Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

2014 APPLICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN MID 2013

Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awarded to early career researchers of exceptional calibre wishing to conduct full-time research at UNSW in any of its areas of research strengths.

• Applicants must be external to UNSW i.e., not currently hold an appointment at UNSW or UNSW affiliated organisations (NeuRA, Garvan, VCCI, CCIA). If the applicant was awarded a PhD from UNSW they must have spent at least 2 years employed at another university or research institution and the Fellowship must not be undertaken with the applicant’s UNSW PhD supervisor as a mentor.

• Applicants must have been awarded a PhD within the past 5 years

• Fellows will be appointed at Academic Salary Level A or B per year (plus 17% employer superannuation and leave loading) based on years of experience. A Research Support Grant of A$10,000 per annum for three years will be provided on commencement. The University's employment conditions apply to the Fellowships, including such entitlements as relocation allowance on appointment.

• Fellowships will be offered for a period of 2 years, renewable for a third year subject to research performance in the top 25% of their level of appointment and evidence of actively seeking externally funded fellowships.

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