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SEAI 2022 Pilot Fellowship Call
The SEAI Fellowship Pilot Programme aims to foster transformative research in Ireland's energy sector by funding research proposals and providing fellows with opportunities to work on energy policy priorities. Applicants must have the support of a third-level educational institution and possess a PhD or equivalent experience, and the programme will operate with key timelines including applications opening on November 30, 2022, and a deadline of February 14, 2023. The fellowship offers a two-year duration with roles defined for applicants, academic sponsors, and SEAI supervisors, focusing on enhancing national capabilities in energy research and policy.
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- 1. 2022 SEAI Fellowship PilotProgramme SEAI Presenters Dr. Lucy Corcoran, Dr. Joanne Fitzgerald, Louise O’Connor, David Rossiter SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme Tuesday 10th January 2023 Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution
- 2. Dr. Lucy Corcoran ProgrammeManager, SEAI Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 2 Welcome and Introduction
- 3. 1. Introduction 2. Programmedescription & objectives 3. Who can avail of the programme? 4. Key timelines 5. Definition of project roles 6. Application process 7. Evaluation process 8. Fellowship Topics 9. Submitting your application 10. Q&A Send your questions in the Q&A window at any time during the webinar ! 3 www.seai.ie Outline Agenda
- 4. This event isbeing recorded WebEx Housekeeping 4 www.seai.ie Attendees are muted with cameras off Questions submitted by clicking Q&A bubble Questions will be answered at the end of the webinar An FAQ will be created from all questions submitted and shared A recording and slides will be distributed after the event
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- 11. Dr. Joanne Fitzgerald ProgrammeExecutive, SEAI Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 11 SEAI Pilot Fellowship Programme Overview
- 12. SEAI Fellowship overview •Applicants submit a competitive research proposal with the support of a 3rd level institution. • After successful evaluation, funding awarded to 3rd level institution. • Fellows are based within SEAI. • Fellows research areas of Irish energy policy priority, while immersed in the diverse activities carried out by SEAI. • Fellows develop key skills that may open up further opportunities at the energy research-policy interface. Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 12
- 13. SEAI Fellowship ProgrammeObjectives Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 13 Build capacity in the sustainable energy sector Build Enhance national capabilities and capacities at the energy-policy interface Enhance Build capacity in bridging the gap between policy and research Bridge Strengthen knowledge to support the clean energy transition Strengthen Provide career development opportunities for participating fellows Career Provide researchers considering a transition from academia to the private or public sector with relevant skills and experience Skills Provide opportunity for experience in energy policy and strategic development and implementation Experience
- 14. Who can availof the programme Open to applicants who have support of 3rd level educational bodies: • 3rd Level body must be based in the Rep. Of Ireland. • Applicant must have a PhD or equivalent experience SEAI defines PhD equivalent as 4 years’ full time research experience after primary degree 14 www.seai.ie
- 15. Eligible 3rd leveleducational bodies include: www.seai.ie 15 Atlantic Technological University Technological University Shannon Dublin City University Technological University Dublin Dundalk Institute of Technology Trinity College Dublin Maynooth University University College Cork Munster Technological University University College Dublin National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Galway South East Technological University University of Limerick The complete list of eligible 3rd level institutions will be included in our FAQ sheet.
- 16. 2022 Pilot FellowshipCall – Outline timelines Key Dates Call Open Wednesday the 30th of November 2022 Application Deadline Tuesday the 14th of February 2023, 3pm Stage 1: Eligibility March 2023 Stage 2: Evaluation April 2023 Stage 3: Interview April/May 2023 Award Notification June/July 2023 All call details are available at: https://www.seai.ie/grants/research-funding/research-fellowship/ 16 www.seai.ie
- 17. Definition of ProjectRoles Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 17 Fellowship Applicant: Academic Sponsor: Organisation Sponsor: SEAI Supervisor:
- 18. Definition of Project Roles Acceleratingtransformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 18 Fellowship Applicant: The Fellowship Applicant will be responsible for the research activities, reporting, dissemination and other duties associated with the proposed fellowship in-line with SEAI policies.
