Research Awards

Altana Pharma Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Closing Date 30th June 2006
This fellowship is tenable in association with a gastroenterological unit (medical, surgical or paediatric) in a teaching hospital, or University Department that has demonstrated interest in research into health and disease related to the broad field of gastroenterology, hepatology and related disorders. Applicants must be medically qualified, or hold a PhD.

Value

The major conditions and the stipends for this fellowship are identical to those of the NHMRC Training Support package 1 and are assessed according to the qualifications and experience of the applicant.

Leave, Fees & Allowances

During the three year tenure of the Fellowship applicants will be entitled to recreation leave not exceeding twelve (12) weeks. Under normal circumstances this means four (4) weeks during each twelve (12) month period.

Entitlements to sick and maternity leave will be in accordance with the conditions of the employing institution.

No other allowances are available.

Superannuation

The Society does not contribute to superannuation, loadings or continuation of service. Furthermore, time spent under this scholarship is unlikely to be counted as service contributing towards long-service leave or study leave by the administering organisation.

Tenure

This fellowship is for a maximum of three years subject to satisfactory progress at the annual review.

Successful applicants are required to present research work originating from the award on at least one occasion at Australian Gastroenterology Week prior to completion of the award.

Only under extreme circumstances will an extension be granted.

The Scholarship will commence in January or February 2007.

Additional Earnings

The applicant is expected to work full-time on the stipulated research project. Any additional funds anticipated must be declared and approved by the Research Committee on application.

Assessment

An applicant is required to:

Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia. Financial is defined as "being a financial member of the society for at least one year prior to application for this award";
Hold a relevant postgraduate research degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) or have submitted their thesis at the time of application;
Be not more than five (5) years from the awarding of their postgraduate research degree and wish to make their career in Australia undertaking research in an Australian academic institution;
Be recognised as having the potential to be an independent investigator committed to full-time research in gastroenterology/hepatology;
Attend the next Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) following notification of the award and in each year of tenure; and
Correctly complete the application form and lodge it with attachments prior to the closing date

Reporting

The Research Fellow is required to provide the Society with a concise summary of research progress, including publications and presentations, by 31 December in each year of the fellowship tenure.

Late or non-submission of these reports will result in stipend payments being withheld by the Society.

The Council of the Society shall have the right to publish, or use in such a manner as they see fit, any such report, in whole or in part, providing due acknowledgement of the source is made.