Career Development Fellowships in the National Technology Centre Programme 
“Career-FIT” is a trans-national scheme launched in 2018 and co-funded by Enterprise Ireland and the European Union, that offers an opportunity for experienced researchers worldwide to develop their careers in market-focused applied research in Ireland’s Technology Centres.
The programme aims to enhance the training and mobility of 50 Experienced Researchers (following two competitive calls) through the undertaking of individually-driven research training programmes, which will be interdisciplinary and focused on the domain areas of 5 designated Technology Centres operating in Ireland.
Each Centre offers excellent facilities and equipment for Fellows to use, and each Fellow’s progression is monitored by an experienced Centre Mentor with additional support from a Professional Development Advisor.
The research period will be 36 months in a Centre where the Fellows have not resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment. The Fellowship also offers an option for Fellows to take up a secondment of up to 12 months in an enterprise partner of their Host Centre. Currently, there are 350 enterprises affiliated to the Centres (approximately 100 MNCs, 200 indigenous SMEs, and 50 overseas enterprise partners).
Please refer all queries to the Enterprise Ireland Career-FIT Help Desk at:
Telephone: +353 (01) 7272984
E-mail: careerfit@enterprise-ireland.com
2019 – Career-Fit
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Fellowship Technical Report Template – 6 & 12 Month Report
The fellow will be required to submit a comprehensive report annually, with a shorter report submitted midway through the year. It will be the responsibility of the fellow to make sure that all progress reports are submitted on time to Enterprise Ireland Contracts Unit Institutes.Contracts@enterprise-ireland.com subject heading Marie Sklodowska Curie Career-FIT 12 Month report MSCA-201X-200XXX copying Career-FIT Programme Manager, Academic Mentor and Company Mentor.
Standard Financial Report Form
This report is prepared by Financial Department of the Host Organisation and is sent to Enterprise Ireland Contracts Unit Institutes.Contracts@enterprise-ireland.com. Fellows need to remind the Host Organisation about this report to be sent every 12 months.
Your completed form should be submitted by email to the Contracts Unit
Claims and project alteration forms that are not fully completed, will be returned.
Centre for Applied Data Analytics (CeADAR)
CeADAR is a market-focused technology center for innovation and the application of Big Data Analytics and visulisation.They drive the accelerated development, deployment and adoption of Big Data Analytics and Visualisation.
Dr. Cristian Bosch Serrano Dr. Claudia Ximena Mazo Vargas Dr. Santos Fernandez Noguerol Dr. Paul Nulty Dr. Angelina Espinoza Limon Dr. Lilian Genaro Motti Ader Dr. Mamoona Asghar Dr. Ayman Farahat Dr. Selja Seppälä Dr. Hamidreza Rabiei Dastjerdi Dr. Nadia Kanwal
Learnovate Centre
Learnovate is a research and innovation Centre focused on EdTech and learning technologies. With over twenty full-time researchers and practitioners, Learnovate has one of the richest concentrations of EdTech expertise in Europe.
Irish Centre for Composites Research (ICOMP)
IComp is the link between industry and the extensive resources dedicated to composite materials available in Irish third level institutions. Directed by our industry members, IComp’s work is focused on solving technical challenges encountered on a daily basis and supporting research and development activity.
Dr. Aswani Kumar Bandaru Dr. Shaheen Sarkar Dr. Pierre Aumjaud Dr. Tamer Sebaey Dr. Suheda Isikli Dr. Andrew Gallagher Dr. Ajay Kumar Kadiyala Dr. Carlos-Isam Bachour Srerol Dr. Hossein Rajabinejad
Irish Manufacturing Research Centre (IMR)
ICMR is a consortium of leading manufacturers collaborating to develop an ‘embedded’ manufacturing research and development program, enabling: Manufacturing innovation, an enabler for future investment breakthrough productivity solutions growth in SMEs & high-tech start-ups.
Dr. Dallan Byrne Dr. Dongxu Wu
Meat Technology Ireland (MTI)
Meat Technology Ireland is an industry-led initiative that will build a strategic research and innovation base in beef and sheepmeat processing in Ireland.
Dr. Amélie Rouger Dr. Alessandro Ferragina Dr. Mohammed Gagaoua
Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC)
The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) is an industry–academic collaborative research centre, hosted by the University of Limerick, with a research agenda driven by the long-term growth opportunities for the dairy sector.
Dr. Ultan Cronin Dr. Diana Oliveria Dr. Nivedita Datta Dr. Ritika Puri Dr. Nanik Purwanti Dr. Prateek Sharma Dr. Tania Palmeiro Dr. Anita Pax
Food for Health Ireland (FHI)
Food for Health Ireland (FHI) is one of the biggest technology centres in Ireland and its purpose is to identify novel ingredients coming from milk to develop functional food ingredients which will offer health benefits to consumers. The research is focusing on infant nutrition, healthy cheese, appetite modulation, performance nutrition and healthy ageing as well as products that can be used to manage elevated glucose levels.
Dr. Elena Maria Arranz Gutierrez Dr. Celia Rodríguez Pérez Dr. Aleksandra Konic Ristic Dr. Kata Trifkovic Dr. Sergei Kushnir Dr. Ambarnil Ghosh Dr. Janine Wirth Dr. Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan
Pharmaceutical Technology Centre (PMTC)
The PMTC was established in December 2013 and is led by an industry steering board with an active research program, in leading Irish RPOs, driven by its industry members. Companies access PMTC to create projects & execute world-beating industry-relevant research in advanced technology solutions which address contemporary manufacturing issues.
Dr. Waleed Faisal Dr. Ganga Chinna Rao Devarapu Dr. Semen Vasilev Dr. Tarlan Eslami Dr. Alexander Krok
Please refer all queries to the Enterprise Ireland Career-FIT Help Desk at:
Telephone: +353 (01) 727 2984
E-mail: careerfit@enterprise-ireland.com
Micol Martinelli, Career-FIT Programme Manager, Enterprise Ireland
Indicative Academic Mentor Form
Indicative Company Mentor Form
Application portal
Career-FIT Program Participants
CeADAR – Centre for Applied Data Analytics
DPTC – Dairy Processing Technology Centre
FHI – Food For Health Ireland
IComp – Irish Centre for Composites Research
IMR – Irish Manufacturing Research Centre
Learnovate
Dr. Benoit Bossavit
MTI – Meat Technology Ireland
PMTC – Pharmaceutical Technology Centre
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 713654.
