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The
University of Stirling is offering a number of Postdoctoral Fellowships across
its Academic Schools. Fellows will be assigned a senior mentor from their host
Academic School who has an excellent personal record on research publication
and external funding.
These
2-year research positions offer the opportunity for outstanding early career
researchers embarking upon an independent research career.
The
Fellowships will provide a fixed-term, research only contract on a salary on
the Grade 7 scale (£30,122 - £35,939) and a grant for research expenses of
£5,000 per annum.
Candidates
will normally hold a doctorate (in exceptional cases, candidates may have
submitted their PhD thesis but not yet have undertaken their viva) and will
normally have a maximum of six years postdoctoral research experience, whether
in a University or industrial setting. The Fellowships are designed to assist
Fellows embarking upon an independent research career, with the prospect of
transitioning to a lecturing position at the end of the Fellowship (subject to
availability of suitable positions and relevant HR processes). During their
appointment, Fellows will be expected and supported to secure significant
external research funding with which to continue their research programme after
the end of their Fellowship. Fellows are expected to:
·
undertake research in line with the School's/Institute's and University's
research strategy.
·
develop the skills and attributes required of a full member of
the academic staff of the University.
·
carry out a programme of innovative research.
Each
fellow will be required to plan their research project and execute it, applying
for and winning research funding appropriate to the discipline. S/he will train
in the skills required to lead research, and to supervise research students, as
required by the Head of School. Essential applicant criteria:
·
PhD completed or submitted; evidence of very high quality
research outputs at the forefront of the discipline
·
Good understanding of the wider research field
·
Understanding of the funding opportunities and constraints
appropriate to the field
Desirable
applicant criteria:
·
Clear evidence of leadership of one or more research projects
·
Evidence of ability to win funding for research
Further details and the application process can be found at http://www.stir.ac.uk/impact/fellowships/.
The deadline is 17th February 2013
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Professor
Kirstein Rummery | Research Director/Postgraduate
Tutor - School of Applied Social Science
| University of
Stirling
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