Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is a prestigious scholarship program that paves the way for early career researchers to make groundbreaking contributions to their respective fields. This fellowship, a tribute to Alfred Deakin, one of Australia’s most influential political figures, provides a beacon of opportunity for budding scholars, offering them a platform to propel their research to global recognition.
The Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are intended to build research and innovation capability and excellence and create impact in strategic priority research strengths at Deakin University.
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2025 Details
| Fellowship Name | Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship |
| University | Deakin University |
| Degree | Postdoc |
| Deadline | 28 August 2024 |
Eligibility
Applicants must have been awarded a Ph.D. on or after 1 January 2021 or, together with allowable career interruptions, have an award of the Ph.D. date that would be commensurate with a Ph.D. Award Date of 1 January 2021.
Duration:
The Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship spans a period of two years, during which fellows are provided with a competitive salary ranging from $92,891 to $123,739 annually.
Fellowship Details
- Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for the 2025 Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (ADPRF). The Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) will have its own assessment panel and will therefore manage its own EOI process.
- The Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are intended to build research and innovation capability and excellence to create impact, in strategic priority research strengths at Deakin University.
- The Fellowships support and develop early career researchers identified as potential rising stars, aiming to enhance the capacity and capability in key research areas and build the next generation of high-achieving and internationally competitive researchers.
- Please note EOI is only necessary for applicants who wish to be hosted at ADI. Otherwise, please refer to the official Deakin ADPRF website or contact Alfred Deakin PR Fellows (adprfellowships@deakin.edu.au) for further questions.
List of Contacts: Faculties
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Faculty/School | Contacts | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Arts & Education | artsed-research-grants@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/students/faculties /artsed/research |
| School of Communication & Creative Arts | e.potter@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/communication-creative-arts/research |
| School of Education | l.hobbs@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/education/research |
| School of Humanities & Social Sciences | clare.corbould@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/humanities-social-sciences/research |
Faculty of Business and Law
| Faculty/School | Contacts | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Business and Law | blresdev@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/buslaw |
| Deakin Business School | blresdev@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/business/research |
| Deakin Law School | blresdev@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/law/research |
Faculty of Health
| Faculty/School | Contacts | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Health | healthrs@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/health/faculty-research |
| School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences | clinton.bruce@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/exercise-nutrition-sciences/research |
| School of Health & Social Development | ahosr.shsd@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/health-social-development/research |
| School of Medicine | healthrs@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/medicine/research |
| School of Nursing & Midwifery | tracey.bucknall@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/nursing-midwifery/research |
| School of Psychology | matthew.fuller-tyszkiewicz@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/psychology/our-research |
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment
| Faculty/School | Contacts | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Engineering & Built environment | sebe-research@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/sebe |
| School of Architecture & Built Environment | dominica@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/architecture-built-environment/research |
| School of Engineering | mahmud.ashraf@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/engineering/research |
| Schools of Information Technology | thuong.hoang@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/information-technology/research |
| School of Life & Environmental Sciences | craig.sherman@deakin.edu.au | deakin.edu.au/life-environmental-sciences/research |
Deadline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, 1 July 2024 | 2025 Round opens: Application form available via online recruitment system (Deakin Recruit). |
| Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | 2025 Round closes: Applications must be lodged via Deakin Recruit. NB: Late applications will not be accepted. |
| Monday, 4 November 2024 | Send informal offers. The majority of ineligible and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by People and Culture Division following approval to do so by Faculties/Institutes. |
| Friday, 15 November 2024 | Informal offers finalized by this date. |
| From Monday, 18 November 2024 | Applicants issued formal offer by People and Culture Division. |
| Monday, 6 January 2025 | First date for DUPRF to commence. |
| Monday, 31 March 2025 | Final date for DUPRF to commence. |
How to Apply for the Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Read the 2025 Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Guidelines, Instructions, and Conditions of Award.
- Complete the EOI form located here.
- Send the completed EOI form and Career Interruptions Calculator (if used) to adigrant@deakin.edu.au
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