Timings. The Fellowship activities will take place in spring/summer 2024 for a period of three to six months. We can be flexible to meet the needs of the successful applicant.
Fellows will be expected to contribute at least 50% of their working time to the Fellowship, and there is scope for both full and part-time working. Please do contact us if you would like to discuss any aspect of flexible working with regard to the Fellowship.
Focus and activities. Applicants are encouraged to consider a project that ties in with one of the following three key thematic areas, which centre on our Universities’ research strengths:
- Net Zero
- Inclusive Growth
- Health & Wellbeing.
These areas can be interpreted in their broadest sense, and we would encourage colleagues who are unsure if their project would be suitable to contact us ahead of making an application.
Activities that would be covered by the Fellowship scheme include:
- Activities (seminars, meetings, workshops) to facilitate the development and management of relationships with colleagues from the policy sector
- Co-design of research-led tools and resources aimed at maximising the application of research outputs in policy settings
- User-led, co-produced research, where the Fellow engages directly with policy makers and/or practitioners to jointly shape the research agenda and apply research to live policy or practice issues.
INE Fellowships will not fund:
- Research consultancy
- Student placements (as these have a different funding mechanism across both universities)
- Projects for retired/Emeritus staff
- Academic conferences that are insufficiently focused on policy engagement.
Outputs. Fellows will be expected to produce short reports for INE during and after their Fellowship, some of which will be publicised on our website and through social media. These reports will also help INE to improve the Fellowship experience and offer in future years.
Funding and working location. INE will provide salary costs/teaching buyout and directly related project costs up to a total cost of £20,000. These directly related costs may also include additional funding for expenses associated with their Fellowship work (e.g. travel over normal work-related travel costs; attending conferences; producing publications, etc). This resource will be negotiated with the Fellow’s home Unit/School on an individual basis, and the home Unit/School will administer the financial aspects of the Fellowship. Policy-hosted Fellows will also be able to apply to the INE Catalyst Fund to support any further research opportunities arising from their Fellowship project. This supplementary funding will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
It is expected that the Fellow will take a hybrid approach to flexible working, being based both at their home institution and at NCC. The INE team will work with the Fellow and NCC to develop key contacts and support induction/practical working arrangements. NCC will provide desk space, fob to access to premises, IT log-in, support with induction and networking.
Eligibility. In 2024, the Fellowship programme will be open to employees of Newcastle and Northumbria Universities only. INE is committed to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion. We strongly welcome applications from colleagues from all university Faculties, Departments, Schools and units, at all levels of their career (including early career), and on all contract types (academic, Professional Services, full/part-time, open-ended/fixed-term, etc). Prospective Fellows must hold a contract of employment that runs for the duration of their Fellowship. Applications are equally welcome from colleagues new to, or experienced in, policy engagement.
