The European Commission put out a call on 13 May for applications to join the advisory boards of the new research missions that are to be set up under Horizon Europe, the proposed €94.1 billion research programme.
There is one call for five boards, corresponding to the five broad themes or “mission areas”, but applicants can express a preference as to which board they would like to join if selected. There will be a 15-member board for each mission area. The deadline for applications is midday on 11 June 2019.
The boards will advise the Commission on the design and management of each of the missions, which will have specific goals, such as improving cancer treatment and protecting soil health.
The Horizon Europe legislation says board members need to be “high level individuals” and will include representatives of end users in the institutions and companies that will carry out the research. The call itself goes into a little more detail, saying that the Commission hopes to recruit people with experience in a variety of areas, including industries relevant to the mission areas, academia and research institutes; policymakers; former public figures, such as city mayors; and people from international agencies, civil society organisations, and non-governmental organisations.