FELLINI · FELLowship for Innovation at INFN

FELLowship for Innovation at INFN

The FELLINI (Fellowship for Innovation at INFN - Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics) fellowship programme was a new, high-quality fellowship scheme based on a modern research and training approach, which aims at research excellence and promoting researcher mobility and training. FELLINI combined best practice found across the EU with a number of innovative elements that provided all fellows with an ideal basis for their future careers. Within FELLINI, INFN improved the 'standard fellowship programme' for incoming postdoctoral fellows, supporting Fellows through a three year full employment contract, offering the opportunity of a yearly secondment to an international laboratory or in the private sector and providing the fellows with their own dedicated budget to manage. Fellows could choose freely their working place in any of the INFN divisions, and among a very large number of disciplines and topics where INFN has a tradition of excellence: ● Experimental Particle Physics ● Experimental Astroparticle Physics ● Experimental Nuclear Physics ● Theoretical Physics ● Applied and Interdisciplinary Physics Fellows had the opportunity to broaden their skills using the numerous training opportunities offered by the programme and through their high exposure to an interdisciplinary, international and intersectoral environment. Also, they could profit from dedicated support arrangements like mentoring, tailor-made training courses, and the opportunity to engage in outreach activities. FELLINI programme contributed to realize the full potential of the recruited fellows and to add significantly to the development of their careers. Indeed, many fellows obtained permanent positions (one of them in the private sector), accessed tenure tracks and other prestigious positions thanks to their research and training within FELLINI. The relevance of their research is well documented by the numerous and high quality scientific publications and invited talks at international workshops/conferences and in prestigious research institutes.

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