- 19. Definition of Project Roles Acceleratingtransformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 19 Academic Sponsor: The Academic Sponsor is based within the Sponsor Organisation and will take administrative responsibility for the Fellow if the applicant is successful. Academic Sponsors must be core-funded members of academic staff with an employment contract that covers the entire duration of the fellowship. The sponsor will carry responsibility for liaising with the HR dept of the 3rd level body in relation to any contractual and employment requirements, leave entitlements and other administrative duties for the Fellow with the 3rd Level Educational Body while the Fellow is participating in the Fellowship Programme.
- 20. Definition of Project Roles Acceleratingtransformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 20 Fellowship Applicant Academic Sponsor Organisation Sponsor: The confirmed 3rd Level Educational Body supporting the fellowship application.
- 21. Definition of Project Roles Acceleratingtransformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 21 Fellowship Applicant Academic Sponsor Organisation Sponsor: SEAI Supervisor: Fellows will be assigned an SEAI supervisor who will provide support and guidance for the duration of their Fellowship.
- 22. 22 www.seai.ie Fellowships –Important information • Fellows shall comply with all relevant SEAI workplace policies, as notified by SEAI. • Fellows will be provided with an appropriate workspace and the necessary IT equipment to fulfil their duties. • Currently SEAI is operating a hybrid working model and it is expected that fellows would be in the office at least two days per week in 2023, however this is subject to change. • Fellowships will be 2 years’ duration with longer considered in exceptional circumstances if justified. • Successful applicants will commence fellowships in Q3.
- 23. 23 www.seai.ie The applicationform – what's needed? Application Form Call Doc Guidance 1 • Fellowship Suitability 2 • Excellence and Innovation 3 • Relevance and Impact 4 • Work Plan 5 • Budget 6 • Letters of support
- 24. Application Form –breakdown Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 24 • Section 1 Project and Applicant Details • Section 2 Candidate and Motivation • Employment History • Motivation to undertake Fellowship • Most relevant research outputs • Key achievements in development of individuals and collaborations • Contribution to wider research community and society • Key achievements supporting the research community • Section 3 Excellence and Innovation • Section 4 Relevance and Impact • Includes Communication and dissemination plan • Data management • Section 5 Work Plan • Project management (max of 5 work packages) • Gantt Chart • Section 6 Budget
- 25. Application Form –Section 6 Budget Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 25 Applicants should outline relevant experience within the Application Form (Section 2). Applicants should apply for the appropriate point on the IUA scales, commensurate with experience. Please refer to https://www.iua.ie/for- researchers/researcher-salary- scales-career-framework/
- 26. Evaluation Accelerating transformative researchto deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 26 Stage 1 Eligibility Assessment Applications will be assessed to ensure administrative compliance with programme requirements and objectives. Stage 2 Technical Evaluation Applications passing the eligibility assessment will be technically evaluated under the evaluation criteria outlined below. Stage 3 Interview Following technical evaluation, highly ranked applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.
