Career Development Fellowships in National Technology Centres and Gateways Programme

 

Following the success of Career-FIT, Enterprise Ireland has launched a new CO-FUND programme called “Career-FIT PLUS”.

Careers-FIT PLUS is strongly focused on the career enhancement of its participants and includes a structured career advisory strategy. Researchers awarded a Fellowship will be hosted and employed by a Third Level Institution associated with a Technology Centre/Gateway in Ireland. The research period will be 36 months in a Centre where the Fellows have not resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment.

At the outset, the Fellow will engage in a workshop on career goal setting. In addition to the international and intersectoral experience they will gain on the programme, they will experience working in interdisciplinary teams on market focused applied research that will enhance potential career pathways.

In the final year of the Fellowship workshops it will include a CV clinic, interview coaching, and facilitation of Fellows to attend relevant job fairs (e.g. Career Zoo).  Additional one-to-one advisory support is also available from an EI Careers Advisor.

Please refer all queries to the Enterprise Ireland Career-FIT Help Desk at:

E-mail: careerfit@enterprise-ireland.com

The Second and final Call for Proposals runs from September 7th, 2020 until the end of the year. Awards will be announced in Spring 2021.

Prior to creating an application, potential applicants must contact and discuss their fellowship application with the proposed academic mentor.  It is the responsibility of each applicant to identify suitable academic and company mentors. Please note that Enterprise Ireland is not in a position to recommend individual mentors.

Applicants should also contact the Research Office in the proposed Host Organisation for information and clarification on the call and for institutional proposal preparation support.  The Research Office (RO) will have to endorse the application once the applicants have submitted it.  It is highly recommended that applicants contact the RO of their proposed host organisation as soon as they decide to apply for a CAREER-FIT PLUS fellowship and identify an academic mentor.  Applications that are not endorsed by the RO of the proposed host organisation by the relevant deadline will be automatically deemed ineligible.

All applications require two referee statements.  Applicants should identify and approach referees well in advance of the relevant deadline.  Referees should know the applicants sufficiently well to provide them with a character reference.

Centre for Applied Data Analytics (CeADAR)  CeADAR is a market-focused technology center for innovation and the application of Big Data Analytics and visulisation.They drive the accelerated development, deployment and adoption of Big Data Analytics and Visualisation. Dr. Bujar Raufi     Dr. Sara Perez Carabaza      Dr. Hossam Zawbaa     Dr. Polat Goktas Dr. Assem_Abdel_Hak     Dr. Waqar S. Qureshi     Dr. Adrian Byrne    Dr. Daniel Gibert


Pharmaceutical Technology Centre (PMTC) The PMTC was established in December 2013 and is led by an industry steering board with an active research program, in leading Irish RPOs, driven by its industry members. Companies access PMTC to create projects & execute world-beating industry-relevant research in advanced technology solutions which address contemporary manufacturing issues. Dr. Parimaldevi Palanisamy    Dr. Marta Perez Lloret     Dr. Parvathi Krishnakumar Dr. Sousa  Javannikkhah      Dr. Mohammed Bahey-El-Din


Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) is an industry–academic collaborative research centre, hosted by the University of Limerick, with a research agenda driven by the long-term growth opportunities for the dairy sector. Dr. Saurav Kumar Guin  Dr. Ali Alehosseini    Dr. Le Deng    Dr. Yonas Hailu Alemu    Dr. Farhad Garavand  Dr. Zeinab Mousavi      Dr. Hossein Kiani     Dr. Bhavya M Lokesh   Dr. Mestawet Taye Asfaw       Dr. Mahmoud Abdelhamid


Irish Manufacturing Research Centre (IMR) IMR is a consortium of leading manufacturers collaborating to develop an ‘embedded’ manufacturing research and development program, enabling: Manufacturing innovation, an enabler for future investment breakthrough productivity solutions growth in SMEs & high-tech start-ups. Dr. Amit Kumar Haldar    Dr. Mansur-Ahmed  Dr. Pouyan Ghabezi  Dr.  Damian Palin  Dr. Keerthi Sagar    Dr. Nicolas Aristokleous


