Post on 28-Jul-2015
Career Opportunities in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions’
Dr. Jennifer BrennanNational Contact PointNational Delegate
Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie OfficeSponsored by the Irish Research Council (www.research.ie)
• Promote the Actions to Irish researchers and research organisations
• Support researchers in preparing funding applications
• Contribute to policy initiatives relevant to the Actions
• ‘One-stop-shop’ centralised support on issues related to mobility, incl. immigration
• Linked to central EU EURAXESS Site
• Website in each European Country (and beyond)
• Jobs Portal• CV Database
www.euraxess.eu www.euraxess.ie
EURAXESS
Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions in Horizon 2020:
€6.2 billion budget
Funds ALL RESEARCH AREAS (no thematic calls or priorities)
Implemented via Annual Calls for Proposals
Marie S-Curie Actions
Training
MobilityCareer
Squo-dovska
Job & Fellowship Opportunities
Opportunity 1: Apply for a job in an FP7 Marie Curie Action
• Projects funded during FP7 (2007 – 2013)• Initial Training Network (ITN)• Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways (IAPP)• Need PhD or four years of research experience after
primary degree (Experienced Researcher): for ITN, no more than five years of experience (includes years spent completing PhD, if relevant)
• All advertised on EURAXESS Jobs• Search filter for “Marie Curie Vacancies”
Mobility Rule• To be eligible you must not have resided in the country of
host organisation for > 12 months in the last 3 years on the day you begin your employment contract.• Example 1: If applying for a Marie Curie job in France, you must
not have resided in France for > 12 months in the 3 years before starting the job.
• Example 2: If you have lived in Ireland for < 12 months in the last 3 years, you can apply for a Marie Curie job at an Irish organisation.
• No nationality/citizenship/age restrictions
Opportunity 2: Apply for a Marie S-Curie Individual Fellowship
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)• Annual Calls for Fellowships (next deadline Sep 2015)• Need PhD or four years of research experience after
primary degree (Experienced Researcher)• Researcher applies with support of host organisation• Operated by European Commission (Research
Executive Agency)
Individual Fellowships• A personal fellowship to support a
period of mobility• For Experienced Researchers
• Post-PhD or equivalent• No upper age or experience limit
• Fully-funded fellowships• Salary, research costs etc.
• Minimum duration 1 year• Supports Career Restart and
Reintegration into Europe• Optional secondment during fellowship
European Fellowships
Global Fellowships
IF – European and Global
1 – 2 years
2 – 3 years (incl. 12 months back in Europe)
Mobility ruleCannot apply for a fellowship in a country where you have lived for >12 months in the 3 years before the Call deadline, or for >3 years in the 5 years before the deadline for the Career Restart and Reintegration Options.
Opportunity 3: Apply for a fellowship in a COFUND Fellowship Programme
• National or International Fellowship Schemes• Co-funded by FP7 MCA/Horizon 2020 MSCA, but
operated by national/international organisations in European Countries
• Need PhD or four years of research experience after primary degree (Experienced Researcher)
• Each scheme is different, with different eligibility/mobility rules. In the main, Researcher applies with support of host organisation
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Sample COFUND Programmes open now• ASSISTID
– International Training and Career Development programme– Assistive Technologies for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism– Operated by DOCTRID Research Institute http://www.assistid.eu/
• BEWARE FELLOWSHIPS Academia– Operated by the Federal Government of Wallonia (Belgium)– Funds all research areas– Goal to attract researchers to Wallonia (over 100 fellowships available)– http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgDetails/68458
• Frias COFUND Fellowship Programme– Operated by the University of Freiburg, Germany– Offering 3 – 24 month positions at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies– Funds any research area relevant to the activities of the Institute– http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgDetails/73212
All open calls advertised on EURAXESS Jobs
Funding for Principal Investigators
• Innovative Training NetworksITN• Research & Innovation Staff ExchangeRISE• Co-financing fellowship or doctoral
programmes with transnational mobilityCOFUND• European Researchers’ NightNIGHT
Innovative Training
Networks
Quality of Research Training• Research Training Programme for
Masters’ and Doctoral Students• Improving career prospects• Equipping with a broad range of research
and transferable skills• Promoting Mobility during research
training (international and inter-sectoral)
• 3 types of ITN• European Training Networks• European Industrial Doctorates• European Joint Doctorates (transferred
from Erasmus Mundus)
http://www.iua.ie/irish-marie-curie-office/funding-calls/
Research & Innovation Staff Exchange
Promoting transfer of knowledge between countries and sectors• Funds exchange visits from 1 month
to 1 year and networking activities (workshops, meetings, conferences etc.)
• Minimum consortium 3 participants from 3 countries
• Can involve countries outside Europe• Can involve non-academic
participants e.g. industry, NGOs, charities etc.
• High success rates
http://www.iua.ie/irish-marie-curie-office/funding-calls/
COFUND
COFUND began in FP7:• Co-funded over 175 fellowships programmes (8 are Irish)
Horizon 2020 will offer co-funding for:• Doctoral programmes and Fellowship programmes (post-PhD and/or
more senior)
Co-funding rate is ~50%• “Own funding” can come from any source (national, industry,
philanthropic)
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NIGHTEuropean Researchers’ Night• A European-wide public and
media event to promote research careers
• 4th Friday of September each year
• Full or part-funding available• Next Call in 2016
Discover Research Dublin 2014TCD and Royal Irish Academy award in 2014 NIGHT CallEvents from 3 to 10pm on Friday 26th Sep 2014http://discoverresearchdublin2014.com/
Which subject areas have been most successful for Ireland?
10% 2%
21%
12%28%
11%
16%
CHE (21)
ECO (4)
ENG (44)
ENV (25)
LIF (58)
MAT (0)
PHY (22)
SOC (34)
Data for Ireland as of July 2013
Chemistry
Economic Sciences
ICT & Engineering
Earth & Environment
Life Sciences
Maths
Physics
Social Sciences & Humanities
In Ireland, the highest proportion of FP7 MC Fellowships have been awarded to Social Sciences
and Humanities researchers.26% of Individual Awards
Of the 56 MC Initial Training Network Contracts signed in Ireland, 6 are for Social Sciences and
Humanities projectsSame number of projects were funded in Chemistry and in Physics
Sample Funded Projects:• Disability Rights Expanding Accessible Markets• Bridging the European and Anatolian Neolithic:
Demography, Migration, and Lifestyle at the Advent of Civilization
• Mental Health Training through Research Network in Europe
• A Psycholinguistic Investigation of Irish Orthography and Reading
• Epistemology and Democracy in Complex Societies• Brahms and the Fabric of Modernist Culture
Reasons for HEIs to get involved
Build Links with Research Groups and Industry Worldwide
Increase number of research students & staff
Attracting Leading & Up-and-Coming Researchers
Fund a Sabbatical Abroad (up-skill for ERC)
Significant co-financing opportunity through COFUND
How the MSC Office can help
• Email Distribution List (mariecurie@iua.ie) • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office Ireland on Linkedin• Dedicated website www.iua.ie/mariecurie• YouTube channel MarieCurieActionIre
Information
• Training Webinars for specific Calls (recordings on website and YouTube)
• Advice on whether your concept ‘fits’ the Call• Partner search via MSCA NCP network
Support
Thankyou!
mariecurie@iua.ie www.iua.ie/mariecurie
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office Ireland