MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships: Practical advice webinar

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Join us for a webinar on the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF), a mobility scheme of the European Commission to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills, and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines, and non-academic sectors.

Speakers from the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office at the Irish Universities Association will introduce the Postdoctoral Fellowships and give practical advice and insights for those already familiar. Whether you are interested in the European Postdoctoral Fellowships to move to Europe (or within Europe if you're already there), or the Global Postdoctoral Fellowships to take you from Europe elsewhere (countries that are not EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries), the presenters will share crucial information on the entire MSCA-PF scheme.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 8th, 2023 at 12:00 noon ET. Register now below to reserve your spot.

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Speakers

Dr. Yvonne Halpin, Head of the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office

Yvonne graduated with a BSc in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from Dublin City University. She then completed a PhD at DCU studying the electrochemistry of materials for applications in molecular electronics and renewable energy where she was a visiting student at the University of Groningen and the Technical University of Denmark.

Following her PhD, Yvonne moved to the private sector as a client-facing Laboratory Project Manager for ICON Central Laboratories managing the laboratory components of phase II and phase III European and Global clinical trials. Yvonne then returned to academia leading commercialization projects in renewable energy technologies at DCU where she spent a period of time as a visiting researcher in the University of Rome funded by the Royal Irish Academy.

Through joining Science Foundation Ireland, Yvonne moved into the research funding arena. While at SFI, Yvonne managed a large portfolio of individual-led and research center awards and led large scale Research Centre funding programs. Yvonne also led SFI's participation in the EU Commission's Materials Science and Engineering ERA.Net. Most recently, Yvonne was the UK Government's Science and Innovation Officer based in the British Embassy in Dublin where she supported bilateral collaboration and cooperation between Ireland and the UK in areas of strategic interest.

Dr. Jane Carrigan, National Contact Point for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Jane is the National Contact Point for Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and is passionate about research and supporting researchers.

She has over 20 years’ experience of working in higher education in Ireland- firstly as an academic, program director, and module coordinator for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, and in more recent years in research administration.

Jane previously worked in Dublin City University where she was Research Development Officer for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Research Officer in DCU’s Institute of Education. Through her roles there she developed a track record in working successfully with researchers applying for EU funding.