Barts Charity Fixed Term Lecturerships: the Rising Stars programme
Barts Charity
Queen Mary University of London
Barts SMD at Queen Mary University of London seek funding for a transformational programme to recruit the new generation of lead researchers for the next decade. The proposed plan is to appoint 16 fixed term lecturers (either external or internal) and support them in their career progression towards independence. The results of this project will be: 1) capacity building in junior academic positions (ensuring continuity to the quality of academic research conducted at SMD); 2) higher high quality head counts for REF2021 submission (with positive impact on SMD finances and reputation); 3) consolidation of internal high quality post-docs (avoiding the risk of attraction by other Colleges in London and beyond). Following the Early Career Researchers programme effected in 2013, and the ensuing success, the Barts Fixed Term Lecturerships (also to be referred to as the Barts Rising Stars) programme will support a second round of junior academic recruitment (internal and external) with multiple benefits on the research endeavours in strategic areas for the School.
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