Conditions of postdoctoral research fellowships
Reporting
Recognition of The Cancer Council Victoria
Limitation of other paid activity
Other funding sources
Approvals required
The Cancer Council Victoria is an independent volunteer-based charity which was established in 1936. Our mission is to lead the fight against cancer. Our core business is cancer control. We conduct and support research as well as delivering statewide support and prevention programs and advocating regulation and other interventions to reduce the physical and emotional burden of cancer. Our leaders are of international standing and we are significantly and positively influencing the cancer agenda in Victoria and beyond.
Postdoctoral fellowships are offered to provide Victorian scientists who have recently completed a PhD with support for an additional year of research based on their thesis work. The application must establish that the research will be greatly enhanced by having the candidate spend a further year with the same research group (ie. where the recipient was a PhD candidate).
The fellowship funding will be paid to the host institute at the NHMRC Personnel Support Package (PSP) Level 3 rate of $64,750 pa. The PSP amount covers all salary and salary on-costs (eg. payroll tax, workers compensation, leave loading, compulsory and contributory superannuation) as well as some minor operational support.
Fellowships will be awarded for a period of one year.
Funds will be paid quarterly in advance to the host institute which will make payments to the recipient according to its internal arrangements.
Selection will involve an assessment of applications against the following criteria:
At the conclusion of the Fellowship, holders must submit a report on their research. The Cancer Council Victoria may specify special reporting requirements or formats.
The fellow must acknowledge the support of The Cancer Council Victoria and (if applicable) any nominated fund, donation or bequest, in all publications and any media announcements pertaining to the research for which the fellowship has been awarded. The Cancer Council Victoria may specify from time to time a form of words to be used to acknowledge the support of The Cancer Council Victoria and any nominated fund, donation or bequest.
The fellowship is provided for full-time research. The fellowship holder must not engage in other paid activity which materially diminishes his or her capacity to conduct the research full-time.
The fellowship holder can receive funding from other sources subject to the following provisos:
Compliance with the conditions of the fellowship is mandatory. Depending on its nature and severity, non-compliance may result in withdrawal of the fellowship.
If offered a fellowship, you will need to submit copies of the relevant committee approvals eg. Human Research Ethics Committee, Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee, Biosafety Committee. The fellowship funding will not commence until all approvals have been provided.
Applications must be made on the official application form.
Applications must be received by 5pm on Friday, 3 October.
Any queries can be directed to Philippa Thomson, Research Management Unit on (03) 9635 5213, or email Philippa.Thomson@cancervic.org.au
The next round will be for PhDs submitted between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009.
