Monash University has established the Monash Fellowships to attract internationally competitive researchers to undertake research of national and international significance (including young researchers from overseas with great future potential) and provide them with the best possible environment to establish a productive laboratory or other research team and to foster collaborations.

The Fellowships will be in the form of a direct appointment in 2008 following a Monash-conducted competitive process (open to researchers from outside Monash University only). The Fellowships are tenable only at Monash University and it is expected that most of the time will be spent at the relevant Monash department/centre.Up to four (4) awards will be made.
 

Eligibility

• Applicants must not hold a current position at Monash University (including casual/ sessional appointments) at the time of application and/or during the selection process of the Monash Fellowships Program.
• Applicants, who have spent considerable time at Monash University prior to their application submission, completing their PhD and/or being employed, may not be eligible.
• Applicants may be a citizen of any country, but in order to be eligible to accept the offer of a Monash Fellowship he/she must obtain the appropriate visa as required by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
• Applicants will normally have not less than two and not more than eight years of post-doctoral experience as at 1 September 2007, calculated from the date of submission of PhD thesis. This may be full-time employment or part-time equivalent, and should be at or above Academic Level A or equivalent. Applicants who have experienced a major interruption to their research career (such as maternity leave or illness) since the submission of their PhD thesis must explain this in their application.
• Applicants must demonstrate excellent research outcomes at international level.

Funding
Successful applicants will be awarded up to $AUD160,000 per annum (comprising a salary, including on-costs, in the Research Fellow Level B range, currently $AUD67, 818 - $AUD80, 535 per annum, including on-costs and a research support grant of up to $AUD50,000 per annum, for 5 years). A starting salary within this range may be negotiated and will usually be dependent upon the number of years of postdoctoral research experience.

Costs will be shared - 50% central funds, 25% faculty funds and 25% departmental funds. The Fellow’s Faculty/Department/School is responsible for providing research accommodation and access to facilities and services necessary for the Fellow’s research program.

Any Fellow who subsequently secures externally funded salary support would retain a research support grant of up to $50,000 per annum for the remainder of the term of his/her Monash Fellowship. The cost sharing between central, faculty and departmental funds will continue.

Removals costs and return economy air fares will be paid, for Fellow plus partner and dependent children, in accordance with University policy, with the cost shared in the same way as the salary. UniSuper superannuation benefits are available upon appointment.

Closing Dates: 31 July 2007

For more  information, please visit Monash announcement.