1. Fellowships event 20.4.16 What the faculty can do to help
Prof. Deborah Henderson
Dean of Research

2. Awareness is key to effective career planning
2010
Awareness is key to effective career planning
PhD award

3. Career planning is essential at all stages

4. Career pathways scheme - FMS
3 routes
Fellowship
Research associate (includes team scientist/research support officer
Alternative career
Research, not in HE
Not research, in HE
Not research, not in HE
Crucial to support all of these routes
More information on the SDU website - Career Pathways Framework
and the Faculty intranet:

5. Career pathways scheme 2015
Fellowship route
Academic position 3
months 9
months 2
years
Careers workshop
Career planning workshop/PDR
Induction
Career researcher
PDR
Alternative career outside academia

6. CPS interventions Induction (3 months after taking up RA post)
Careers Awareness workshop (9 months after taking up RA post *)
Goal is to encourage new ECR to consider all the possibilities that are open to them now that they have a PhD, in terms of skills development (technical and generic) and potential careers
Careers Planning workshop (2 years after taking up RA post *)
Goal is for the participants to take a realistic view of their current position, likely trajectory and the steps they will need to take in order to achieve career success
Follow up careers support on an individualised basis
PDR (annually) – this is an essential component of the process
SDU Open Programme

7. Strategic goal
Build a strong research base of early career researchers within the FMS that will go on to become the research leaders of the future Need to start planning early – ideally during PhD or soon after

8. How will we achieve this?
Recruit the best ECR into the Faculty
Mentor and support our best ECR
Increase the numbers of externally funded fellows in the FMS
Ensure that the best possible fellowship applications are submitted
Fund small number of highest caliber researchers in order to assist them in preparation of fellowship applications
Track fellowship applications and outcomes

9. Newcastle University Research Fellowships and Faculty Fellowships
Goal is to develop the research leaders of the future
Support ECR into independent research careers
Increase our numbers of external fellowships and personal investigator awards (at all levels)

10. How does it work? Flexible scheme for all career stages
Internal and external applicants encouraged
3 main entry points corresponding to major external fellowship schemes
Awareness of different types of research carried out in the faculty
Takes account of career breaks
Flexible working possible
One-two rounds of recruitment each year (Spring/Autumn)

11. Newcastle University Research Fellowship Scheme
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Senior academic positions
Career progression
Most likely award time
Potential award time
Indicative running time
Open ended academic contract
Senior Fellowship/NIRG/project grants
EXTERNAL SCHEMES
Career development Fellowship/NIRG
Junior Fellowship
PhD
Flexible fellowship opportunities available from 6m to 4yrs
Eligibility for 5 year fixed-term NURF*
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP SCHEME 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 11 10 12
Y3 PhD
*The 5 year fixed term NURF is the equivalent in status to a career development fellowship/New investigator research grant award and is subject to a progress review 18 months prior to end of contract.
Aug 2014

12. External Fellowship Schemes
Most likely award time
Duration of Award
3 years
5 years
BBSRC
David Phillips/ECR Fellowships
Anniversary Future Leader Fellowship
3 (+1) years
5 (+5) years
Snr Research Fellowship
BHF
Int Basic Sci Res Fell
4 (+1) years
Immediate Postdoc Basic Science Research Fellowship
6 years
CRUK
Snr Non-Clinical Fell
Career Development Fellowship
Kay Kendall
3 years
Jnr Research Fellowship
4 years
Int Res Fellowship
2 years
International Incoming/Intra-European
3 years
International Outgoing
Marie Curie
5 years
3+ years
New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG)
MRC
Snr Non-Clinical Fell
7 years
Career Dev Awards
3 years
David Sainsbury Fellowship
NC3Rs
5 years
University Research Fellowship
Royal Society
4 years
5 (+3) years
5+ years
Wellcome Trust
Senior Research Fellowship
Sir Henry Dale Fellowship
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 12 11

13. What the FMS fellowships schemes offer
Tailored financial support - can include salary, consumables, equipment, studentships (depending on level of experience and award type)
Advice and support for applications
High quality mentorship
Clear expectations about what is expected and how achieve an open-ended contract

14. How many so far (since 2013)? 20 faculty fellowships
24 IRES/NURF fellowships
Total cost> £9M
Several faculty fellowships have already led to external fellowships
Is an ongoing process

15. Grant writing support
Specialised advice from expert in biomedical science funding (Dr Gwen Averley – Research Funding Development Manager)
Tailored advice from experienced researcher(s) with experience in your funder of interest
Review of application from experienced researchers outside your own team
Pre-interview practice

16. Mentorship
All fellows and other early career researchers who are planning to submit external applications given a mentor
Objective advice about career planning
Advice about CV and readiness for fellowships
Review of fellowship applications
Pre-interview practice
Post-result assessment
Continues after fellowship awarded

17. Application process and time scale for external fellowships – science
RA approaches and talks with PI (advisor) about interest in fellowship and possible project 6m
Referral to Institute FFG-S representative – discussion about suitability, readiness and possible schemes
RA works on CV – primarily publications 5m
RA starts to work on application with support from advisor and mentor
RA Notifies the faculty for tracking
Contacts Gwen Averley for advice and guidance about specific schemes 4m
Iterations of application with local peer review and mentor review (may include DOI)
Mentor allocated – meeting arranged 3m
Contacts Institute Research Support Officer re. costings 2m
Contacts DOI re. commitment as sponsor
-1m
Signed off by Associate Dean of Research
- 7d
Checks by RSO and JRO
-2d
Signed off and submitted by DoI
Notify of outcome
Mock interviews organised by advisor and mentor
Debrief with advisor and mentor
Pass feedback from application and interview back to FFG-S (via )

18. Who should you speak to? Have an ECR working group in the faculty
Members from each institute
ICM – Simi Ali, Cat Hilkens
IGM – Helen Arthur, Gavin Hudson
ICaMB – Caroline Austin, Kevin Waldron, Paula Salgado
NICR – Craig Robson, Steve Clifford, Lisa Russell
ION – Melissa Bateson, Zosia Chrzanowska- Lightowlers
IHS – Judith Rankin, Falko Sniehotta
DS – John Taylor
First port of call for discussions about fellowships

19. Take home messages Career planning is essential at all stages
Many opportunities within the FMS
Fellowship schemes to support our best researchers into independent academic positions
Institute led advice on planning fellowships

20. QUESTIONS?