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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Message sent on behalf of Gail McConnell
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Please see below from STFC.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2020/21 STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme is running again this year, and the Department can put forward one candidate. The following link has all the background and
application information: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstfc.ukri.org%2Ffunding%2Ffellowships%2Fernest-rutherford-fellowship%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccath.cheshire%40strath.ac.uk%7Cc5415d199b884d3adc7f08d822614be0%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637297148558365822&sdata=eoxDt3DyhwCY%2FWTVS8JunE3YhePm5wBF0UIIDaV32is%3D&reserved=0">https://stfc.ukri.org/funding/fellowships/ernest-rutherford-fellowship/</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">If you are interested in applying for one of these prestigious fellowships, or if you are supporting an external candidate in their application to be based
in the Department, we request that interested candidates send me (<a href="mailto:g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk">g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk</a>) a candidate CV and a one page outline of their research plan no later than 5pm on Thursday 23<sup>rd</sup> July for internal
triage. We will operate a selection process based on the submitted documentation. We aim to complete this process by late July/early August to give the successful candidate sufficient time to prepare and submit a full application to STFC by the deadline on
17<sup>th</sup> September 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> STFC SO Fellowships [<a href="mailto:Fellowships@stfc.ac.uk">mailto:Fellowships@stfc.ac.uk</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 01 July 2020 09:05<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:physics-hod@strath.ac.uk">physics-hod@strath.ac.uk</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gail McConnell <<a href="mailto:g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk">g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship Application limit 2020/21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Professor McKenna,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STFC ERNEST RUTHERFORD FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS 2020/21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ernest Rutherford Fellowship Application Limits<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STFC sets a limit on the number of Fellowship applications that each department is permitted to submit and these limits are agreed annually by the Education, Training
and Careers Committee. For the current round the Committee has recommended that the overall maximum number of applications should remain at the current level to ensure that only genuinely competitive candidates are put forward and that the peer review process
can focus on careful assessment of those candidates. The Committee also recommended that no appeals should be allowed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your Department’s Limit<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">University of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Department of Physics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The maximum number of Ernest Rutherford Fellowship applications that may be submitted by your department is<span style="color:red"> 1</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This limit is derived from the number of applicants on consolidated and consortium grants within the department as input in 2018 to the STFC research studentship algorithm.
In keeping with the recommendation of the Education, Training and Careers Committee, no appeals for applications above the limit calculated by this method will be allowed. To avoid disadvantaging candidates who might otherwise have applied through another
department, you should remain within these limits. You may also wish to consider the timing of internal selection processes in case of excellent late-emerging candidates and take into account Equal Opportunities requirements as part of your process..
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STFC will be publishing the application limits for Ernest Rutherford Fellowships on its website; this will help applicants to identify possible host institutions. We
will also be informing candidates that they should not be put under any pressure to accept an offer to be hosted before the
<b>20th August.</b> Departments are requested to abide by this date. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You are requested to supply a name and email address of a single point of contact for potential applicants. If the department has an internal deadline for applicants
to contact the department by, this should also be notified to STFC. This information will be added to the STFC website.
<b>This is a mandatory requirement. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Any departments who exceed their limit will be required to withdraw the excess application(s). Departments will be notified by STFC if they exceed their limit and will
need to select the application(s) to withdraw within one week of this notification. If no selection is made by the department, the excess application(s) will be selected by STFC based on the chronological order in which they were received.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Further guidance on departmental applications limits will be available from the website once the pages have been updated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>Career Breaks<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STFC encourages returners to research from career breaks and the limit will not apply to any applications from candidates who are intending to return to research following
a career break (normally of at least one year). Ernest Rutherford Fellowship applications from returners may be submitted
<b>in excess</b> of the departmental limit given above. In assessing the effects of career breaks, the Panel will note the applicant’s career trajectory and potential at the beginning of the break, relative to the stage of the applicant’s career. In assessing
applicants, the Panel will recognise that the effects on productivity of a career break, may continue beyond the return to work.<b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Global Talent Visas<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All successful Ernest Rutherford Fellowship applicant</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">s</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> who require a visa
to work in the UK will be eligible to be considered under the </span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukri.org%2Fresearch%2Finternational%2Fglobal-talent-visa%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccath.cheshire%40strath.ac.uk%7Cc5415d199b884d3adc7f08d822614be0%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637297148558375821&sdata=JoexTDw3RiXzB%2BwG8hRBc5pGqvFIYc8uHU0vGoz%2BYhU%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Global
Talent visa</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> route. UKRI is able to provide additional guidance regarding the appropriate evidence required to complete the visa application process under the Exceptional
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">T</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">alent visa.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> <b><br>
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please refer to the
</span><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applications-under-global-talent"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Home Office Guidance
</span></a><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">for further details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The closing date for the 2020/21 fellowships round will be
<b>Thursday 17 September 2020 </b>and the guidance and application form will be available in the next week via the Je-S system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 2020 ERF guidance for completing proposals will be available on the
</span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstfc.ukri.org%2Ffunding%2Ffellowships%2Fernest-rutherford-fellowship%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccath.cheshire%40strath.ac.uk%7Cc5415d199b884d3adc7f08d822614be0%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637297148558385817&sdata=WNX00mT7SBlEawzUHVPdSXj3V%2FX%2BrtxIExKYNhwxX1A%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fellowship
webpage</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> this week. Please note, the case for support has been extended to
<b>four</b> sides of A4 to accommodate addition information regarding impact. STFC will reject a proposal if any of the documents submitted breaches the rules on page limits, font size, font type or margins. In contrast to previous years, proposals that are
in breach of the rules in this way will not be returned for amendment. The only exception will be where a breach occurred because of issues in downloading the proposal into Research Council systems.<b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any queries about application limits or the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme more generally, please contact
</span><a href="mailto:fellowships@stfc.ukri.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">fellowships@stfc.ukri.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yours sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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