Postdoc Position in Australia 2022 – McKenzie Fellowships Program
Designation/Position- Postdoc Position in Australia 2022
University of Melbourne, Australia invites applications for Postdoc Position in Australia 2022 from eligible and interested candidates
About- The McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships Program has been established to attract outstanding recent doctoral graduates to the University from around the world. The Program aims to recruit new researchers who have the potential to build and lead interdisciplinary collaborative research activities inside and across Academic Divisions. The University offers a leading and lively research environment that is internationally engaged, public-spirited and has many outstanding areas of research strength.
Research/Job Area- Areas of research priority for the University
Location- University of Melbourne, Australia
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Eligibility/Qualification–
- The University will fund the Fellowships for a three-year appointment commencing at Level A.6 in the University salary band plus superannuation.
- Fellows will receive an additional $25,000 to be spent on project costs over the term of their Fellowship. Awards will be for a maximum of three years commencing between 1 January 2023 and 30 June 2023.
At the time of application, applicants must not have held, or be holding, a fixed-term or continuing academic appointment at the University of Melbourne that is greater than one year. Where applicants have held multiple back-to-back fixed-term appointments, these should not be more than one year in total.
Applicants will be required to provide a declaration of support from the department/school in which they would be located if successful, but the criteria for selection will be university-based.
Eligibility Exemptions may be available for some applicants. For more information, please see the Guidelines and ‘How to Apply’ section below.
Job/Position Description-
- The University will fund the Fellowships for a three-year appointment commencing at Level A.6 in the University salary band plus superannuation.
- Fellows will receive an additional $25,000 to be spent on project costs over the term of their Fellowship. Awards will be for a maximum of three years commencing between 1 January 2023 and 30 June 2023.
How to Apply-
Academic contact Make sure you have an academic contact within your proposed host Faculty/School who is willing to support your application. Your proposed host Faculty/School can advise you as to how best to get in touch with an appropriate academic contact.
Review the funding guidelines Read the McKenzie Fellowship guidelines.
Complete the eligibility exemption request form If applicable, complete the eligibility exemption request on SmartyGrants by the EER due date.An Eligibility Exemption Request is only applicable if you do not meet all the eligibility criteria in the Funding Guidelines. Eligible applicants may submit an application without EER.
Complete the application form Complete the application form. Your faculty research office contact (listed above) can advise you of the HoD/HoS approvals process for this fellowship.
Submit the application Submit your application via SmartyGrants by the due date.
Submit written testimonials Request your referees submit their written testimonials via email to mckenzie-application@unimelb.edu.au by the due date.
| Faculty | Contact | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning | P: E: abp-research@unimelb.edu.au | Complete drafts of the Smarty Grants application form due to abp-research@unimelb.edu.au by the 2nd June |
| byFaculty of Arts | Jacqui Randall P:N/A E: arts-staffresearch@unimelb.edu.au | Dates TBC, including details on how to submit an EOI |
| Faculty of Business and Economics | FBE Research Professional Services Unit P: N/A E: fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au | Submit an EOI by 11.59pm Monday 9 May 2022 |
| Faculty of Fine Arts and Music | Adelene Auyong P: 9035 7362 E: fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au | Submit your EOI by 11:59pm Monday 2 May 2022 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | P: E: mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au | Dates TBC, including details on how to submit an EOI |
| Faculty of Science | Patrick O’Duffy P: N/A E: science-internalfunding@unimelb.edu.au | Submit your McKenzie EOI by 3pm (AEST) 28 April 2022 |
| Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | P: E: fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Melbourne Graduate School of Education | Jan Seesod P: N/A E: mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au or jan.seesod@unimelb.edu.au | Submit your EOI by (TBA) |
| Melbourne Law School | Mas GenerisP: 8344 9983E: law-research@unimelb.edu.au | Submit an EOI by Friday 6 May 2022 |
| Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Annette Herrera P: 8344 6017 E: FEIT-research@unimelb.edu.au |
You must ensure that you have completed any additional submission requirements specific to your Faculty/School and that you have an academic contact within your proposed Faculty/School who is willing to support your application. This contact must be listed in your application form.
Last Date for Apply– 23 June 2022
Thursday 17 March 2022– Program opens
Thursday 28 April 2022– 3:00pm (AEST) Eligibility exemption requests due via SmartyGrants
Thursday 23 June 2022– 3:00pm (AEST) Full applications due via SmartyGrants
October 2022– Fellowship Offers
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