A new drive by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to attract the world’s top research talent to the seven Irish universities was announced today. The Targeted SFI Research Professorship Programme 2014 will be delivered by SFI and will provide research funding of approximately €5 million for each successful applicant.
The programme is intended to strengthen Ireland’s research base by attracting research professors with world-class research profiles who are undertaking research in areas of national importance. It is expected the successful applicants would perform cutting edge research, develop significant research programmes with industry, develop technologies which could be spun-out into enterprises, train students and young researchers, and leverage significant further research funding, such as from the EU Horizon 2020 programme.
Run in partnership with the seven Irish universities (who will provide the salary and provide physical accommodation for the research professors) and the Irish Universities Association, the programme will target the areas of advanced manufacturing, bio-manufacturing, energy, marine, ICT, medical devices, agrifood, climate change, smart cities, ageing, connected health, and digital platforms, content and applications.
Prof Vinny Cahill, Dean of Research at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the IUA Vice Presidents & Deans of Research Group, said: “Research activities currently ongoing in Ireland demonstrate the excellent pool of research talent available to us. The benefit of this Programme is that it helps us to complement that talent with the very best of international capability, while boosting our research capacity and teaching in areas that are of real importance for the Irish economy. I expect there will be significant international interest in the programme.”
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