A postdoc program to train sustainability-oriented leaders

EPFL's newest postdoc fellowship program - EPFLeaders4impact - will fund innovative research projects that address the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Funded in part by the EU, the program is designed to encourage joint R&D among EPFL laboratories, businesses and non-profit organizations. EPFL'sAssociated Vice Presidency for Research (AVP-R), together with the Vice Presidency for Innovation (VPI), has unveiled EPFLeaders4impact , a new fellowship program for international postdocs. It is being co-funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 framework program for research and innovation and will grant between 40 and 120 fellowships over the next five years through two application rounds. EPFLeaders4impact is open to researchers who hold a PhD or have at least four years' full-time experience in research. It's open to applicants from any country, provided they haven't lived in Switzerland for more than 12 of the 36 months preceding the deadline for their application round. "A number of studies have shown that universities gain a lot from bringing in researchers from abroad," says Caroline Vandevyver, head of the Research Office.