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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme

 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme
Funding body University of Sydney
Status Closed
Key dates Closing date: 23 September 2011

Aims

 These Fellowships allow outstanding researchers within 1-6 years of the award of their PhD to undertake research in any Department or School at the University of Sydney.

Application process
  1. Read the Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowship guidelines (PDF)
  2. You will need a University of Sydney academic sponsor.

  3. Contact the Head of the host School/Department to request endorsement, including their signature on the Formal approvals and signatures form.
  4. Apply online.
    Note: You should not commence an online application until you have been endorsed by the Head of your host School/Department.
  5. Obtain two confidential referee reports and submit them by 23 September 2011. A referee report template is available below.

Eligibility

Applicants must have an outstanding track record relative to opportunity in order to be short-listed. Successful applicants are expected to be based full-time at the University for the duration of the Fellowship and must not hold a concurrent paid appointment.

Strong preference will be given to applicants seeking to join the University from another organisation in Australia or from overseas. Applicants must have a PhD award dated no earlier than 1 January 2006. Applicants with a PhD award dated later than 31 December 2010 are extremely unlikely to be competitive and should talk to the host Head of School to assess competitiveness before applying.

Applicants with a PhD awarded by the University of Sydney within the timeframe specified above may apply if they have held a position with another organisation subsequent to the award of their PhD.

Applicants currently employed at the University of Sydney or other affiliated institutions (including but not limited to medical institutes) who commenced such employment after the award of their PhD AND on or after 1 July 2010 are eligible to apply.

Applicants must obtain the support and approval of propsed mentor before they contact the Head of School/Department.

Funding

Starting salary will be A$83,998 per annum (as at 1 January 2012) and a total research support grant of A$25,000 is provided. The duration of the Fellowship is three years.

 

 

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