Secondments
Mobility patterns
A1. Interdisciplinary mobility (core activity)
Interdisciplinary mobility is the core secondment activity in MYCOBEANS.
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Mobility activities primarily involve early-career researchers moving between academic institutions in Europe, the United Kingdom and ASEAN countries, enabling hands-on cross-disciplinary learning. Senior researchers are involved selectively when advanced methodological alignment or strategic integration across disciplines is required.
Interdisciplinary mobility is organised around recurrent exchange patterns, supporting cumulative capacity building and a shared methodological language across the consortium.
A2. Intersectoral mobility (technology transfer–oriented)
Intersectoral mobility supports targeted transfer of technology and applied know-how between academia and non-academic partners.
These secondments are short and tightly scoped, focusing on method implementation, workflow adaptation and feasibility assessment under real-world constraints. Intersectoral mobility complements interdisciplinary exchanges by anchoring scientific developments to applied and industrial contexts.
A3. Applied research organisations
MYCOBEANS includes mobility involving applied research and technology transfer organisations operating at the interface between academic research and industrial application.
These organisations act as bidirectional hubs, hosting early-career researchers for applied training and supporting senior-level exchanges focused on validation, optimisation and technology adaptation.
At a glance — Secondments in MYCOBEANS
- Mobility patterns: interdisciplinary · intersectoral · applied research
- Geographical scope: Europe · United Kingdom · ASEAN countries
- Career stages involved: predominantly early-career, with targeted senior mobility
- Scientific domains bridged: analytical chemistry · toxicology · molecular biology · bioinformatics · food science · food processing
- Typical duration: short-term, objective-driven stays
Representative examples
The examples below illustrate typical mobility patterns implemented in MYCOBEANS. They are intended as representative scenarios and do not correspond to individual or exhaustive secondment cases.
Interdisciplinary mobility
From → To: Academic institution → Academic institution (international)
Career stage: Early-career researchers
Typical duration: Short-term
Focus: Methodological integration of analytical workflows and occurrence data across scientific and geographical contexts.
- interdisciplinary capacity building
- alignment of analytical and interpretative approaches
- development of shared methodological practices
Applied research environment
From → To: Academic institutions ↔ Applied research organisations
Career stage: Early-career and senior researchers
Typical duration: Short- to medium-term
Focus: Method validation and adaptation under operational, regulatory and applied research conditions.
- method validation and optimisation
- bidirectional knowledge transfer between research and application
- translation of methodologies into deployable tools
Intersectoral technology transfer
From → To: Academic institution ↔ Industrial or applied research context
Career stage: Early-career researchers
Typical duration: Medium-term
Focus: Intersectoral knowledge transfer across academic, applied research and industrial environments.
- integration of process knowledge into applied workflows
- alignment with industrial constraints and requirements
- consolidation of sustainable technology transfer pathways
Hear from our secondees
Short video testimonies from researchers involved in MYCOBEANS secondments, describing interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility experiences.