Macquarie University Research Fellowships Scheme
Closing dates:
Expression of Interest - 1 May 2008 5pm
Full proposal (by invitation only) - 9 July 2008 5pm
Sponsor/ Head of Department form - 13 August 2008 5pm
Applicant-nominated referee report - 13 August 2008 5pm
Macquarie University will offer up to six new research positions commencing in 2009 through the Macquarie University Research Fellowships Scheme. Positions will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be full time for three years. To be eligible to apply to this scheme your PhD must be submitted or awarded by the closing date for full proposals (9 July 2008).
Funding Rules
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Referees
The applicant will provide you with a copy of the final version of their proposal. Please complete the Referee report form and email it as a PDF attachment to grants@mq.edu.au by 5pm, Wednesday 13 August.
Sponsors
The applicant will provide you with a copy of the final version of their proposal after 9 July 2008 and your completed form is due by 13 August 2008. Please liase with your Head of Department and Dean of Division to complete the required statements and certifications on the form below. Submit the signed original to the Research Office (C5C Research Hub) and the electronic version as a PDF attachment to grants@mq.edu.au. Due date: 5pm, Wednesday 13 August 2008.
Sponsor/ Head of Department form
Applicants
If you have been invited to submit a full proposal, please follow the instructions emailed to you from the University's online recruiting system.
Scheme objectives
The Macquarie University Research Fellowships Scheme has three main objectives:
1. To provide support at a postdoctoral level to researchers near the beginning of their research career who have an outstanding track record (relevant to opportunity) or who show evidence of excellent research potential.
2. To provide an incubation research period for early career researchers, allowing them to increase their competitive edge in securing research funding from non-University sources.
3. To enhance the research capabilities of existing and emerging areas of research concentration and excellence within Macquarie University.
Funding available
Package: From $72,372 pa, including base salary (Level A Point 6) $61,155 to $65,600 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer superannuation. These salary levels will be adjusted in line with movements in the Academic Salary Scale of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement. Applicants may also apply for up to $50,000 to assist with research costs associated with the proposed Fellowship project over three years (up to a maximum of $20,000 in any one year).
Applications from external researchers
Applications from researchers who are not already working at Macquarie University are particularly encouraged. We advise external applicants to take the following steps when applying for a Fellowship:
- Become thoroughly familiar with the Funding Rules.
- Then decide on a topic and project to pursue as part of the Fellowship.
- The next step is to communicate your project to senior researchers at Macquarie University with a view to finding a sponsor for your application.
The Macquarie University website is a rich source of information on our researchers and their areas of specialisation.
- List of Divisions and Departments, all of which provide information on their research and researcher profiles.
- List of the University’s concentrations of research excellence.
- List of the University’s Research Centres.
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