Deadline: |
31 August 2018.
Location: |
Malaysia.
(Partially Funded and Paid opportunity)
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TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable in the departments, institutions and laboratories of the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for a minimum period of twelve (12) months to a maximum period of two (2) years and are awarded to young scientists from developing countries (other than Malaysia) to enable them to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Agricultural Sciences.
- Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology.
- Biological Systems and Organisms.
- Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences.
- Chemical Sciences.
- Engineering Sciences.
- Mathematical Sciences.
- Physics.
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English.
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EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, CYPRUS, COMOROS
OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
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Minimum of 12 months and maximum of 3 years.
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Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
- be nationals of a developing country (other than Malaysia);
- must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Malaysia or any developed country;
- hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences;
- apply for the fellowship within five years of having obtained a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences;
- be regularly employed in a developing country (other than Malaysia) and hold a research assignment there;
- provide evidence of proficiency in English (TOEFL or IELTS);
- be financially responsible for any accompanying family member;
- provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
- not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
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(Partially Funded and Paid opportunity)
USM will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation, food and health insurance.
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First Step: Find a supervisor
Finding a supervisor is compulsory before submitting application to USM.
A list of potential supervisors can be attained from this link: http://experts.usm.my/
Second Step: After the applicant has appointed a supervisor, please request the supervisor to fill in Section B (Supervisor’s Particulars) in the TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Application Form.
(Note: The form can be downloaded from this link:http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/download/category/19-twas)
Third Step: In contacting the Dean of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) USM, applicants must accompany their request for a Preliminary Acceptance Letter by sending nine (9) documents, as detailed below in a zip file by email to[email protected]
The following 9 documents are compulsory for the evaluation of the USM Human Resource Board (USM HR):
- TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Application Form. NB: To download the form, kindly click on the link http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/download/category/19-twas
- Latest Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Certified copies of the Bachelor, Master and PhD certificates
- PhD Thesis abstract
- List of Publications (ISI/SCOPUS)
- Front page of publications (ISI/SCOPUS)
- Letter of recommendation from current employer (Date: DD/MM/2018)
- A summary proposal / Research Plan
- Evidence of proficiency in English (TOEFL or IELTS)
Fourth Step: Submitting your application
Applicants must submit the Acceptance Letter from the USM Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) when applying to TWAS or by the deadline at the latest. Without the acceptance letter, the application will not be considered for selection.
To Submit your Application:
1- Click Apply Know and create your own account.
2- you will receive an activation e-mail to activate your account, check your e-mail.
3- Complete your application form online.
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