Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2025

The Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (DUPRF) are intended to build research and innovation capability and excellence and create impact in strategic priority research strengths at Deakin University.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants can be of any nationality.
• Applicants must have been awarded a PhD on or after 1st January 2021.
• Applicants are allowed career interruptions subject to certain conditions.
• Applicants must document any career interruptions relevant to their eligibility within the application form.
• Applicants who held Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow and/or Executive Dean of Health Research Fellow in the past are not eligible.

Application Process:

• Eligible candidates must apply online for the fellowship.
• Candidates must find and establish a proposed supervisor.
• The candidates are required to obtain a supervisor support statement confirming their agreement to host the fellowship.
• Shortlisted applicants are required to provide details of two referees.

Value of the Fellowship:

• Selected candidates can avail of the following benefits:
  • Three years of salary,
  • One-off research support grant of AUD 15,000.