Derek OBrien Enterprise Programmes Leader dobrienresearch.ie Investing in People and Ideas Two Councils become one Enterprise-Academia Engagement through Researchers Investing in people and ideas Building diverse research careers Options
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Derek O’Brien
Enterprise Programmes Leader
dobrien@research.ie Investing in People and Ideas<br>
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Two Councils become one<br>
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Enterprise-Academia Engagement through Researchers Investing in people and ideas
Building diverse research careers
Options for Enterprise-Academia engagement Elevate Postdoctoral Programme Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme Enterprise Partnership Scheme<br>
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Employment Based Postgraduate Programme Focus on developing researcher careers
Based on Danish Industrial PhD Model
Educate researchers at Masters and PhD level with an insight into business aspects of research and innovation.
Facilitate research collaboration, knowledge transfer and networking between Irish based enterprise and researchers at Irish Higher Education Institutions.
30 awards in pilot call across all research disciplines (SET and HSS)<br>
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Employment Based Postgraduate Programme continued…. Researcher is an employee of the Employment Partner and based primarily on Employment Partner premises (50% - 70% of the time)
Researcher is registered as a Postgraduate student with Irish Higher Education Institution<br>
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THE AWARD Master’s by research
12 months where researcher is not registered for structured coursework
24 months where researcher is registered for structured coursework
PhD
36 months where researcher is not registered for structured coursework
48 months where researcher is registered for structured coursework
Scholarship will be awarded to the individual researcher
Full Time Research only<br>
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The researcher Open to existing employees as well as new employees
Cannot be enrolled as postgraduate student at time of application
Subject to Irish Research Council assessment
Must engage in full time research
Reporting requirements
Must reside in Ireland for duration of award<br>
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Employ researcher for duration of Award / operate normal salary and tax procedures.
Commitment to top up researcher salary to minimum of €24,000 pa
Professional working environment capable of supporting the researcher and research project;
Capacity to provide mentoring and professional guidance to the individual researcher
Ensure that the Research Project is embedded in organisation; Employment Participant<br>
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Application Extended Application Deadline:
Thursday 12pm 18th October 2012
Application Form
Postgraduate Candidate Form
Employment Participant Form
Academic Supervisor Form
Reference Forms (x2)
HEI Endorsement
Online through www.research.ie
Application must be initiated by the postgraduate candidate<br>
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Academic Background
Professional Experience
2. Personal Statement
Personal Motivation
Career Aspirations
Reason for choosing HEI and employment participant
3. Research Proposal
Basis for the research, Hypothesis under investigation and main objectives
Research Strategy and Methodology with significant milestones if identified
Details of collaboration between HEI and Employment Participant and other organisations, HEI departments or bodies
Details of travel requirement for training or research purposes Application – applicant form<br>
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How well do you know the postgraduate candidate
Discussions, previous collaborations with employment participant
Facilities and supports
Details of supervisory arrangements
Structured elements Application – academic Supervisor<br>
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Focus on suitability to host a researcher through programme
Details of employment participant
Details of mentor and additional supervisory arrangements
Facilities and supports
Relevance of research to company/organisation
Details of collaboration with HEI
Integration of research into company/organisation Application – Employment Participant Forms<br>
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Similar to Enterprise Partnership Scheme referee forms
Suitability of researcher for a research career
Demonstrate evidence of past experience rather than expressing their opinion as to your ability Application – Referee Form x 2<br>
