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Early Career Fellowship Workshop Dr Guillaume De Bo Royal Society University Research Fellow 04/02/2016 Background 10/2004-02/2009 PhD (Louvain, Belgium): Organic synthesis 04/2009-12/2010 Postdoc (Louvain, Belgium): Polymers

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Early Career Fellowship Workshop

Dr Guillaume De Bo Royal Society University Research Fellow 04/02/2016

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Background

  • 10/2004-02/2009 PhD (Louvain, Belgium): Organic synthesis
  • 04/2009-12/2010 Postdoc (Louvain, Belgium): Polymers
  • 01/2011-09/2012 Postdoc (Edinburgh): Orga/Supra
  • 09/2012-12/2015 Project Manager (Manchester): Orga/Supra
  • From 2016 Royal Society University Research Fellow
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Rejection: part of the process!

Unsuccessful applications (06/2013-06/2015):

  • Lecturer: Cambridge, Sheffield, York, Bristol, Manchester, Oxford,

Nottingham, Durham, Cardiff

  • Fellowship: EPSRC ECF 2014 (6/6/3), RSURF 2014 (2nd round)

Move on! Get feedback!

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RSURF

Very competitive: 400 applicants for ~35 fellowships/all sciences Long process: ≥1 year between application and start of fellowship Three rounds:

  • 1. General Panel
  • 2. Expert Panel
  • 3. Interview

Application:

  • Research proposal (3 pages)
  • Scientific abstract (1800 characters)
  • Lay report (3500 characters)
  • Finances, Host institution…

5-year Fellowship (+3) = Salary + consumables/travel (13k y1 then 11k/y)

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RSURF application: a long process

Timeline 1y before: get ready 6m-3m before: prepare your application 3m before: get admin sorted Mid-September: Application December: 1st round results (General Panel) Feb-March: 2nd round results (Expert panel) April: Interviews May-August: Results

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Preparing the ground (1y+)

  • Publications: quantity/quality
  • Visibility: conference, review/opinion, blog…
  • Institution: best place to hold your fellowship?
  • Ideas: original, ambitious
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Preparing the application (6-3m)

  • Research proposal (3 pages)

– Short! Based on one main idea. – Ideal project: crazy but looking realistic – Different from supervisors work but you within your expertise

  • Scientific abstract (1800 char.) and Lay report (3500 char.):

– Important to be catchy from the first sentence – Get the referee to read your proposal (400 applicants)

  • Finances: 11k/y: consumables, equipment, travel.
  • Host institution: why is it a good place for your project?
  • Keywords: help to chose referees.

Get people to read it!

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Submitting your application (3m)

  • Key people: get in touch with

– Head of School – Head of Admin – Research support Manager/Officer

  • Support letters: HoS, 2 referees
  • Deadline: Host institution submits your application!
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After submission

  • Submission: September
  • General Panel:

– Scientists from various background – Look for originality, ambition – Results in December

  • Expert Panel:

– 3 referees in your field – Results in March

  • Interview

– 30 min – Starts with general statement – 2 panel members ask most Q, mainly about the proposal

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Results

  • In May or later if on the reserve list
  • If unsuccessful: ask for feedback and try again
  • If successful: well done! Enjoy!
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Good luck!

guillaume.debo@manchester.ac.uk