Australia – 2008 Monash Fellowships Program from Monash University
Scheme Aim and Objectives
Monash University has established the Monash Fellowships to attract internationally competitive researchers to undertake research of national and international significance (including young researchers from overseas with great future potential) and provide them with the best possible environment to establish a productive laboratory or other research team and to foster collaborations.
The Fellowships will be in the form of a direct appointment in 2008 following a Monash-conducted competitive process (open to researchers from outside Monash University only). The Fellowships are tenable only at Monash University and it is expected that most of the time will be spent at the relevant Monash department/centre.
Up to four (4) awards will be made.
Eligibility
- Applicants must not hold a current position at Monash University (including casual/ sessional appointments) at the time of application and/or during the selection process of the Monash Fellowships Program.
- Applicants, who have spent considerable time at Monash University prior to their application submission, completing their PhD and/or being employed, may not be eligible.
- Applicants may be a citizen of any country, but in order to be eligible to accept the offer of a Monash Fellowship he/she must obtain the appropriate visa as required by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
- Applicants will normally have not less than two and not more than eight years of post-doctoral experience as at 1 September 2007, calculated from the date of submission of PhD thesis. This may be full-time employment or part-time equivalent, and should be at or above Academic Level A or equivalent. Applicants who have experienced a major interruption to their research career (such as maternity leave or illness) since the submission of their PhD thesis must explain this in their application.
- Applicants must demonstrate excellent research outcomes at international level.
Funding
Successful applicants will be awarded up to $AUD160,000 per annum (comprising a salary, including on-costs, in the Research Fellow Level B range, currently $AUD67, 818 – $AUD80, 535 per annum, including on-costs and a research support grant of up to $AUD50,000 per annum, for 5 years). A starting salary within this range may be negotiated and will usually be dependent upon the number of years of postdoctoral research experience.
Costs will be shared – 50% central funds, 25% faculty funds and 25% departmental funds. The Fellow’s Faculty/Department/School is responsible for providing research accommodation and access to facilities and services necessary for the Fellow’s research program.
Any Fellow who subsequently secures externally funded salary support would retain a research support grant of up to $50,000 per annum for the remainder of the term of his/her Monash Fellowship. The cost sharing between central, faculty and departmental funds will continue.
Removals costs and return economy air fares will be paid, for Fellow plus partner and dependent children, in accordance with University policy, with the cost shared in the same way as the salary. UniSuper superannuation benefits are available upon appointment.
Prior to submitting the application, applicants should contact the Head of the Department/School/Centre in which they propose to undertake the research to discuss the proposed project and obtain a list of the research priorities for the proposed faculty.
Referees and Proposed Head of Department at Monash University
Applicants are required to submit the details (full name, position, telephone, fax, email, mail address) of three referees:
- a current post-doctoral/line management supervisor, or the most recent supervisor since applicants gained their PhD, and
- two eminent scholars who are internationally recognised experts in the discipline.
The referees must be in a position to comment fully on the applicant’s suitability. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the referees are sent referee report forms, a copy of the guidelines and the applicant’s completed Monash Fellowships Program application.
Referees must return reports, electronically and signed hard copy, directly to the Monash University Research Office by close of business Tuesday 31 July 2007.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the Head of Department/School is sent the report form, a copy of the guidelines and the applicant’s completed Monash Fellowships Program application.
The Head of Department/School must return reports, electronically and signed hard copy, directly to the Monash University Research Office by close of business Tuesday 31 July 2007.
Guidelines, Forms and Other Instructions
- Guidelines for Applicants (doc 112KB)
- Application Form (95 KB)
- Referee Report Form (doc 51KB)
- Head of Department/School/Centre Report Form (doc 61KB)
- Conditions of Award (doc 68KB)
- Annual Progress and Final Reports (doc 23KB)
Submission requirements
The closing date for applications is close of business Tuesday 31 July 2007. Late, incomplete or handwritten applications will not be accepted. The full application is the application form plus the additional pages outlining the project details.
An electronic copy of the application, referee and Head of Department report forms must be emailed to Ms Prisca Cradick, MFref@adm.monash.edu.au, Tel: +61 (0)3 990 53074.
Applicants must submit an original plus five (5) paper copies of their fully completed and signed application. Applicants must ensure their referee and Head of Department/School reports are submitted directly to the Monash Research Office.
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