Welsh Crucible 2014 Application Form
Please submit your completed form to welshcrucible@cf.ac.uk by midnight
GMT on March 9th 2014. We regret that late submissions cannot be
accepted. Please return the form as a Microsoft Word document (and not as
a pdf). Please contact welshcrucible@cf.ac.uk if you have any queries
about any aspects of the selection process.
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Eligibility
☐ I confirm that I have a minimum of three years’ postdoctoral research
experience (or equivalent).
Welsh Crucible Labs take place in Cardiff on May 29th and 30th, in Bangor on
June 26th and 27th, and in Swansea on July 24th and 25th 2014.
You must commit to attending all three residential workshops. By ticking
the boxes you are confirming your attendance at all of the following Labs:
☐ May 29th and 30th
☐ June 26th and 27th
☐ July 24th and 25th
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Applicant Details
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Surname:
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Contact Details
Organisation
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Email
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About You
Guidance for Applicants
Welsh Crucible is for talented early- to mid- career researchers who can
demonstrate
o excellence in their research;
o interest and experience in interdisciplinary research. Successful
applicants will be able to demonstrate a breadth of experience, or
interest, particularly with respect to range of disciplines.
o creative and innovative thinking;
o an understanding of and commitment to Welsh Crucible’s mission;
o interests outside their basic areas of research.
Successful
applicants will be able to demonstrate both an interest in applying
their research as well as work-related interests beyond research;
and
o excellent communication skills.
Please consider these criteria when completing the following sections,
as they will be used to select the successful applicants.
The form will not allow responses in excess of the specified character
limits. These limits include spaces.
(i)
Please tell us briefly about yourself and why you believe that you
should be invited to participate in Welsh Crucible. Please refer to the
criteria specified above. (1500 characters maximum)
(ii) Please demonstrate how you meet the criterion of excellence in
research, with reference to your main publications (please list up to 6 of
your best publications), research income, and your strongest indicators of
esteem (e.g. invitations to present your work). (3500 characters maximum)
(iii) Please provide details of your work-focused activities outside
research – such as public engagement activities or involvement with learned
societies or subject groups. (450 characters maximum)
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(iv) Please detail any relevant interdisciplinary collaborations you have
been involved in. What type of collaborations would you be interested in
developing and what type of researcher would you like to meet if you were
to participate in Welsh Crucible? (450 characters maximum)
(v)
Please give an example of how you have demonstrated creativity
and/or innovation in your work or through your outside interests (450
characters maximum).
(vi) What do you expect to be doing professionally in 10 years’ time and
why? How might participating in Welsh Crucible affect this?
(1500
characters maximum)
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Optional Details
Where did you hear about Welsh Crucible?
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Equal Opportunities Monitoring
Welsh Crucible aims to support the development of highly promising
researchers working in Wales and is committed to providing equality of
opportunity irrespective of applicants’ sex; religious belief; political
opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or whether they are disabled; or
whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or whether they have
undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.
In support of our commitment to equality of opportunity we monitor
applicants according to the categories listed below. Completion of this
form (in all or part) is voluntary, but your assistance is appreciated. The
information you give will not be used for selection purposes.
Age (as at 9th March 2014):
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25-34
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Gender
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Male
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Disability
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
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No
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Sexual Orientation
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Heterosexual
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Gay
Lesbian
Religion or Belief
☐Agnostic
☐Buddhism
☐Christianity
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☐Hinduism
☐Judaism
☐Other
☐Islam
☐Sikhism
☐Jainism
☐No religion
☐Prefer not to say
Ethnic Group (categories based on 2001 census and listed alphabetically)
Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish, Asian Welsh
☐Bangladeshi
☐Indian
☐Pakistani
☐Chinese
☐Any other Asian background (specify below if you
wish)
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Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish, Black Welsh
☐African
☐Caribbean
☐Any other Black background (specify below if you wish)
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Mixed
☐White & Asian
☐White and Black Caribbean
☐White & Chinese
below if you wish)
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☐White & Black African
☐Any other Mixed background (specify
White
☐British
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☐Irish
☐Scottish
☐Welsh
☐Any other White background (specify below if you wish)
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Nationality
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Data Protection
Information provided by you on this application form may be copied for use
during the assessment process. Once the assessment process is complete,
the data will be stored for six months and then destroyed. If you are a
successful candidate relevant information may be taken from this form and
used as part of your personal Welsh Crucible record. If you are unsuccessful
and work in a Welsh higher education institution, your HEI will contact you
to explore how it can provide you with further support and development in
this area.
Cardiff University, on behalf of Welsh Crucible, is the data controller and all
information will be treated as confidential (Data Protection Act, 1998).
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I consent to the use of information in my form in this way.
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