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University of Sydney Fellowships 2017

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REFERENCE NO. 770/0516

The University of Sydney Fellowships aim to attract outstanding early career researchers to the University of Sydney to contribute to and enhance the research strengths and culture of the university.

Why join us?

Applications are welcome and encouraged from any discipline, faculty or research area. A particular objective of the 2017 round, however, is to attract talented recent doctoral graduates who can contribute to our whole-of-university multidisciplinary initiatives, broadly construed. Recipients of the University of Sydney Fellowships will be members of the Sydney Society of Fellows, and will be affiliated to a faculty and one of the Centres listed below: 

  • The Charles Perkins Centre
  • The Brain and Mind Centre
  • The Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
  • The China Studies Centre
  • The Sydney South East Asia Centre
  • The Cancer Research Network
  • The Sydney Environment Institute
  • The Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosafety
  • The Sydney Centre for Translational Data Science


The first of its kind in Australia, the Sydney Society of Fellows represents the University’s commitment to ground-breaking research and scholarship. The Society aims to bring to Sydney the most promising young scholars from all disciplines to allow them to participate in and contribute to its thriving intellectual life.  The Sydney Society of Fellows fosters inter-faculty collaboration, builds on a network of outstanding international alumni and provides further career development opportunities for Fellows.

For more information about research funding at Sydney visit Research Support.

 

Term and remuneration

The University of Sydney Fellowships will be available from January 2017 for a maximum duration of three years, with a starting salaryat Level A8 (base salary $94,174) of the University’s Academic salary scale and research support of A$25,000.

 

How to apply

  1. Read the University of Sydney Fellowship guidelines
  2. Find a University of Sydney academic sponsor who is field-appropriate for you and contact them directly.
  3. After sponsor approval is obtained, complete an Expression of Interest and submit to the Centre Director (or nominated representative). 
  4. Await approval from the Centre Director (or nominated representative).
  5. Apply online
    • Note: You should not commence an online application until you have been endorsed by the Centre Director
  6. A confidential referee report must be sent to j.small@sydney.edu.au by 25th July 2016.

 

Click here for guidelines and other accompanying documentation.

CLOSING DATE: 25th July 2016.  Please note: Applicants must submit the Expression of Interest to the Centre Director or nominated representative by 17th June 2016

The University is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups and women are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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