AMS FLIER Programme Expression of Interest Form
The Academy of Medical Sciences has launched its second annual call for the Future Leaders in Innovation, Enterprise and Research (FLIER) Programme
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/mentoring-and-other-schemes/FLIER
People are invited to complete an Expression of Interest for the internal selection process (as detailed below) if they wish to apply to be part of this programme.
The Programme
Please note that this is not intended as a general leadership programme but is aimed to develop leaders of the future who can create collaborations across academia, industry, the NHS and government to drive innovation across the life sciences sector – i.e. researchers who need to work cross-sector
The Individual
- They are looking for individuals in the middle of their career, established within their own sector, with the seniority to effect organisational change and to undertake a cross-sector project currently or in the near future.
- Participants will have an emerging vision of how cross-sector working and collaboration could help maximise opportunities and solve the future challenges of research and healthcare. They will be looking to explore and shape their vision in dialogue with colleagues across sectors.
- They are looking for key characteristics including motivation, vision and potential to make a difference and lead change across the sectors, learning agility, and creative, innovative and radical thinking.
- Participants will be active in the research endeavour of the organisation in which they are working and will therefore have a wide range of outputs depending on the setting. Participants may have portfolio careers, but even if they are not spending all their time on research, we would expect this to be a key element of their role.
The first cohort of 17, which included Dr Niina Kolehmainen in IHS, can be seen here:
Dr Niina Kolehmainen is, very kindly, willing to discuss her experience of participating in the first FLIER cohort, so those thinking of applying are encouraged to contact her in advance of making their application.
The employer has to commit to contributing £5,000, excl. VAT. towards the cost of the two year programme and, therefore we are holding this internal selection process.
Participants are expected to organise and fund their own travel.
Note that FLIER will provide accommodation for the residential workshops and some contribution to increased childcare during workshops.
Applicants must check that they are available for the specified dates of the events within the FLIER programme.
Selected applicants have to complete an application form, a two-page CV and upload a three minute video outlining the cross-sector work-based project that they would like to carry out as part of the FLIER programme.
These have to be submitted via Flexi-Grant by 5pm on Thursday 19 September 2019.
For the internal selection process, please send the following documents
- a completed Expression of Interest Form (see attachment)
- a 2-page CV covering education, past employment, major relevant contributions and achievements, such as key publications and patents, funding awards, prizes and awards, patents, spin-offs, commercialisation of products, evidence of impact, etc.
To Gwen Averley gwen.averley@ncl.ac.uk by 1pm on Tuesday 13 August