imperial
• Will provide support, lab space and facilities
• Can only have one JRF at any one time
• The prospective fellow is responsible for
  identifying their Sponsor

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Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships

• What do you have to do?
• Find a sponsor within Imperial (who must be a
  tenured member of staff)
• Develop a research programme
• Apply by 30th October 2009 www.imperial.ac.uk/jrf
  

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Review and Selection Process
Applications that meet basic eligibility criteria
Faculty Review Panel Jan 2010

• Assessment Criteria
• standing of the applicant based on CV
• scientific merit of the proposed research
• the appropriateness of the sponsor and host
  laboratory
• ability of the research proposal to provide the
  Fellow with an independent career

Faculty Interview Committee Feb 2010
JRF Selection Committee March 2010
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Current Institution of 2009 Applicants
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Proportion of Applications by Faculty