- 27. 27 www.seai.ie Evaluation Criteria Overall 100% Fellowship Suitability 30% Excellence& Innovation 30% Relevance & Impact 20% Quality & Efficiency of Implementation 20%
- 28. 28 www.seai.ie Evaluation Criteriacontinued Fellowship Suitability (30%) • Relevance of qualifications and experience • Motivation to undertake fellowship • Scientific outputs appropriate to career stage • Other communications and public engagement • Overall suitability for proposed project Excellence and Innovation (30%) • Familiarity with relevant RD&D activities/knowledge of the area • Quality of the proposed approach and ambition related to state of the art in Ireland and beyond • The validity and reliability of the prospective approach
- 29. 29 www.seai.ie Evaluation Criteriacontinued Relevance and Impact (20%) • Relevance to the needs of the Irish energy sector with particular reference to national policy such as it pertains to SEAI’s remit • Builds and/or maintains national capacity, capability and critical mass to carry out internationally leading research activities underpinning the energy sector • Relevance of enterprise, scientific, policy and social impacts of project outputs • Strength of communication/dissemination and exploitation plans and approach to data management Quality and Efficiency of Implementation (20%) • Coherence and effectiveness of the proposed fellowship project work plan • Quality of project framework, clarity of deliverables and milestones with a credible breakdown of activities
- 30. Accelerating transformative researchto deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 30 7 Fellowship Topics Fellows located in Research & Insights Directorate, SEAI Full fellowship topic details available in the Call Document
- 31. This Topic aimsto improve understanding of gender aspects of the energy transition. This fellowship could address following objectives, among others: • Review available literature on gender considerations in the energy sector; • Consider whether energy policies in Ireland are gender neutral or gender blind; • Assemble detailed data and information and/or review available databases on the different policy implementing programmes in SEAI; • Investigate whether gender plays a role in the implementation of programmes; • Where gender data is unavailable provide recommendations for whether gender data should be collected and the process that would need to be followed to implement the data collection; • Make recommendations about how gender considerations could be included in the design phase of new programmes; • Consider the impact of gender on the communication strategies for policy implementing programmes; • Conduct additional research activities relating to gender in the energy sector which may be required to support SEAI in delivery of relevant activities. Topic 1 - Investigating gender aspects of Ireland’s clean energy transition 31 www.seai.ie Research & Technology Dept
- 32. Research & Technology Dept Topic 2- Investigating ecological conservation management while maximising Ireland’s clean energy transition 32 www.seai.ie This topic aims to examine ecological conservation management and its role in Ireland’s clean energy transition. This fellowship could address the following among others • Review policies in place in European member states, identifying measures that may support the mitigation of negative impacts to the Irish context, and tracking any unintended consequences; • Literature review of evidence-based research into effective mitigation and compensation measures that have contributed to planning confidence; • Habitat Management - review the efficacy of existing management plans and analysis of how adaptive management could be put in place based on current best evidence; • Consider how ecology legal requirements fit in to the planning regime, including suggesting a best practice review process for local authorities to follow; • Conduct additional research activities relating to ecology in the energy sector which may be required to support SEAI in delivery of relevant activities.
- 33. Research & Policy Insights Directorate Topic 3- Applying an innovation to impact framework to achieve Ireland’s clean energy transition 33 www.seai.ie Support SEAI in translating outputs from its Research & Technology, and Data & Insights Departments into continuously developing sustainable innovative programmes that identify and support high impact business opportunities. This fellowship could address the following among others: • An extensive literature review and assessment of: • Different innovation to impact frameworks • Innovation models and management approaches • Identify issues and challenges to the Irish energy sector in innovation; • Design an Irish Innovation to Impact Framework for SEAI including: • Adaptable process template • Core tool template and toolkits • Common language and definitions • Trial of the framework with a number of different departments of SEAI, supports and guidelines on how to use the framework; • Conduct additional research activities relating to innovation to impact in the energy sector which may be required to support SEAI in delivery of relevant activities.
- 34. Topic 4 -Developing a research impact framework to support Ireland’s energy research sector 34 www.seai.ie Research & Technology Dept This fellowship project would be tasked with creating a Research Impact Framework for energy research. This could be developed by identifying potential areas of energy research impact from the research impact assessment literature and based on research assessment criteria. By conducting an extensive literature review, this research could aim to define, from an Irish energy research point of view: • A new definition of research impact and impact evaluation; • A typology of research impact evaluation designs; • A methodological framework to guide evaluations of the significance and reach of impact that can be attributed to research; • Conduct additional research activities relating to funded research in the energy sector which may be required to support SEAI in delivery of relevant activities.
