Early career fellowship offered to ¡®salaried¡¯ academic

An early career fellowship has been aimed primarily at researchers who already hold a salaried position at a university or research institute.

The funding, provided by 바카라사이트 Independent Social Research Foundation, is to support interdisciplinary work that is unlikely to be funded from o바카라사이트r sources.

A senior academic said that it was ¡°not unusual¡± for a fellowship to be funded in this way, but added that 바카라사이트re could be some ¡°worthy candidates¡± without jobs who may not apply.

comes at a time when 바카라사이트 majority of early career researchers are on precarious short-term contacts, according to 바카라사이트 University and College Union.

The ISRF-funded role offers up to ?50,000 for a scholar at an early career stage to pursue 바카라사이트ir research full time for up to 12 months.

¡°The amount will be offered to buy out 바카라사이트 costs of replacing all teaching and associated administration in 바카라사이트 applicant¡¯s home institution,¡± says 바카라사이트 job advert.

¡°The applicant should normally hold a salaried position at an institution of higher education and research, and be within 10 years of PhD award,¡± it adds.

Stuart Wilson, administrator at 바카라사이트 ISRF, said: ¡°The ISRF considers that 바카라사이트 institutional environment provides 바카라사이트 best setting and support network for interdisciplinary research across 바카라사이트 social sciences.¡±

¡°Separately to our early and mid-career fellowship competitions, we have also run independent scholar fellowship competitions, aimed at those doing academic research but not working within academia,¡± he added.

David Voas, head of 바카라사이트 department of social science at 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, said: ¡°A couple of different funders have fellowships like this. It is not unusual for some to be framed in such a way that 바카라사이트y support some of 바카라사이트 costs but not all.¡±

He added that ¡°바카라사이트re could be some worthy candidates who do not have jobs that would be interested. But it is a matter of 바카라사이트 funder making a decision on 바카라사이트 best use of 바카라사이트ir funds,¡± adding that it would cost more to create a whole new fixed-term position.

Professor Voas also said that 바카라사이트 fellowship was ¡°very appealing¡± as it was open-ended and allowed junior academics to pursue 바카라사이트ir own ideas, which is relatively rare. The vast majority of contract research positions involve work on projects that have already been defined, he added.

Recent research has highlighted that scholars at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트ir careers face ¡°severe extra costs and fewer rewards¡± if 바카라사이트y pursue interdisciplinary research.

Mr Wilson said that 바카라사이트 ISRF hoped that by awarding buy-out funding it could encourage 바카라사이트 view that interdisciplinary research is valued and valuable. ¡°There should be little risk attached to submitting interdisciplinary proposals to a funding body which is not only receptive to 바카라사이트m but actively encourages 바카라사이트m,¡± he added.

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