Amazonia BR/UK Workshop Funding: Inviting Early Career Researchers

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Organisation/Company: University of Central Lancashire

Department: School of Law and Policing

Research Field:

• Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences
• Anthropology » Social anthropology
• Educational sciences » Research methodology
• Communication sciences » Science communication
• Economics » Environmental economics
• Environmental science » Natural resources management
• Ethics in social sciences » Other
• Management sciences » Other
• Technology » Biotechnology

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions, Postdoc Positions

Country: United Kingdom

Application Deadline: 20 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Other

Extra Information: Permanent or Temporary

Job Status: Other

Extra Information: Full-time or Part-time

Hours Per Week: n/a

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Amazonia BR/UK Workshop grants are designed to provide financial support to bring together a UK/Brazil bilateral cohort of early career researchers to take part in workshops to meet the overarching objectives. This programme is supported by UK government funding and Brazil and forms part of the International Science Partnerships Fund.

The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for sharing research expertise and networking. During the workshops, early career researchers will have the opportunity to present their research in the form of an e-poster/short oral presentation and discuss this with established researchers from the UK and partner countries. There will be a focus on building up links for future collaborations and participants selected on the basis of their research potential and ability to build longer-term links.

The British Council, acting on behalf of the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), will cover the costs related to participation in the workshop, including travel (both international and local), accommodation, and meals. Costs for the visa and travel insurance will be covered; however, participants will be responsible for making all the necessary arrangements. The British Council accepts no responsibility for any problems which may occur with travel or accommodation arrangements or any other issues participants might experience while away from their home.

Application Requirements

• Applications must be submitted using the Amazonia BR/UK application form.
• Application must be submitted before the above deadline.
• Participants must be Early Career Researchers, defined as someone who has completed or is close to completion of their PhD, potentially waiting for their final viva voce examination, which must be passed prior to taking up the award. ECRs must not have held a permanent academic post with a research component or a post with a research-related element, or one which allowed them to supervise PhD students or submit research grants as a principal investigator.
• Participants must have a research or academic position (a permanent post, research contract, or fellowship, etc.) at a recognised research institution either in the UK or in Brazil.
• Participants are expected to attend all sessions of the workshop.

Quality Assessment

• Experience and relevance of the applicant’s research area to the workshop
• Motivation and contribution to the aims of the workshop
• Description of the long-term impact expected through participation in the workshop
• Ability to disseminate workshop’s outcomes

Selection Procedure

• Eligibility check
• Quality assessment

Notification of results: Applicants will be notified by email 3 months prior to the workshop.

Equal opportunities and diversity are at the heart of the British Council’s cultural relations ambitions. While recognising that some research fields are dominated by one particular gender, co-ordinators are encouraged to work towards an equal gender balance and promote diversity. They must not exclude applicants on the basis of ethnicity, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, social status, or disability. Participants’ selection undertaken by workshop organisers must not contravene this policy. Extra support to enable participation of Early Career Researchers with special needs will be given.

Where to apply

E-mail rthakore1@uclan.ac.uk

Requirements

Research Field: All

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Languages: PORTUGUESE

Years of Research Experience: None

Internal Application form(s) needed:

20232510 Template workshop application form for Early Career Researchers (ECRs).pdf

Costs related to participation in the workshop, including: travel (both international and local), accommodation, and meals. Costs for the visa and travel insurance will be covered.