- 35. Topic 5 -Research informing model methodology and functionality to enhance comprehensive energy modelling capability 35 www.seai.ie The SEAI Energy Modelling Team identifies potential solutions and pathways for decarbonisation of heat, electricity, and transport energy use in Ireland and to drive effective climate action. Some example areas that a fellowship project could explore include: • Open-source simulation and optimisation model development • Development of detailed freight and car fleet model incorporating consumer decision making component • Electric power modelling • Data-driven Infrastructure and Investment planning • Detailed consumer choice modelling and behavioural analysis • Net-zero pathways and sector coupling • District heating, Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Power to Gas-Demand-side flexibility and Optimisation, incorporating modelled methodologies for security of supply with high renewables, high electrification (weather-dependent supply/ demand) • Modelling negative emissions technologies • Model development on potential barriers for low carbon heating technologies in industry Data & Insights Dept
- 36. Topic 6 -Improving the effectiveness and equity of energy saving programmes 36 www.seai.ie As part of its mission to bring about an energy revolution in Ireland, SEAI has a wide array of programmes awarding financial grants to households to speed up the adoption of measures that decarbonise and reduce energy use. These programmes include improving the heating efficiency of homes, converting to electricity-based heating, encouraging a shift to electromobility, and facilitating local electricity generation. The SEAI’s current programme portfolio offers a uniform grant for each kind of energy measure undertaken by the recipient, regardless of socio-economic considerations, with the only exception the Fully Funded Energy Upgrades Scheme (formerly Warmer Homes) which fully funds home upgrades for recognised disadvantaged groups. This fellowship will investigate the cumulative distributional effects of SEAI’s portfolio of programmes on Ireland’s population. Distributional effects here should be taken to represent a range of dimensions of the Irish population, for example income, gender, geographic regions, urban/rural gradient, immigrant populations, Traveller communities, etc. Data & Insights Dept
- 37. Topic 7 -Behavioural economic trials to understand energy consumption and encourage uptake of energy saving measures 37 www.seai.ie This Topic calls for a Research Fellow to collaborate on trials focused on understanding the behavioural, economic and social drivers of energy consumption and encouraging adoption of energy saving activities. The unit has a number of ongoing trials which could be further developed into academic projects. These include field trials focused on energy efficiency uptake and ongoing behavioural surveys examining consumption patterns. We also welcome applicants to propose their own research topics which align with the scope of the BEU activities. A proposed project could include: • Design and development of online and field experiments • Lead and contribute to analysis of quantitative data • Undertake literature reviews • Qualitative research to understand behavioural drivers of emissions • Produce academic papers and policy briefs arising from the research findings • Communication with key stakeholders and coordination of stakeholder events • Presenting research at academic and policy conferences Data & Insights Dept
- 38. Louise O'Connor Programme Executive,SEAI Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 38 How to submit your application
- 39. Submitting your application 39www.seai.ie • All applications should be submitted via SEAI’s Project Evaluation Platform (PEP) https://pepportal.seai.ie/ before the submission deadline • Prepare your application submission offline. E.g. completed application form and supporting documentation. • Register and login early to familiarise yourself with the portal.
- 40. 40 www.seai.ie Submitting yourapplication • Once you have registered and logged into the portal, Click Applications in the navigation side bar and select Pilot from the dropdown. • To create an application select the add button highlighted below
- 41. Submitting your application 41www.seai.ie PEP Submission • Section A – Applicant Details and project summary • Under the "Project type" heading please select RDD fellowship • Section B - Supporting Documentation. Please upload your complete Application Form, and all supporting documentation under the appropriate heading. • Warning: Once you click submit you will NOT be able to edit your application.
- 42. 42 www.seai.ie • Pleaserefer to the PEP guidance document which will be available to download on our website. • Only fully complete applications received prior to the 3pm application deadline will be considered for evaluation. Submitting your application https://www.seai.ie/grants/research- funding/research-fellowship/
- 43. Top tips Accelerating transformativeresearch to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 43 1 5 weeks before submission deadline – Start preparing now 2 Allow time for obtaining Letters of Support, required signatures etc. 3 Become familiar with the PEP portal Login in & Register early 4 Review the Call Document, and the PEP application guidance document. 5 SEAI cannot review or provide feedback on draft applications 6 FAQ document will be shared and available on the Fellowship website after the webinar Only fully complete applications received in advance of the 3pm deadline, on Tuesday the 14th of February will progress to evaluation If you have a query, please contact energyresearch@seai.ie
- 44. Q&A Session Accelerating transformativeresearch to deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 44
- 45. Accelerating transformative researchto deliver Ireland’s energy revolution 45 THANK YOU e: energyresearch@seai.ie w: https://www.seai.ie/grants/research- funding/research-fellowship/ SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme