Descripción del proyecto
El sector industrial europeo en ruta hacia una era de innovación sin parangón
La combinación ganadora de científicos brillantes con formación multidisciplinar e instalaciones de investigación a gran escala puede ayudar a impulsar el descubrimiento y la innovación en muchos de los grandes retos y preguntas pendientes del mundo. El Instituto Paul Scherrer (PSI, por sus siglas en alemán) es el mayor instituto de investigación de ciencias naturales y de ingeniería de Suiza. Es una de las dos únicas instalaciones en el mundo que posee las tres sondas complementarias de sincrotrón —rayos X, neutrones y muones—, y tiene vínculos arraigados con la industria, lo que lo convierte en un promotor acreditado para la transferencia de tecnología y conocimiento. El proyecto PSI-FELLOW-III-3i, financiado con fondos europeos, permitirá al PSI ofertar sesenta becas a jóvenes científicos y respaldar su colaboración con empresas y organismos de investigación asociados en una amplia gama de temas de investigación. De esta manera, el proyecto impulsará la innovación de Europa, con repercusiones de calado tanto para su competitividad a nivel mundial como para la industria.
Objetivo
Large-scale research facilities are enabling cutting edge research and innovation in important domains such as materials science, health and energy. A number of such accelerator facilities is currently under construction in Europe and will become operational within the next five years. Thus, there is a growing need for highly qualified researchers trained in interdisciplinary research at such facilities and also an increasing demand from companies to use these facilities for developing and testing innovative products.
The Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), one of Europes leading research centres and particularly renowned for its accelerator facilities and long-standing industry collaborations, intends to establish a novel post-doctoral research programme with a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral exchange opportunities.
PSI features a unique combination of excellent research facilities, including neutron, muon and light sources and (as of 2019) an X-ray free electron laser, which all exceed the possibilities of universities or industrial research centres. Motivated by the successful implementation of the H2020 COFUND programme PSI-FELLOW-II-3i, PSI now wants to further advance in post-doctoral training and education and proposes to set up PSI-FELLOW-III-3I. This 5-year programme will offer a total of 60 fellowships of two years duration each. The fellowships will be awarded in two calls for proposals with 30 fellowships in each call. In order to maximise the benefit for the Fellows and offer the widest possible range of research topics, PSI has teamed up with 46 partner organisations (34 research institutions and 12 companies). The unique setup of PSI-FELLOW-III-3i will allow using synergies with other leading research institutions for the training of the next generation of researchers specialised in tapping the full potential of large-scale research facilities, to transfer knowledge and stimulate innovation in Europes industries.
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MSCA-COFUND - Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND)Coordinador
5232 Villigen Psi
Suiza