Information for FMHS Hosts of Postdoctoral Fellows

A quarter of Stellenbosch 肆客足球's 300+ postdoctoral fellows are hosted within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Each postdoc is supervised and mentored by a host and located within a specific academic environment. Postdoctoral fellows are productive members of the SU community. They are expected to make a substantial contribution towards research outputs, while being developed and groomed as research professionals. International postdocs also have the potential to strengthen cross-border research collaboration networks. For these reasons, your interest in hosting a postdoctoral fellow, are valuable to the faculty and university.

Fulltime FMHS academic or research staff apply to host a potential postdoctoral fellow and then advertise each fellowship to recruit a suitable fellow. Awards start from R220,000 per annum for two years, with application closing dates between March and September. Fellowships are possible with the support of the FMHS Research Committee and other funding sources. Enquiries regarding FMHS Research Committee funding may be directed to Mr Tashwell de Wet at tashwell@sun.ac.za.

The following documents from the SU Postdoc Office will be helpful to hosts:

Getting started: 
? Advertise the Postdoc position for 3 weeks on at least one internal and external platform;
? Interview and select the successful candidate (academic environment);
? Inform DRD of the successful candidate and supply supporting documents;
? DRD liaises with the candidate to finalise the appointment process.

Below are possible platforms for advertising a postdoctoral fellowship:

Internal Platforms 
? Stellenbosch 肆客足球 postdoc fellowships page (www.sun.ac.za)  - contact the Postdoc Office

External Platforms 
? Websites of Professional bodies in your research field 
? LinkedIn
? Careers24` 
? ResearchGate 
? Global Academy Jobs https://www.globalacademyjobs.com/ 
? Social Media platforms (ie Facebook / Instagram / Whatsapp) 

*Do also send the advert to any mailing list your South African or international subject association may run