Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science, Engineering Or Medical Science

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CLAUDE LEON FOUNDATION

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING OR MEDICAL SCIENCE

IT IS VITAL THAT BOTH CANDIDATES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE AWARE OF THE NEW RULES COVERING THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2019.

THE FOUNDATION WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT INCOMPLETE APPLICATION FORMS.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHED ALL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED IN THE CHECKLISTS.

THE FOUNDATION WILL NO LONGER FOLLOW UP ON MISSING DOCUMENTATION BUT DECLINE THE APPLICATION IF NOT COMPLETE BY THE DEADLINE OF 31 MAY 2018.

INSTRUCTIONS

CANDIDATES:

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST BEFORE FORWARDING ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OR INSTITUTION AT WHICH YOU HAVE SECURED AN OFFER OF A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION.

• Application forms should be sent to the host university/institution for signature and then forwarded to the Foundation by the institution,notby the candidate.

• Each university/institution has its own internal closing date for applications.

• It is the responsibility of the candidates to ensure that their nominated referees send confidential references to the host university or the institution they wish to attend before the closing date of 31 May.

• Keep in contact with your host to ensure that your form arrives at the Foundation office in time.

• In 2019, the Foundation’s grant is R 275000.00 per annum. Subject to the Trustees’ prior written approval, supplementary funding from other sources will be allowed. The amount of this supplementary funding would need to be in line with the Foundation’s and the university’s/institution’s rules.

• Only candidates who received their PhDs in 2014 or later will be eligible.

UNIVERSITIES/INSTITUTIONS:

Please ensure that all documentation is attached to the application formbefore saving it on Dropbox. This must include the requested references. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Current Claude Leon Postdoctoral Fellowship Terms and Conditions are to be found on:

Final Selection Committee

The Selection Committee who will make recommendations to the Trustees of the Claude Leon Foundation will include representatives of the Royal Society of South Africa. The results will normally be available in October each year.

No discussions will be entered into after the awards have been made.

CHECKLIST

CANDIDATES:

• Please ensure that the print size on the application form is legible and that all email addresses are correct. Do not highlight in a colour as this does not print clearly.
  
• Please do not send application forms to the Foundation; the forms must be forwarded to the university/institution where you wish to do your Postdoctoral Fellowship. The university/institution will check your qualifications and sign the documents before forwarding them to the Foundation.

• Ensure that the application form and all the accompanying documents reach the institution/university BEFORE THE INSTITUTION’S CLOSING DATE (not the Foundation’s closing date). This will be well before the Foundation’s closing date of 31 May 2018.

• Check that you have filled in the date on which your PhD was received or the date of submission if you are still in the process of receiving your PhD. PhDs must be submitted by the 31st December 2018. For 2019, candidates who received their PhD before 2014will not be eligible.

• Do not send CVs – they will not be forwarded to reviewers.

• Do not attach copies of publications.

• Please attach CLEARcopies of all university transcripts and degree certificates and, if not in English, please attach English translations.

• Ensure that confidential references are sent by your refereesdirectly to the university or institution in time. It is your responsibility to ensure that the university has received the references.

UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTION

• Ensure that the forms have been signed by the applicant and the university/institutional authorities.

• Ensure that the confidential references are attached.
  
• NO incomplete forms or late applications will be accepted.

• Each application, together with its attachments, should be saved as ONE pdf document, using the applicant’s surname, followed by the first name, the abbreviated university letters and the date i.e. 2019.

For example: SMITH, James A UWC 2019. Surname first please. All the applications must be saved in the appropriate Dropbox folder which will be shared by the CLF staff with the institutions.

• An Excel spreadsheet listing all the names of the applicants from your university/institution needs to be placed in the Dropbox folder as well.

The closing date for 2019 Fellowship applicationsis 31 May 2018.

CLAUDE LEON FOUNDATION

The Selection Committee who will make recommendations to the Trustees of the Claude Leon Foundation will include representatives from The Royal Society of South Africa

APPLICATION FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING OR MEDICAL SCIENCE

2019

Complete in typescript only (or in block letters using a black pen) and give concise answers.
Where applicable mark with X or circle.

A. PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT
Surname:
Maiden name: / Title:
First names: / Male / Female:
Home address and postal code:
Country of birth: / Date of birth (YYMMDD):
Identity number (RSA) / Passport Number:
The Fellowships are awarded with a preference to those currently under-represented in research in South Africa. If this applies to you, kindly indicate in what manner this is so:
Citizenship: / Marital status: / Home language:
Telephone no. & code: / Email address:
Name of university/institution at which you obtained your doctoral or equivalent degree:
Department: / Faculty:
Have you completed your PhD?
YES / NO If NO, please confirm submission date:
Full academic record must be attached. / Year PhD awarded:
Research field to be covered by this application:

1. DETAILS OF UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE WHERE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN

UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE
Department: / Faculty:
Duration of project: from: (month/year) / to: (month/year)
Supervisor with whom you wish to work
Title, first name and surname:
Position:
Department:
University/institution:
Postal address:
Telephone numbers:
Email address:
Please attach copies of appropriate documents to show that you have already been formally accepted in principle by the above university/institution as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the department concerned.
If not, please clarify the position:
Please justify your choice of university/institution and host in the space provided below and indicate how you came to know about this institution and host.
The Claude Leon Trustees are of the opinion that it is in the applicant’s best interest to move to a new institution for the Postdoctoral Fellowship. However, the Trustees do acknowledge that there may be personal circumstances which do not allow a Fellow to relocate to a new institution (e.g. a spouse has a job that does not allow him/her to relocate). CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO MOTIVATE FULLY IF THEY WISH TO REMAIN AT THE SAME INSTITUTION.
Applicants who wish to remain in the same department where they completed their PhD should explain this choice. If this is the case, an accompanying motivation from the prospective supervisor is also required.

