Postdoctoral Fellowships Australia Africa Universities Network 1848 views

A number of Postdoctoral positions are available through Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN), grants will be up to two years in total, comprised of research components in both Australia and South Africa but limited to 12 months in Australia. The Australian component of the award will be fully funded by the Australia Awards – Africa Program.

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be a citizen of an eligible African countries as outlined in the table in Annex 2 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines.

Must be living in South Africa

Must be affiliated to their home institution in South Africa in an academic/research capacity

Be at least 25 and not more than 50 years of age at the date of application

Home and Host Institutions must be members of the Australia Africa Universities Network

Not be a citizen of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia or be applying for a visa to live in Australia permanently

Must not be married, engaged to, or a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any time during the application, selection or mobilisation phases

be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to hold a Training and Research Visa (subclass 402) visa. This may mean that DFAT will need to withdraw an Award offer if the Awardee cannot satisfy the visa requirements

Have been conferred a PhD

Field of research must be aligned to Science & Technology, Agricultural Productivity and/or Health

Must have a letter of support from their home institution that outlines their agreement to the Fellowship, Annex 4 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines

Must have a letter of invitation from the Host Institution in Australia, outlining their commitment to the Fellowship, Annex 4 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines.

Must be able to commence their program in the academic year 2017

How to Apply

Steps required to apply for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship

• Read the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines to gain an understanding of the program and what is required for an application
• Review and ensure the minimum eligibility requirements outlined in the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines are met
• Read the contract you will be required to sign, (see Annex 5 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines), and ensure that these can be agreed to within seven days of an offer being granted. If the offer is not accepted within this period, the offer may be withdrawn
• If all conditions and eligibility are met, obtain an Application Form from postdoc@australiaawardsafrica.org, which will outline the steps required to successfully submit an application
• Finalise and submit an application. Once an application has been successfully submitted an email acknowledging the receipt of the application will be sent to the email address provided. Once an application has been submitted, no further changes (including addition of documents) can be made

Note: Hard copy applications will not be accepted.  Applications must be scanned or sent as PDF files and submitted to postdoc@australiaawardsafrica.org.

Applications close 31 January 2017.