Salary: Interview Date: w/c 18th March 2024 Basis: Full Time Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Friday 16 February 2024 Reference: R240004 Release Date: Monday 15 January 2024
UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships at Aston University
College of Business and Social Sciences
College of Health and Life Sciences
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
We welcome expressions of interest from applicants who wish to apply for a UK Research and Innovation Future Leader Fellowship (Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9 – UKRI with Aston University as their host institution.
The UKRI FLF scheme provides long-term support to enable Fellows to tackle ambitious research programmes or multidisciplinary questions. Talented researchers and innovators who are transitioning to research or innovation leadership may apply for seven years of funding. Find out more about the UKRI FLF scheme at: Future Leaders Fellowships – UKRI. This page includes a link to a database of Fellowships that have already been funded under this scheme.
To assess and justify your suitability to apply for the UKRI FLF, you are strongly encouraged to refer to the guidance at Guidance for Future Leaders Fellowships applicants – UKRI
Why Aston?
At the core of Aston University's mission is an excellent research base which delivers impact for key beneficiaries including students, business, professions, public sector and region and society. Central to Aston's Research Strategy are the four collaborative, multi-disciplinary University Research Institutes (URIs), each representing an area of critical mass and world- leading impactful research.
Read more about world-leading research at Aston at: Research Aston University
Expression of Interest
Please contact [email protected] to obtain a copy of the Expression of Interest (EOI) form. The EOI stage is intended to identify applicants who have the University's support to apply to the scheme. The University will work with the selected applicants to develop their proposal.
It is expected that candidates will have discussed their EOI with the department, institute, or centre within which they wish to be based.
If you have any queries about the form or the application process, please contact [email protected]. We will host a one-hour information session on Microsoft Teams for prospective applicants on Tuesday 30th January at 10am. Anyone requesting an EOI form will automatically receive an invitation to the information session.
You will need to complete and return the completed EOI form, together with a CV not exceeding three pages using the template provided. Please send your documents to [email protected] no later than 16th February 2024.
Interviews will take place during the week commencing 18th March.
For general enquiries, please contact [email protected]