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The Claude
Leon Foundation is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships
commencing in 2011 for research in the faculties of
Science, Engineering and Medical Sciences to be conducted
at universities in South Africa. The Fellowship will
be awarded for two years and will be worth R175,000
per annum. |
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The Fellowships are open to South African
and foreign nationals. |
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One economy class return flight may be
awarded to those coming from outside South Africa. The
Foundation must be informed immediately of any supplementary
travel grants and the conditions pertaining thereto which
the Fellows may receive. The Foundation reserves the right
to adjust or cancel its translocation allowance. |
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Fellowships are awarded on a competitive
basis, taking the applicants' academic achievements and
potential as researchers into account. |
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Preference will
be given to candidates who:
- have received their doctoral degrees in the last
five years; there may be exceptions for older candidates
who bring special skills or experience.
- are currently under-represented in South African
science, engineering and medical sciences.
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It is preferable, but not obligatory, that
a candidate will undertake his/her postdoctoral research
project in a department other than the one where his/her
doctoral degree was obtained. |
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The Fellowship will lapse if it is not
taken up within 12 months of the offer. |
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An applicant who has not completed his/her
PhD at the time the Fellowship is offered (usually October)
must have at least submitted the PhD thesis by the end
of the calendar year in which the offer is made. In those
circumstances the Foundation will require written assurance
from the applicant's PhD supervisor that the PhD thesis
has been submitted and there is a reasonable expectation
that the doctoral degree will be awarded. |
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In the case
where the award of a PhD is imminent and the thesis
has been submitted and the Foundation has received written
assurance from the PhD supervisor that the doctoral
degree will be awarded the Foundation may allow the
post-doctoral studies to begin and some initial payment
to be made in terms of the Fellowship but will need
to be assured of the success of the PhD. On application
half of the award may be given before the PhD has been
awarded.
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The Fellowship cannot be held concurrently with any supplementary funding without
the permission of the Foundation, which will only be
granted in exceptional circumstances.
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If a Fellow wishes to change his/her research
project or host institution for which the Fellowship was
awarded, details must be submitted in writing to the Foundation's
administrator for consideration and approval in writing
by the Foundation prior to such a change. |
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Fellows, after
having completed their first year of Fellowship, may apply
to the Trustees for one travel grant per Fellowship up
to a maximum of R25,000 to attend international conferences
for the purpose of presenting a paper or poster. |
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As the primary purpose of the Fellowship
is to enable the Fellow to undertake a significant piece
of publishable research, teaching should average no more
than 3 hours per teaching week in term time. The Foundation
expects that the subject taught would relate to the main
thrust of the Fellow's research interests and not simply
to the department's needs. |
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Fellows must submit a written progress
report and application for renewal of the award, endorsed
by their supervisor, by the end of October in the first
year of the Fellowship. |
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If a Fellow completes his/her
research before the end of the period for which the Fellowship
has been awarded, the award will be decreased on a pro
rata basis depending on the month in which the Fellow
completes the research. The Fellow should refund the University
any money paid him/her covering a period after the Fellow
has completed his/her Fellowship or his/her Fellowship
has terminated. This should be refunded within 30 days
of completion or termination of the Fellowship. |
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Fellows must submit, no later than
three months after the end of tenure
or on withdrawal from the Fellowship, a comprehensive
report on the research funded by the Foundation; this
should include a report from the supervisor. |
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Applications will be considered at one
closing date 16 April 2010. |
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The selection committee will include representatives
of the Royal Society of South Africa and will make recommendations
to the Trustees of the Foundation who will make the final
decision at their October 2010 meeting. The Fellowships
will normally be taken up early in 2011. |
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Completed Postdoctoral Application Forms
must be submitted to the university at which the applicant
hopes to undertake the Fellowship. Sections J, K, L
and M of the application form must be dealt with by
the university of choice. These institutions will ensure
that applications forms are signed by the appropriate
university authorities, and that all copy
documents are attached.
These forms should be scanned and emailed as PDF
files to postdocadmin@leonfoundation.co.za
PLEASE NOTE THAT UNCOMPLETED AND UNSIGNED FORMS
CANNOT BE ACCEPTED |
