PREPARED

PREPARED is an exciting new project led by the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the University of Galway which aims to support the next generation of disability rights postdoctoral researchers to respond to the most urgent global challenges of our time. As governments, development agencies and civil society struggle to respond to challenges such as the climate crisis, the refugee crisis and the covid-19 pandemic, disabled people are often left behind.

PREPARED will equip postdoctoral researchers to address these global challenges by offering opportunities within leading global interdisciplinary research teams, and embedding researchers where they are most needed – in organisations outside academia where they can apply their research to real world problems, ensuring maximum societal impact.

Up to 6 postdoctoral researchers will be recruited between 2025-2029. Two postdoctoral researchers were recruited in Call 1 in 2025. A further 4 may be recruited in Call 2 in 2026. Each postdoctoral researcher will be employed on a 3 year contract. Applicants must select one of the following organisations to be employed by at which they will carry out their postdoctoral research – the University of Galway, the University of Lisbon and Swiss Paraplegic Research. Postdoctoral researchers must not have been resident in the country they are applying to be employed in for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years.