JCEEI Research Catalyst Award – call for proposals
The Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence (JCEEI) is inviting proposals for the JCEEI Research Catalyst Award.
The awards provide fully funded time of a postdoctoral researcher (PDRF) / data scientist (DS) to support early-stage collaborative research projects relating to data science / AI for environment, climate, and sustainability.
Submission deadline for this initial JCEEI Research Catalyst Award call is 12.00 on Friday 7th March 2025, with outcomes announced by early April 2025.
Award information
Open to staff at University of Exeter (UoE) and the Met Office (MO)
Fully funds up to 0.5 FTE PDRF / DS time for maximum of 6 months
Collaborative proposals involving staff from both UoE and MO are strongly encouraged (note – we can help identify a suitable project partner if useful)
Projects involving non-academic third parties are also eligible / encouraged
Expectation that projects will undertake preliminary / pilot research of ‘real-world’ relevance, building towards publications, funding applications and longer projects
Examples of current Environmental Intelligence research activity can be found on the JCEEI projects webpage with more general information on the University of Exeter’s Environmental Intelligence webpages.
Application process
Intended to be light touch, the process involves submission of a short online application form (see following link) setting out your project idea / proposed work, to be completed as best you can.
All proposals will be reviewed and triaged by the JCEEI Programme Board team and applicants contacted to discuss and, if useful, help further develop their proposals. Decisions on award outcomes will then be made, applicants informed, and project plans for successful proposals finalised.
Apply for the JCEEI Research Catalyst Award (MS Form)
If you have any questions and / or require any additional information please contact Tom Nicholson (t.p.nicholson@exeter.ac.uk), University of Exeter, or Steve Ramsdale (steven.ramsdale@metoffice.gov.uk), Met Office.
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