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Mathematics & Informatics for Environmental Omic Data Synthesis

Announcement of Opportunity: Discipline Hopping Scheme

Closing date: 16:00 on 27 November 2012

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) invites applications for a Discipline Hopping Scheme to deliver part of the NERC Mathematics & Informatics for Environmental Omic Data Synthesis (Omics) Programme.

The aim of these awards is to allow environmental science researchers to gain experience within a mathematics and informatics arena by 'hopping' into a range of partner organisations with specialist expertise and/or to encourage those with a background in mathematics and informatics to spend a period of time embedded within a leading environmental science research team.

To be successful in the field of Omics, researchers need skills in numeracy. Numeracy was highlighted in the NERC Skills Review as the fourth 'most wanted' skill needed by the environment sector.

Successful applicants will be expected to move to a different department or location for the duration of the award.

Proposals can address any aspect of environmental science which includes the development of Omics approaches. The awards however are not intended to directly address new research questions through new data generation and are expected to be primarily desk-based studies.

All proposals must directly address the following strategic objectives of the scheme:

  • to stimulate innovative approaches to environmental Omics data analysis of benefit to the broader research community;
  • to promote knowledge exchange and further long-term collaborative frameworks between research communities;
  • to enhance UK leadership in environmental informatics; and
  • to generate innovations with benefit to the wider research community.

Applicants may request up to £50k cost to NERC (ie 80% FEC) for a single award. Proposals should be between 3 and 6 months in duration. All projects must be completed before the end of 2013.

Please see the Announcement of Opportunity document below for full details.

Announcement of Opportunity (171KB)

Contact details

For further information about this announcement of opportunity please contact:

Tracey Timms-Wilson
Tel: 01491 692271

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