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Imperial College Research Fellowships 2023

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The Imperial College Research Fellowship (ICRF) scheme is intended for exceptional early career researchers who want to concentrate on research and build scientific autonomy, transitioning from a post-doctoral researcher to a permanent lecturer. It is anticipated that applicants will be at the early stages of their research career and be able to demonstrate the potential to establish research independence. Candidates are expected to have no more than four years of post-doctoral research experience. Extensions to this time period will be considered in circumstances that support our commitment to diversity, a positive research culture and non-traditional career paths.

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Summary

Benefits

  • A competitive salary 
  • A contribution toward research and travel costs (up to £45,000) 
  • Personal mentoring support from a senior Imperial member of academic staff (sponsor) 
  • Focussed career support, training courses, and development opportunities from the College’s?Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre? 
  • The chance to take full responsibility for setting and directing your own research agenda and career trajectory, with no obligatory teaching, and with the possibility of spending up to twelve months visiting other research institutions and/or in industry.

Requirements

  • Candidates with up to four years of post-doctoral research experience are eligible. Extensions may be considered in certain situations aligned with our values. 
  • Imperial is accepting proposals for research in all active areas of its participating departments. The proposals should aim to contribute towards the development of Imperial's Academic Strategy and cross-cutting sub-themes.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

The Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre (PFDC) have delivered the ICRF briefings, designed to help candidates prepare their applications, for this year's call. A recording is available for those who could not attend.  Internal candidates should be able to access the recording here.  External candidates should contact [email protected].

Step 1:  Contact proposed sponsor and proposed host department

Candidates interested in applying are required to contact their proposed sponsor and proposed host department as early as possible, to discuss their intention to apply and to obtain information about any additional departmental deadlines and local processes. All applications made to the ICRF scheme will require departmental approval, and so early contact will also give departments the opportunity to consider and prepare for providing this approval. Candidates should refer to the departmental information below (Imperial Departments and Key Contacts) for more information.

Step 2:  Prepare and submit application

Applications must be submitted via the Imperial Jobs website (ref: NAT01434).  The following forms will be required as part of your application.  The Department approval obtained in Step 1 must be recorded on the ‘Research Proposal and Budget’ form.‌

Candidates are encouraged to write in the first person.

Additional forms that must be uploaded as required:

Where it is justified in the application, fellows may spend up to twelve months in total visiting other research institutions and/ or in industry including overseas; the maximum time spent at any one institution being six months. Where this is requested, evidence must be provided to reflect each partner's willingness to host the fellow and uploaded as a Research Collaborator letter of support. Exceptionally, if a co-sponsor is based at The Francis Crick Institute then the full twelve months can be spent there and the partner's willingness to host is covered by the specific additional form (Francis Crick Institute Co-sponsor Details).

Step 3: Confidential reference letters

  • Each application must be supported by two confidential reference letters. These are mandatory.
  • ?One reference letter must be from the applicant's current institution. Where the current institution is Imperial, the letter must be provided by someone other than the proposed sponsor or proposed host Head of Department.
  • The second reference letter should be from a referee who is well-placed to comment on the applicant's current abilities as a researcher. 
  • As these letters are confidential, they must be submitted directly by the referees to the ICRF Office ([email protected])  Letters will then be paired with the relevant application by the ICRF Office.
  • Applicants should use the relevant section of the Applicant Details form to provide the names of the referees, to aid the ICRF Office when matching the letters and application. 
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