Penta offers support to individuals pursuing or holding a PhD (or equivalent professional training) and those within seven years of their first research appointment, who aspire to advance their research careers and become independent researchers.
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are at the core of the Penta ID Network’s mission, and we strongly believe in the need for voicing the vision of the future by a younger generation to assure the continuity of Penta.
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An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is a Penta ID Network member who is either undertaking a PhD (or equivalent professional training) or is a researcher within seven years from the date of their first research-related appointment, minus eligible delays in research. An ECR has the ambition to continue to develop their research career and to become an independent researcher.
Penta provides an ideal environment that enables ECRs to build their research passion and capability. We strive to increase the visibility of ECRs in the scientific community and offer support in the development of future leaders in paediatric infectious diseases.
We do this through:
Penta provides opportunities for ECRs to be mentored by experienced researchers within our network. Mentees and mentors engage in an active partnership with mentors to identify achievable career goals and address challenges. If you are part of the Penta ID Network and interested in joining our mentorship programme, please contact us at pentamentoringprogramme@pentafoundation.org
Penta provides a friendly and informal platform for ECRs to share experiences, gain feedback on ideas and identify collaborators among themselves.
Penta empowers ECRs to develop their careers by linking them to training opportunities that support the development of research skills. Keep up to date with this webpage to find out about future training opportunities available for ECRs.
“Our Working Group has been developed to drive Penta’s scientific work in building the next generation of leading researchers in paediatric infectious diseases and offer new insights for Penta’s scientific group. The vision for the our Working Group is for it to be the incubator for the next global research leaders of the Penta Network. The mission is to help each other become better and to facilitate the best use of Penta network’s resources in that direction.”
Penta welcomes new applications to join the Early Career Researchers Working Group (ECR WG)! The ECR WG was created to offer early career researchers a dedicated space within the Penta ID Network to connect, advance their research careers, and contribute to the Foundation’s mission.
We look forward to receiving your application!