1. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Celia Caulcott

2. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
This counts as breaking news
Imperial launches a Junior Research Fellowship scheme
£3.6m of Imperial funding to support the careers of brilliant young scientists
Up to 60 scientists in the first three years

3. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Early Career Development Research Fellowship Scheme aimed at:
Development of an independent research career
The best young researchers
Any core research area at Imperial

4. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Why is Imperial supporting this programme?:
Importance of enabling people to develop their independent research early in career
Desire for Imperial to be enabling, supporting and retaining the best researchers
It is fundamentally a good thing

5. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Who is this scheme for?
Outstanding individuals early in their postdoc career
Any nationality
Internal and external applicants
Research areas of relevance to Imperial research base
Hopefully you

6. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
What is on offer?
Up to 20 Fellowships every year, starting next autumn
Stipend (£29690-£34,920)
Up to £10,000 support
Lab space, facilities and mentor (the sponsor)
No teaching or administrative duties
Expectation that successful applicants will seek additional funds to further build research programme

7. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
The sponsor
An academic at Imperial
Will provide support, lab space and facilities
Can only have one JRF
The prospective fellow is responsible for identifying them

8. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
What do you have to do?
Find sponsor within Imperial (who must be a tenured member of staff)
Develop a research programme
Apply:

9. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Process
Closing date 28 November 2008
Faculty selection
Faculty interviews of selected candidates March/April 2009
JFR Selection Panel April/May 2009
Announcement of awards May 2009

10. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Important thanks to
Maggie Dallman
Jo Gascoigne-Owens
Angela Kingman
Becky Wilson
The Faculty Deputy Principals
The Faculty Principals
Imperial College Management Board

11. Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Good Luck