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LEARN Postdoctoral Fellowship
Organization: Livestock Emissions Abatement Research Network(Learn)
Apply By: 30 Jun 2018
The Postdoctoral Fellowship provides funds for an emerging scientist from a developing country to complete a research project in New Zealand in an area aligned with livestock greenhouse gas mitigation.
The Fellowship must be spent in New Zealand. It is for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of two years and must be started within one year of the award being granted.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for the Postdoctoral Fellowship, you must:
- Have gained a PhD in the last 5 years.
- Be a high achieving researcher (supported by academic transcripts, letters of recommendation and publishing record).
- Be employed in an area of research aligned with livestock greenhouse gas mitigation in your home country.
- Have the support of your employer to apply for the Fellowship.
- Have a mentor in a New Zealand research organisation (host).
- Be resident in a developing country as defined by the OECD list of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) recipients: http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist.htm
- Satisfy New Zealand Government requirements for international entry into New Zealand.
- Be able to speak and understand English to a level sufficient to function in a research role.
Funding
Funding is available for:
- Up to NZD$50,000 per year for a maximum of two years to cover living expenses while inNew Zealand (pro rata to be calculated on time spent in New Zealand).
- Up to NZD$5,000 will be provided for return economy class airfares and travel/medicalinsurance.
- Up to NZD$5,000 will be provided to assist with research costs associated with the project.
- Note that the Fellowship can be flexible to allow for multiple shorter stays in New Zealand.
- The minimum duration at any one time in New Zealand is six months, and there must be at least two visits to New Zealand in a two year award period. Funds will be made available subject to the approval of a detailed budget, including evidence of estimated costs, and subject to evidence being provided of employment at your home organisation. This information is requested at the full application stage (see below).
- All funds will be administered through the New Zealand host organisation. Once an award has been granted, it is the applicant’s responsibility to work with the New Zealand host organisation to make arrangements for travel, accommodation, insurance and any other logistical requirements.
How to apply
There is a two-stage application process. The New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) administers the LEARN awards on behalf of the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Applicants must first submit an Expression Of Interest (EOI) to to determine eligibility. Forms can be downloaded from here. If eligibility is confirmed, the applicant will be invited to submit a full application to be considered by an assessment panel and Ministry for Primary Industries.
An EOI for a Postdoctoral Fellowship can be submitted at any time during the year, however full applications must be submitted by 30 June (New Zealand time).
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