Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Closing date to Research Office: 10 September 2010

The University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowships were established in 1996 to support excellence in full-time research undertaken in any Department or School at the University.

The University will be offering up to 10 Fellowships in 2011.

The Fellowships are extremely prestigious and highly competitive internationally in line with equivalent externally funded fellowships.

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.

Applicants are required to follow a two stage process:

Endorsement by the Head
of the host Department/School as per the guidelines.
Applicants must contact the Head of the host School/Department (doc) before 6 August 2010;
Apply online
Important: You should not commence an online application until you have been endorsed by the Head of your host department or school.
Eligibility
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 2005. Applicants with a PhD award dated later than 31 December 2009 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 2009 are eligible to apply.

Applicants wishing to clarify eligibility must submit a written request by 23 July 2010 to the Research Office research.grants@sydney.edu.au.


Assessment Criteria
Excellence will be the primary criterion, both in terms of the project and the researcher. Equal weight will be given to the quality of the project and the track record of the applicant relative to opportunity. The alignment of the proposed research with existing activity and the environment in the host Department/School will also be an important consideration.


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