Food for Health Ireland (FHI) is one of the biggest technology centres in Ireland and its purpose is to identify novel ingredients coming from milk to develop functional food ingredients which will offer health benefits to consumers. Dr. Amir Mirzadi Gohari    Dr. Indrani Bera    Dr. Enriqueta Garcia-Gutierrez     Dr. Bernard Degryse   Dr. Sile Griffin Dr. Clement Agoni     Dr. Arghya Mukherjee     Dr. Shanmugapriya Karuppusamy   Dr. Restituto_Tocmo  


Applied Polymer Technologies Ireland is providing world class solutions for SME’s and Multinational companies using polymer materials across the medical, composite, recycling and pharmaceutical sectors.      Dr. Mohammadnabi Hesabi


Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland focuses on delivering high impact research for the semiconductor industry and they are the single point of contact for industry to access academic microelectronic research. Dr. Kilian O’Donoghue


Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre is a collaboration between Technological University of Shannon: Midlands Midwest and Munster Technological University. It is a leader in bioresource research -detection, identification, characterisation and valorisation and collaborates with industry and other research centres in order to deliver this expertise in applied settings.  Dr. Raghu Ram Badmi      Dr. Prachi Varshney


 The CREST Gateway based in TU Dublin – Kevin St, delivers coatings innovation solutions for industry in the engineering, construction, healthcare and biomedical industries. Dr. Rosen_Georgiev       Dr. Buliyaminu Adegbemiro Alimi


Learnovate logo Learnovate is a research centre in Trinity College Dublin with 10 years of industry-led research in learning technology innovation. It offers strategic research and innovation services to individual companies that develop learning technologies and companies that acquire and use learning technologies. Dr. Kolawole Adebayo


The PEM Gateway based in the Institute of Technology Sligo provides Industry-focused research and development of precision  engineering, manufacturing and materials technologies and innovation.  Dr. Natalia Lishchenko


Microsensors for Clinical Research & Analysis MiCRA is an industry-led technology gateway focusing on the advancement of electrochemical sensor technologies, diagnostic products, and prototype development, and consists of state-of-the-art electroanalytical, analytical, surface science, cell culture and microbiology labs/instrumentation, and sensor/prototype fabrication facilities. Dr. Bilal Javed


The Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID (IMaR) Technology Gateway is based at Munster Technological University and is a nationwide resource for industry based in the IoTs delivering solutions on near to market problems for industrial partners. IMaR provides solutions for companies using Intelligent Mechatronics, RFID and Internet of Things.  Dr. Irina Munina

Fellowship Technical Report Template – 6 & 12 Month Report

The fellow will be required to submit a comprehensive report annually, with a shorter report submitted midway through the year.  It will be the responsibility of the fellow to make sure that all progress reports are submitted on time to Enterprise Ireland Contracts Unit Institutes.Contracts@enterprise-ireland.com subject heading Marie Sklodowska Curie Career-FIT 12 Month report MSCA-201X-200XXX copying Career-FIT Programme Manager, Academic Mentor and Company Mentor.

Standard Financial Report Form

This report is prepared by Financial Department of the Host Organisation and is sent to Enterprise Ireland Contracts Unit Institutes.Contracts@enterprise-ireland.com. Fellows need to remind the Host Organisation about this report to be sent every 12 months.

Project Alteration Form

Your completed form should be submitted by email to the Contracts Unit

Claims and project alteration forms that are not fully completed, will be returned.

 

Career-FIT PLUS Program Participants

APT – Applied Polymer Technologies

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CeADAR – Centre for Applied Data Analytics

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CREST – Crest Technology Gateway

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DPTC – Dairy Processing Technology Centre

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FHI – Food For Health Ireland

Dr. Amir Mirzadi Gohari

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IMaR – Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID

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IMR – Irish Manufacturing Research Centre

Dr. Amir Mirzadi Gohari

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Learnovate

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MCCI – Microelectronics Circuits Center Ireland

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MICRA -Microsensors for Clinical Research and Analysis

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PEM – Precision Engineering in Manufacturing

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PMTC – Pharmaceutical Technology Centre

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Shannon ABC – Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 847402 

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