2. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Research Career Opportunities in Ireland with Science Foundation Ireland Dr. Niamh O’Dowd

3. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND l Objective is to create a critical mass of internationally recognised excellence in basic research l Supports basic research in strategic fields relevant to Ireland’s industrial development Science Foundation Ireland Biotechnology Biotechnology Information & Communications Technology Information & Communications Technology l Supports researchers drawn from Ireland and globally to carry out their work in Ireland l Manages a fund of £560 (2000-2006)

4. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Areas of Focus Biotechnology Areas of Focus Biotechnology 1) Signal Transduction in Cellular Contexts 2) The Immune Process including Molecular Medicine 3) Functional Genomics also: Relevant Underlying Platform Technologies (e.g. DNA chip array technology, proteomics, bioinformatics and structural biology) Outstanding proposals in other areas will also be considered

5. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Areas of Focus Information & Communication Technologies 1) Software Reliability in Complex Software- Intensive Systems 2) Optical Transmission and Switching Technologies (including related Nanoscience) Outstanding proposals in other areas will also be considered

6. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Current Call for Proposals: Principal Investigators l Established leaders with outstanding contribution to basic research, at international level l Proposed research programme must demonstrate potential for further major contributions to field l Funding for P. I. and team (up to 12 people) of up to €1.3m annually to a max. of €6.5m over 5 years l Funding covers salaries, equipment, consumables, travel, refurbishment and overhead contribution

7. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Current Call for Proposals: Principal Investigators l Rolling call l Application must be endorsed by Research Body l Assessment by International peer review l Feedback

8. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Current Call for Proposals: SFI Fellows l Outstanding researchers at the early stage of their career l Funding for SFI Fellow and team of up to €325k annually to a max. of €1.6m over 5 years l Typical team includes SFI Fellow, post-doctoral/ post-graduate researchers and technical support l Funding covers salaries, equipment, consumables, travel, refurbishment and overhead contribution

9. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Current Call for Proposals: SFI Fellows l Rolling call l Application must be endorsed by Research Body l Application accompanied by PhD supervisor review l Must nominate two further reviewers, including current Research Director. l Assessment by International peer review l Feedback

10. Science Foundation Ireland SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND Current Call for Proposals Details available: www.sfi.ie Make yourself known: info@sfi.ie