Project description
Developing the next generation of smart leaders
The EU-funded SMART 4.0 programme is an inclusive, professional development opportunity for experienced researchers, aimed at creating research leaders of tomorrow in the area of smart manufacturing. SMART 4.0 is implemented by CONFIRM Centre, which constitutes an excellent dedicated smart manufacturing training environment. The programme is academically led and industrially informed, and CONFIRM’s industry partners play a key role in ensuring that fellows possess the relevant skills and talent to provide immediate return to the competitive knowledge economy. SMART 4.0 focuses on providing world-class training and research opportunities and delivering the next generation's smart manufacturing leaders with strong interdisciplinary systems-level thinking. The programme supports increasing Europe’s critical mass in the field of smart manufacturing to deliver Industry 4.0.
Objective
SMART 4.0 is a Fellowship Programme aimed at providing world-class training and research opportunities to 16 post-doctoral fellows in the area of Smart Manufacturing. SMART 4.0 a training, mobility and career development programme, will offer fellowships for incoming mobility of Experienced Researchers. The 24-month training programme will include a project from the fundamental and/or applied research fields of smart manufacturing, a compulsory 3-month secondment at an industry partner (19 placements already pledged), a spring and international summer school, and training in a series of scientific and transferable skills. The training focuses on delivering the next generation Smart Manufacturing leaders with strong “systems-level thinking” interdisciplinary skills to help drive Industry 4.0 forward for Europe. The role of industry is paramount throughout the programme design and implementation due to its critical importance to Europe’s economy. Furthermore, SMART 4.0 is committed to tackle gender inequalities, paying specific attention to attracting and supporting female researchers within smart manufacturing.
SMART will publish 2 calls for proposals to attract the very best researchers. Researchers are invited to submit proposals, using an individually-driven, bottom-up approach. The evaluation and selection process will follow the principles of the Charter & Code and will be open, transparent, merit-based and equitable. It will include a remote peer review phase and an interview phase.
SMART 4.0 will be implemented by Confirm, a dedicated Smart Manufacturing Research Centre, which brings together 8 Irish universities and a large group of industry partners and international collaborators, constituting an excellent dedicated training environment for the fellows. SMART 4.0 will support increasing Europe’s critical mass in the field of smart manufacturing, as well as support Confirm to host international talent in relevant scientific areas to deliver Industry 4.0.
Programme(s)
Coordinator
- Limerick
Ireland