ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women+ in Astronomy
Job Summary
BENTLEY WA
Australia
Perth WA
Australia
Job Description
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) invites applications for the ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women+ in Astronomy. ICRAR is committed to supporting women+ in astronomical sciences and technology.
Join our vibrant research community for a fully-funded visiting fellowship in Perth, Western Australia.
ICRAR is a Western Australian Government funded, equal joint venture of Curtin University and the University of Western Australia (UWA). ICRAR is committed to supporting women+ (women and gender minorities) in astronomical sciences and technology. This fellowship is aimed at providing an opportunity for senior women+ astronomers, as well as engineers and data scientists working in the field of astronomy, (having more than five years research work experience post PhD) to visit ICRAR and interact with ICRAR researchers and graduate students. This is the seventh round of this Fellowship; previous recipients of the Fellowship can be seen at https://www.icrar.org/about/visiting-fellowship/.
The main objectives of the fellowship are to:
- Create opportunities for young researchers at ICRAR, particularly women+, to learn career development and work-life balance strategies from potential senior role models.
- Enable scientific interaction between early career researchers and graduate students, particularly women+, with senior academic visitors.
- Explore opportunities for developing mentoring relations.
- Enrich the research environment at ICRAR.
- Create opportunities to foster national and international collaborations.
The Fellow is expected to take part in a range of mutually discussed and agreed activities in line with the objectives of the Fellowship and split the time similarly between the two ICRAR nodes (Curtin University and UWA), in order to have the opportunity to participate in ICRAR’s daily life and engage with people at both institutes.
The length of the fellowship is two months.
https://www.icrar.org/about/visiting-fellowship
Compensation and Benefits
A generous living allowance of $7000/month ($235 / day) is provided for accommodation and living expenses. Where possible, ICRAR will support the identification and securing of suitable accommodation, with preference to Forrest Hall located along the Swan River, noting that prices start from $150/night.
Travel assistance of up to $5,000, including travel-related expenses once in Perth to support fully participating in working across the two nodes (Curtin and UWA).
Needs-based additional support of up to $3,000 may be provided to enable the reduction of any barriers to undertake the Fellowship, which may be used for childcare or similar required support.
(Note: Australian tax rules may impact the above amounts).
Application Details
Applications close on 2nd September 2024. The successful candidate will be notified by end of October 2024.
The selected visiting fellow for 2025 should take up their Fellowship at ICRAR between 1 Feb 2025 and 30 Nov 2025. Any delays may lead to cancellation of the Fellowship offer. The visit may be split into two with mutual agreement and with no additional funding requested.
The application must include the following information:
• The proposed duration of the visit and dates.
• How the visit will address the objectives of the fellowship as listed above.
• An outline of science and DEI activities to be undertaken at ICRAR
• The names of potential ICRAR collaborators at each node, with whom they should have discussed research interests and activities.
• A brief CV
We may also request names and email contacts of two referees who can comment on the suitability of the candidate against the criteria of this fellowship. ICRAR will contact the referees directly.