1. DETAILS OF RESEARCH FOR WHICH YOU WISH TO RECEIVE A CLAUDE LEON FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

SHORTdescriptive title (one sentence please) of research project:
PROPOSED RESEARCH APPROACH: provide a brief, clear descriptionof the aims, background and proposed programme of work.
PROJECT SUMMARY: The Foundation expects applicants to explain even very technical matters in language that allows the layman to understand what the applicant wishes to do and why and how he/she wishes to do it. The project summary should include context, objectives, significance and method.No more than 1400 words(An additional page may be used.)
D. QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED (full academic record must be attached)
Degree
(type, subject, class) / First registration
(month/year) / Degree obtained
(month/year) / Full-time /
Part-time / University/Institution
Title of project for doctoral degree:
Supervisor of research for doctoral degree:
Title, surname, first name:
Position:
Department:
University/institution:
Email address:
E. PRESTIGE AWARDS RECEIVED
F. EXPERIENCE TO DATE (This should include where you are currently based)
Name of employer/institution / Capacity and/or type of work / Dates
G. RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Please supply a publication list. Full references (i.e. authors, title, year, and name of journal/publisher, volume and page numbers) must be given. (Additional page may be used)
Please indicate the Impact Factors (IF) of the journals in which you have published.
Conference proceedings, technical reports, patents, etc., should also be reported.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND FULL COPIES OF ALL YOUR PUBLICATIONS. We will request these should we wish to see them.

1. REFEREES: Please provide the names (i.e. title, initials and surname), full postal address as well as telephone, fax and email addresses of two referees, one of whom should be your PhDsupervisor. Your proposed host for the Claude Leon Foundation Fellowship cannot be a referee but is required to complete section K of this application.
   N.B. If it is proposed that your PhD supervisor will also be your host for the Fellowship you must nominate two alternateacademic referees.

Title, first name and surname:
Email address:
Contact address:
Phone number:
Title, first name and surname:
Email address:
Contact address:
Phone number:
I. FINANCIAL DETAILS

1. Is the proposed host institution providing any financial support for your postdoctoral research?

(YES/NO)
Amount / Awarded from (month/year) / to (month/year)

1. Does any financial support that you received for your previous studies bind you to a service contract? (YES/NO)

1. Translocation cost requested if you are currently a resident outside of South Africa - economy class airfare for the successful candidate only.

Please give a quotation of the cost of a return flight at the time of application.
J. DECLARATION BY APPLICANT
I certify that the information supplied in this application is correct and that, if I am awarded a Fellowship, I will abide by the Terms and Conditions applicable to Claude Leon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Signature of applicant: / Date:
Signature of witness: / Date:
Full name, address and occupation of witness:
K. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE HOST OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT
Please respond to the following questions. (If the candidate is to continue in your department, please supply a full motivation – see Section B).
a)Please state your previous knowledge of the candidate.
b)Are you willing to accept the applicant as a postdoctoral fellow and, if so, do you have any preconditions that the applicant needs to fulfil?
c)What competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) do you anticipate the applicant acquiring during the fellowship with you, which the applicant does not have currently?
d)What competencies, if any, do you hope that the applicant will bring to you and your research environment, which you do not have currently, and which will remain with you after the fellowship is complete.
e)Please confirm that you have the necessary running expenses to host the applicant should they be successful.
f)Please check the applicant’s list of publications and detail any that are published in Predatory Journals.
Prospective SupervisorTitle, first name and surname: / Signature :
Date :

1. CONFIRMATION BY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF THE HOST UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE WHERE THIS RESEARCH IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN

Title, first name and surname:
Department: / Signature :
Date :

1. DECLARATION AND CONFIRMATION BY APPROPRIATE UNIVERSITY*/INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

1. I certify the correctness of the full academic record attached to this application. In the case of foreign candidates, the academic record has been equated to South African norms.
   
2. This application is recommended for support

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Title, first name and surname:
Designated authority: / Signature :
Date :
NB. DECLARATION AND CONFIRMATION THAT THE UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ANY FUNDS AWARDED AND FOR THE REFUND TO THE FOUNDATION OF ANY PART OF THE ALLOCATED FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTION, WHETHER PAID OR NOT PAID TO THE FELLOW, IN RESPECT OF ANY PERIOD FOR WHICH THE FELLOW HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE FELLOWSHIP BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE FELLOWSHIP.
Title, first name and surname: (Please print)
VC/Registrar/Institute’s designated authority*: / Signature:
Date:

* Director of Research or Postgraduate Studies/Institute’s Finance Manager