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Forrest postdoctoral fellows are more than just intellectually brilliant. They are adventurous, curious, open to ideas from anywhere. They embrace unusual approaches to problem-solving and take risks that others may not. They enjoy breaking with convention – the path less travelled is appealing because new frontiers offer new opportunities for discovery. They are intellectually generous and take time to understand and challenge ideas, collaborating to improve outcomes for the community and the world.

Forrest Fellowships are offered to early-stage postdoctoral researchers who have outstanding academic profiles and who have already made significant personal research contributions within and beyond their discipline. Forrest Fellows will have been among the top performing students in their undergraduate and graduate cohorts.

They will already have gained high-level research experience through studying and researching in several different institutions, and their innovative doctoral research will be recognised well beyond their current institutional home. Forrest Fellows will wish to extend their postdoctoral research well beyond the focus of their doctoral dissertation and will aim to do so in a way that builds intellectual bridges within and between disciplines. Forrest Fellows are also committed to communicating their research to others, to have a positive impact on the world around us.


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Benefits:

The Forrest Research Foundation will provide funding for:

  • Salary: Salary consistent with a Level A Step 8 appointment (for example The University of Western Australia Salary Scales approximately $99,905 in salary plus 17% superannuation)
  • Accommodation Allowance: An accommodation allowance of $24,128 per annum in 2024 (subject to marginal tax rate)
  • Research and travel allowance: A once-off research and travel allowance of up to $12,000. This allowance is available for approved research-related expenses, overseas research, and conference travel.
  • Relocation allowance: All interstate and international Fellows can apply for a relocation allowance, including an economy airfare to Perth, which can be discussed with the Director if successful.
  • Forrest Fellows will provide up to 1 day per week to advance the general mission of the Forrest Research Foundation which could include providing mentoring, ambassadorial and leadership to Forrest Scholars, Forrest Hall and the Forrest Research Foundation. Appointments at Level B will be considered if supported by the employing university.

 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required

To be eligible to apply for a Forrest Research Foundation Fellowship, an applicant must:

  • Have had their PhD conferred on or after 1 January 2022, or will have successfully completed all the requirements for the award of their PhD by 31 December 2024.
  • Be intending to reside at Forrest Hall for the duration of the Fellowship (exemptions may be considered by the Governors of the Forrest Research Foundation).

 

To be eligible to take up a Forrest Research Foundation Fellowship, an awardee must:

  • Have been offered and accepted an employment contract at a Western Australian university. The Forrest Foundation will liaise with the nominated university to issue the employment contract to successful fellowship applicants.
  • Have received their PhD conferral before taking up their appointment.
  • take up the Forrest Fellowship and commence employment at the relevant university within 12 months of being awarded the Fellowship.
  • Agree to reporting their progress to the Forrest Research Foundation Director and the Minderoo Foundation each year.

 

Other Details

To attract and assist outstanding early career researchers to undertake high quality post-doctoral research at one of the following Western Australian universities:

  • Curtin University
  • Edith Cowan University
  • Murdoch University
  • The University of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle Campus)
  • The University of Western Australia

 


Other Information/Terms & Condition

 

  • The Forrest Research Foundation Fellowship salary will be paid through the employing university’s payroll system, in conjunction with the relevant employment policies.
  • The accommodation allowance will be provided by the Forrest Research Foundation to the employing university (for distribution to the Forrest Fellow), for payment towards living expenses and contribution to accommodation costs at Forrest Hall. The relocation and research travel allowance will be administered by the employing university and available to the awardee upon application

 

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  • Tenure: 03 years

  • Organisation Type International

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If you are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

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Forrest Research Foundation

The Forrest Research Foundation (‘the Foundation’) at The University of Western Australia was established in 2014 following the donation of $65 million, over 10 years, by Andrew and Nicola Forrest, through the Minderoo Foundation. Their donation is to assist Western Australia in becoming a world-class centre of research and innovation through attracting the next generation of outstanding intellects to Western Australia.

The Forrest Research Foundation Fellowships are provided to attract and assist outstanding early-career post-doctoral researchers to undertake high quality research at a Western Australian University.

Forrest Fellows will be persons of exceptional ability and resourcefulness, having the highest calibre of academic achievement and with potential to make a positive difference to the world. They will help build world class research and innovation capacity in Western Australia.

The Fellowship is to be held in conjunction with an employment contract at a Western Australian university. A proportion of the employment contract will be for the general mission of the Forrest Research Foundation (including mentoring of Forrest Scholars and ambassadorial duties). The requirement will also be for Forrest Fellows to provide leadership and mentoring within Forrest Hall.

The Forrest Fellowships are set out in accordance with the Forrest Research Foundation Strategic Plan and the employment contract with the university except as set out below.

  • Date of posting: 2024-06-12

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