DOROTHY is a postdoctoral research programme open to researchers from all disciplines who wish to focus on research into public health crises.
Introduction
Further to the ministerial announcement on 6 July 2021, the Irish Research Council, in collaboration with the Health Research Board (HRB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, launched the DOROTHY COFUND programme.
The programme aims to break down barriers between different academic disciplines by driving collaboration between researchers through funding research which will shed light on public health crises from wide-ranging perspectives.
Fellowships provide an opportunity for an international experience and reintegration to Ireland; offer excellent training, career development and networking opportunities; and give fellows an opportunity to provide innovative solutions to public health crises. This is a closed call, with 16 researchers already awarded fellowships. No further awards are planned under this programme.
Scope and Focus
Public health crises are too complex to be tackled in silos. Responding to the need to equip European societies with experts who are specially trained to address these challenges in a cooperative fashion, we have designed DOROTHY COFUND to recruit, train and launch the careers of excellent fellows through 36-month fellowships. Two recruitment calls were run.
Fellowships have an international outgoing phase of 18 months, followed by a return phase to Ireland of 18 months. Fellows are encouraged to include a non-academic secondment. The programme aims to assist fellows in accelerating their careers through excellent training and networking opportunities in the Irish and EU innovation ecosystem.
Eligibility
DOROTHY is open to applicants from all nationalities, provided they have not resided in the outgoing phase country for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the call deadline; and to all disciplines, provided that the research topic relates to public health crises and their legacies. Applicants must be an Experienced Researcher (ER). The definition of ER in the H2020 MSCA programme will be applied: ERs must, at the call deadline, be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.
Guide for Applicants
Download Guide for Applicants (2023)
For all other documentation related to applying for DOROTHY COFUND, and useful tips on completing your application, see our Useful Documentation page.
Contact
You can reach the DOROTHY COFUND team via dorothy@research.ie.