Project Proposal
Seeking International talents for ERA Chairs in maritime and marine research, innovation and technology development
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Seeking expertise:
The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, a Teaming Centre of Excellence in Marine research, Innovation and Technology Development, seeks international collaborators with whom to establish an ERA Chair in their domain expertise in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean,
The proposal will be submitted in close collaboration with the prospective ERA Chair holder who should be an outstanding researcher and/or innovator in the chosen scientific domain. The scientific field can pertain to the following:
MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Vessel Design and Performance
Emissions monitoring, minimisation and alternative fuels
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
IoT, Data Science and AI
Energy and Subsea Resources.
MARINE SCIENCES
Marine Ecology and Biodiversity
Threats and pressures (e.g., invasive species, climate change)
Marine Protected Areas
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Conservation and Restoration
Environmental monitoring, mapping & modeling
Marine Biotechnology
Metocean analysis
Marine Observation
Seabed Mapping
Marine Geology
MARINE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Society, Culture and Heritage
Safety, Risk and Regulation
Ports, Logistics and Tourism
Human Element
Policy matters & legislation
Regional & International Cooperation
ERA Chair holders can be citizens of any country in the world. ERA Chair holders should be excellent researchers and/or innovators in the chosen field of research. They will have the chance to establish a research team fully integrated in CMMI to significantly improve its research performance in the scientific domain of choice and to be more successful in obtaining competitive funding.
The selection of personnel to the research team will be conducted by an international recruitment panel leaded by the ERA Chair. The ERA Chair holder will also have a position within the organisation, allowing her/him to make appropriate resource allocation decisions, supervise team members and freely apply for research funding. No teaching duties are foreseen.
Further, CMMI will make relevant investments in research projects, facilities and infrastructures related to the ERA Chair.
The ERA Chair holders might move on a temporary or permanent basis to Cyprus. To this end, secondments or any other legal arrangements (e.g., leave without pay, sabbatical licences) are possible including part-time work and multiple stays. The proposal will foresee the appointment of the leader of the newly created research group on a permanent basis within CMMI during the initial 3 years of the duration of the grant. This is to be conducted through an open recruitment procedure to be monitored by the European Commission.
Grants have an expected duration of up to 5 years and cover expenses related to the ERA Chair holder and a number of team members (e.g., their salaries, recruitment costs, administrative costs, travel and subsistence costs) and research costs up to 10% of the EU contribution.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Further details can be discussed via a telco with the Research and Innovation Support UNit ([email protected]) and the HR function of CMMI. As a first step, applicants are encouraged to confidentially send a detailed CV for an initial screening and they will be contacted afterwards.