UKRI: FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships

06/07/2023

29/08/2023

FCDO, in partnership with EPSRC, NERC and UKRI aim to fund a cohort of up to 10 SRFs (one fellow per theme) to provide deep specialist expertise and be able to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge and thought leadership to FCDO to guide policy and facilitate links into the global research community. The programme offers an exciting opportunity for SRFs to enhance their understanding of applying expertise and evidence in government contexts and provides a unique position to build connections between policymaking and research communities. Each of the appointed SRFs will focus on one of ten themes to provide deep expertise, long-term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge and thought leadership to FCDO to guide policy and facilitate links into the global research community. They should have deep specialist expertise in at least one of the required areas, and be able to apply that expertise broadly in the context of the role.

The 10 themes are: quantum technologies (non-ODA) big data, artificial intelligence and international development (ODA) political economy of water in Middle East and North Africa (ODA) politics and governance – technology, political settlements, service delivery (ODA) conflict – future of war, conflict and stabilisation (ODA) economic development and infrastructure (ODA) women and girls empowerment – gender and adolescence (ODA) climate resilient agriculture and food systems (ODA) global health policy and systems (ODA) critical minerals and supply chains (non-ODA)

Applicant type Academic Institution; Government or Public Sector; Individuals: Early Career and Emerging in Field; Individuals: Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note To be eligible for this funding opportunity, you must: be based at an eligible UK research organisation (including formal and honorary roles with research organisations) be a professorial level academic or equivalent with deep specialist expertise and be able to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge and thought leadership to FCDO to guide policy and facilitate links into the global research community be willing to undergo the required level of government security clearance