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THE FORREST RESEARCH FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 11:59PM AWST 30 June 2024

LOCATION: Australia

Forrest postdoctoral fellows are more than just intellectually brilliant. They are adventurous, curious, open to ideas from anywhere. Forrest Fellowships are offered to early-stage postdoctoral researchers who have outstanding academic profiles and who have already made significant personal research contributions within and beyond their discipline.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to apply applicants must be in their final year of PhD or no more than two years post PhD conferral. 

have had their PhD conferred on or after 1 January 2022, or will have successfully completed all the requirements for the award of their PhD by 31 December 2024.

be intending to reside at Forrest Hall for the duration of the Fellowship (exemptions may be considered by the Governors of the Forrest Research Foundation).
have been offered and accepted an employment contract at a Western Australian university. The Forrest Foundation will liaise with the nominated university to issue the employment contract to successful fellowship applicants.

have received their PhD conferral before taking up their appointment.

take up the Forrest Fellowship and commence employment at the relevant university within 12 months of being awarded the Fellowship.

agree to reporting their progress to the Forrest Research Foundation Director and the Minderoo Foundation each year.

For the full set of Fellowship guidelines, including eligibility criteria, please see here: https://forrestresearch.org.au/fellowship-guidelines/

BENEFIT:

The Forrest Research Foundation will provide funding for:

Salary

Salary consistent with a Level A Step 8 appointment (for example The University of Western Australia Salary Scales approximately $99,905 in salary plus 17% superannuation)

Accommodation Allowance

An accommodation allowance of $24,128 per annum in 2024 (subject to marginal tax rate)

Research and travel allowance

A once-off research and travel allowance of up to $12,000. This allowance is available for approved research-related expenses, overseas research, and conference travel. 

Relocation allowance

All interstate and international Fellows can apply for a relocation allowance, including an economy airfare to Perth, which can be discussed with the Director if successful.

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WELLCOME CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 25 July 2024, 17:00 BST

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.

ELIGIBILITY:

You can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if you are a mid-career researcher and you are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme. You must aim to make a key contribution to your field by:

generating significant shifts in understanding

and/or

developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

During the award, we expect you to:

develop your research capabilities and leadership skills

support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture

start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers.

Your research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with our funding remit.

You must have:

completed one or two substantial periods of research after your initial training

made important contributions to your area of research.

You will probably have experience of working collaboratively. You may have directed, or closely guided, the work of others.

At the point of application, you may also have been appointed to: your first permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract, or to a tenure track contract. If this applies to you, you cannot ask for your own salary with this award unless you are based in a low- or middle-income country and have to get your salary from external grant funding.

You must have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in one of the following:

UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).

BENEFIT:

A Wellcome Career Development Award provides a salary for the grantholder (if required) and research expenses.

The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science.

The award may be held on a part-time basis. We will extend the duration of the award to reflect this.

You should ask for a level and duration of funding that’s justifiable for your proposed research.

You can only hold one of these awards. We do not offer renewals.

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