150 research posts created

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is to invest up to €18m a year in a new programme that will create 150 extra research posts in Irish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).

The SFI Stokes Chair and Lectureship Programme is aimed at recruiting senior, world-class academics as well as entry-level academics and senior post-doctoral researchers. Successful candidates will be internationally-competitive, research-active academics, performing at the highest level appropriate to their career point.

Commenting on the new programme, Micheál Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, said: “Over the past five years SFI has built up the research base in Ireland. However, the Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation (SSTI) announced last year by the Government requires significant support for new posts at Ireland’s HEIs. The Stokes Programme is an important step in meeting this need.”