Managing Director Career@BI Program, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Areas of Expertise: Research & Academia, Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Biomedical Devices
Brian Cahill is the Managing Director of the Center for Cooperation and Career Management at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts and a member of the Learning and Skills Analytics Group at the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover. Since 2022, he has served as an evaluator for the EIC Accelerator Grant and was previously Grant Manager of the COST Action CA19117 on Researcher Mental Health. Brian is also a member of the Board of Directors of the SciLink Foundation and served as Chair of the Marie Curie Alumni Association from 2016 to 2018.
In these roles, he has supported early-career researchers on topics including career development, innovation, research funding, science communication, research integrity, and responsible research and innovation. Brian has contributed a career column to Nature and has spoken at international events such as the EuroScience Open Forum, the AAAS Meeting, and the Vitae Researcher Career Development Conference.
Brian has prior mentoring experience through the Marie Curie Alumni Mentorship Program, guiding emerging researchers in both career and professional development.
“I would like to share my experience, connect with mentees, and learn from their fresh perspectives.”