Scholarship Research - URC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2013 AT UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Description
The University of Cape Town URC Postdoctoral Scholarship Fellowships have been established to encourage excellent doctoral graduates to undertake research and academic training as Postdoctoral Research Fellows at the University of Cape Town in 2013.  The Fellowships are based on academic merit and the number and quality of the applicant’s peer reviewed publications will be taken into account.

Value of scholarship grant:
The value of the scholarship grant are fixed at R190, 000 per annum and are tenable for a maximum of 12 months, and include any relocation expenses.  The Fellowships carry no benefits and a directive for tax exemption will be applied for by UCT on behalf of the successful candidate.

Eligibility

• All South African and foreign candidates are eligible, but preference will be given to applicants who graduated with the doctoral degree from universities other than UCT.  
• Applicants who graduated from UCT at BOTH undergraduate and postgraduate levels are ineligible.
• Only applicants who attained the PhD degree no longer than 5 years ago, and are not yet in academic or research posts are eligible.  
• There is no restriction on any particular discipline or field of research, but applications from other African countries and from women and black researchers will be given preference.  
• Applicants who have not yet graduated with the PhD degree must provide proof that the PhD thesis has been submitted by no later than 15 September 2012. Such proof must be accompanied by a written statement by the supervisor that the degree is likely to be achieved.  
• The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the agreed research as well as optional but limited teaching duties as part of professional development;
• successful candidates will not be expected to perform any service to the host-department at the University of Cape Town in return for the Fellowship.
• The URC Postdoctoral Fellowship is considered to be a PRIMARY AWARD and cannot be held in full concurrently with any other award.  A maximum of 50% (R95,000) of the value of the award can be held concurrently with other postdoctoral fellowship(s) up to the overall limit of income from all sources of R350,000. 
• It is crucial that applicants’ research interests and faculty needs are in line with those of the host department.
• Successful candidates will be expected to publish an appropriate number of papers, as determined by the discipline.
• Successful candidates will be required to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Cape Town, and a Memorandum of Understanding with his/her Principal Investigator.  
• Successful candidates will be required to comply with the University of Cape Town’s approved policies, procedures and practises for the postdoctoral sector. 

Application Procedure
Please complete the scholarship application which is available at:  http://www.uct.ac.za/research/pgfo/offered/

You also required to submit:

• The applicant’s full curriculum vitae and a full list of publications. Reports from three referees, which must be submitted in sealed envelopes.
• Certified copies of all academic transcripts.

Submission Deadline
03 August 2012

Website Link
http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/pgfo/postdocs/URC_Postdoctoral_Research_Fellowship_2013.pdf