Offer Description
The University of Malta is looking to grow its pool of external evaluators who get involved in the selection process of its annual internal research proposals, called the Research Excellence Fund. The call will grow our pool of external experts (PoEE) in the specific scientific domains listed below, selected through an open process to ensure transparent, impartial and consistent evaluation of the applications. The same PoEE might have the opportunity to participate in the evaluation of other…
internally managed funding schemes.
More information about the University of Malta’s Research Excellence Funds is available on https://www.um.edu.mt/rssd/researchfunding/internalcalls/internalresearchgrants/researchexcellencefund/
Evaluators profile
We are looking for recognised experts in the domain with research skills and experience in any one (or more) of these specific categories
Arts and Humanities
- Blue Clay and Pottery Materials
- Public Service Interpreting
- Digitising Cultural Heritage
- Dance as Cultural Practice
- Wall Painting Conservation
- AI-Assisted Jurisprudence Consolidation
Engineering, ICT & Built Environment
- VR Road Safety Education for Children
- AI-Assisted Assessment
- Subsea Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage
- Metallic Lattice Structures
- LiFi-Assisted WiFi Security
- Switchable Glazing Shading Device
Medical and Health Sciences
- Multiple Sclerosis and Drosophila Melanogaster Model
- In-house Aligner in Orthodontics
- Iodine and Thyroid in Pregnancy
- Pharmacogenomics
- MRI Biomarkers for Brain Disorders
- Chemotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer
- Type 1 Diabetes Prevention and Intervention
- Unspecified Bleeding
- Asthma Drug Targets
- Point-of-Care Infection Diagnostics
- Pharmacogenetics of Cannabis and Public Health
- Early Language Assessment in Children
- Genetic Test for Male Pattern Balding
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Treatment
Natural Sciences and Knowledge Sciences
- Cosmological Tensions
- Ordered Mathematical Structures
- Radio Astronomy for Vision Enhancement
- Machine Learning for Quantum Thermodynamics
- Digital Herbarium and Flora
- Forensic Geophysics for Burials
- Organic Synthesis and Green Chemistry
- Isolation of Graphs
Social Sciences and Education
- AI for Executive Functions in Education
- Problematic Online Gaming and Gambling
- Tourist Experience Analysis
- Flexible Online Learning and Teaching
- Education for Sustainable Development
- Pop-Up Parks for Community Inclusion
- Generative AI in Education Innovation
- AI and Youth Trust
- Youth Values and Social Cohesion
- Ethics in Early Childhood Education
- Leading for Creativity in Schools
The evaluators should have a track record of academic research activity and experience in evaluations of funded project proposals (such as, but not limited to, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe). The ideal profile should include a significant portfolio of publications (books, monographs, peer reviewed journal articles etc) and experience with attracting competitive project funds and conducting grant evaluations. To this end, it is a requirement for the evaluators to submit their ORCID-ID or PUBLONS-ID as part of the application in order for the University of Malta to be able to assess the application.
The personal information provided in this expression of interest shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act (CAP 586, Laws of Malta) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the purpose of receiving interest from potential candidates to apply to be part of a pool of external evaluators at the UM.
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