INSPIRE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Outline

INSPIRE (INnovative Sustainable Development InterdisciPlinary Post-Doctoral Research Excellence), is a postdoctoral research programme that is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. INSPIRE is hosted by APC Microbiome Ireland, the Science foundation Ireland centre for Microbiome research.

The INSPIRE project aims to lift the next generation of scientific leaders to the forefront of leading microbiome research. APC is also committed to research that aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). INSPIRE seeks to build on APC’s experience by encouraging the next generation of Experienced Researchers (ERs) to tackle global societal challenges related to food systems and health, such as anti-microbial resistance (AMR), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Sustainable Food System (SFS).

The research topic must be aligned with one of the APC research themes and address a societal challenge in the spheres of health and/or food. Refer to APC Themes overview and SDGs for information about the APC’s four core research areas and SDGs. Proposals must describe a research project to be implemented during a two-year period and include a secondment in the non-academic sector. Refer to call documents on the project website. Inspire | University College Cork (ucc.ie).

What is funded

10 postdoctoral fellowships will be funded from Call 2 of the INSPIRE programme.

Duration

24 month

Eligibility

Researchers must meet both the experienced researcher and international mobility eligibility criteria on or by the call closing date of 22nd November 2023.

Applicants must be experienced researchers (ER). The definition of an ER in the H2020 MSCA programme will be applied: ERs must, at the call deadline, be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. FTE research experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree that would entitle him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country that the degree was obtained or the country in which the researcher is recruited, irrespective of whether a doctorate is or was ever envisaged.

International Mobility: Applicants must comply with the relevant mobility rules. At the call deadline, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Ireland for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years.

Full eligibility criteria can be viewed on the project website  Eligibility Criteria | University College Cork (ucc.ie)