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H2020COFUND2017–2022

LEaDing Fellows · LEaDing Fellows

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2017-01-02 → 2022-05-01
EU contribution
€6,372,000
Participants
5
Scheme
MSCA-COFUND

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Results in brief

LEaDing Fellows

The LEaDing Fellows Programme offered postdoctoral positions to ambitious and excellent researchers to perform research in a challenging, internationally esteemed and multi-disciplinary environment, helping them to develop new research skills and a view on future career options. The programme was a joint initiative of Delft University of Technology (TUD), the beneficiary, and the partners Leiden University (LEI), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR, Erasmus University Medical Centre (ErasmusMC) and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). For many years, these partners work closely together on solutions relevant to complex, global, 21st-century challenges. These correlate with many themes on the European research agenda. Special opportunities of the programme were the following: - Work on interdisciplinary and intersectoral projects of fellows’ own choices in multidisciplinary teams in the field of Physical Science and Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Life Sciences and Health; - Explore new career options following partners’ cooperation with non-academic organizations evolved in public-private partnerships; - Training in a wide range of transferable skills to further boost career opportunities in industry or public institutions; - Options for visits, internships and collaboration at the partner institutions and their co-operators. The objective of the LEaDing Fellows Programme was to attract 90 postdoctoral researchers each for a 24 month period. Fellows had the opportunity to work in the challenging, internationally esteemed and multidisciplinary environment of the project partners. Internships and collaboration at the partner institutions and their public and industrial collaborators were part of the fellowships and fellows had also access to courses offered by the institutes. The overall objective of the programme was to contribute to enhancing the career development of the fellows.

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Project objective

The LEaDing Fellow Programme offers 90 two-year postdoc positions to ambitious and excellent researchers who want to perform research in a challenging, internationally esteemed and multidisciplinary environment. The aim is to help them to develop new research skills and a view on career options in academic research or in an industrial or public setting. The programme is a joint initiative of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the beneficiary, and the partners Leiden University (LEI), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Medical Centre (Erasmus MC) and Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC). The partners work closely together on solutions relevant to complex, global, 21st-centrury challenges. These correlate with many themes on the European ‘Horizon 2020’ research agenda. Particularly, the Leading Fellows Programme offers opportunities for postdocs to work on inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral projects of their choice in multidisciplinary teams in the fields of: European economic and financial governance; education and learning; sustainability; global heritage & development; governance; metropolis and main-ports; frugal innovation for Africa; entrepreneurship; safety and security; health, life sciences, health and technology; science and technology. Partners' cooperation with non-academic organizations – established industry, start-ups, government, etc.- evolved in public-private-partnerships, providing ample opportunities for postdocs to explore new career opportunities. The LEaDing Fellow Programme offers training in a wide range of transferable skills that allow fellows to further boost their career opportunities in leading positions in industry or public institutions requiring an academic research background. Fellowships include options for visits, internships and collaboration at the partner institutions and their co-operators.

Original text from CORDIS.

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union