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CATEGORIES:FELLOWSHIPS
CREATED:20120206T090000Z
DTSTAMP:20120206T090000Z
SUMMARY:CRF Biomedical Personal Research Fellowships
DESCRIPTION:The Caledonian Research Foundation (CRF)\, in association with the Royal 
 Society of Edinburgh (RSE) offers CRF/RSE Personal Research Fellowships in 
 the Biomedical Sciences for independent research in the biomedical 
 sciences. This covers “the biological\, biochemical\, physical and 
 clinical sciences related to medicine.”  Applicants will be required to 
 pursue research in any Higher Education Institution (HEI)\, Research 
 Institute (RI) or industrial laboratory in Scotland. Applicants must 
 possess a doctorate or equivalent higher qualification\, and must have two 
 to six years relevant post-doctoral academic research experience at the 
 time of the application closing date.  On the date of appointment\, 
 applicants should normally be aged 32 or under. Applicants who are over the 
 age of 32 but have between two and six years’ postdoctoral experience may 
 be considered in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances may include 
 a late entry to further education or a doctorate or postdoctoral experience 
 postponed or interrupted by family leave. When exceptional circumstances 
 are to be taken into account\, the applicant will be required to provide a 
 statement of support.   Only applicants who have obtained their doctorate 
 or equivalent higher qualification prior to the closing date for submitting 
 applications will be considered. The foundation does not discriminate on 
 grounds of gender\, ethnicity\, nationality\, or disability. It seeks only 
 to appoint to its fellowships and scholarships those individuals whose 
 applications have achieved excellent rankings following peer review and who 
 will benefit most from the awards. It does\, however\, require that fellows 
 and scholars live and work in Scotland during their tenure of the 
 foundation’s award - except where the award is specifically for\, or 
 incorporates an approved period of\, work outwith Scotland.  Applicants 
 must show they have a well-developed capacity for innovative research and 
 have a substantial volume of published work relevant to their proposed 
 field of study.  The fellowships will be tenable for up to three years 
 and\, once appointed\, the research fellows will normally be expected to 
 devote their full time to research.  Up to two fellowships are normally 
 awarded in any one year. Fellows will not be allowed to hold other paid 
 appointments without the express permission of the foundation\, although 
 they will be able to carry out a limited amount of teaching (not exceeding 
 six hours per week during teaching terms) appropriate to their special 
 knowledge\, in the department in which the fellowship his held. The level 
 of any teaching hours must be approved in advance by the foundation and the 
 head of the department in which the research work is being undertaken.  The 
 annual salary for the CRF Research Fellowships will be within the scales 
 for Research staff in HEI\, Spine Point 29-43 (approximately £28\,983 to 
 £43\,840 at August 2009 rates). Corresponding scales will apply to a 
 fellowship held in either an RI or industrial laboratory. Normal annual 
 increments and superannuation benefits will apply and salaries will be 
 adjusted from time to time to take account of nationally agreed pay 
 settlements. The salary placement will be according to age\, 
 qualifications\, and experience plus two extra increments.  Financial 
 support towards expenses involved in carrying out the research is available 
 including support for travel and attendance at approved meetings and the 
 cost of minor equipment. The successful applicant is given a “start-up” 
 grant of £1\,000 and a further allowance of up to £1\,000 for travel and 
 subsistence each year. In addition\, fellows may apply annually for 
 additional support towards the cost of equipment and consumables\, up to a 
 maximum of £5\,000 per annum. These applications for supplementary support 
 will be considered on an annual basis and applicants should include details 
 of their expected expenses on the application form for this support.   
 Applications to work on a part-time basis will be considered if   the 
 request is made for domestic reasons\; and  the applicant is prepared to 
 work for at least two-thirds of the normal full-time hours\; and  the 
 request is recommended by the applicant’s supervisor.   Applicants for 
 the CRF Personal Research Fellowships will be expected to negotiate 
 directly with the relevant head of department of the proposed host 
 institution to ensure that an appointment would be acceptable.
DUE:20101231T170000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/1443
CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.rse.org.uk/research_fellowships/CRF_Personal_fellowship.htm":CRF Biomedical Personal Research Fellowships
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