Funded research positions and postgraduate studentships in our group
are advertised on
Earthworks, Jobs.ac.uk and
York Web.
Alternatively, check the vacancies section
above for current opportunities and contact the
Personnel Department
for further information.
We welcome enquiries from people
interested in developing research related to the numerous KITE
research strands. Whether you'd like to base a PhD or a
research fellowship/postdoc here or develop external collaborative
research projects with KITE staff, get in touch and we can discuss
your ideas. if you're interested in working with us we are happy to
help develop projects and to help you seek funding - this does take time,
perhaps 1 year from taking an initial idea to securing funding,
contact Rob Marchant for more
information.
Numerous funding opportunities
for overseas graduate and post-docs are available, and some of these
are listed below.
senior
researchers
The KITE research group offers an
exciting and supporting environment to develop research careers.
independent research fellowships
(The Royal Society,
NERC,
Research Councils UK)
The Environment Department at York can host independent research
fellows funded by The Royal Society,
NERC, and
Research Councils UK.
We aim to recruit the strongest research fellows, and to integrate
them within the KITE research group and more broadly the department,
university and International research community over the course of
their fellowship. We can provide assistance at the application
stage, offers generous access to lab and office space and develop
supervision of funded Early Stage Researchers. Mentoring and career
development planning is offered by senior academics, and
opportunities for integration onto the permanent staff are
available. For further details contact
Rob Marchant.
other international postdoctoral fellowships to
the UK
The
Royal
Society's Incoming Fellowships Programme aims to foster science
and technology links between the UK and various countries throughout
the world, enabling outstanding postdoctoral scientists to conduct
cutting-edge research with their UK counterparts. Visits are
relatively short (up to 12 months) and can be used to develop longer
term collaboration. More details of the scheme and current calls for
applications can be found
here.
EU postdoctoral fellowships
The Marie Curie fellowship scheme funds UK placements for European
and non-European Senior Researchers for up to 24 months. The EU
framework seven (FP7) funding opportunities are now underway.
Further information and calls for proposals for the new
Marie Curie schemes can be found on the relevant pages
CORDIS and
EUROPA.
early
stage
researchers
International postgraduate students
Numerous schemes fund postgraduate studies in the UK by
international students. A good place to start looking is through
the Graduate Schools
Office.
Another good source of information is through the
findaphd site,
which gives pointers of how gain funding, general opportunities for
all international students, and specific opportunities for students
from Australia, the British Commonwealth countries, the European
Union, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA. Specific
information on EU funding schemes available for early stage
researchers under FP7 can be found on the
initial training sections of the FP7 information on CORDIS.
NSF-START
In 2003 the International START Secretariat and
the Pan African START Committee (PACOM), through funding from the
United States National Science Foundation/US Climate Change Science
Program (NSF/USCCSP), began a program of small research grants to
global change scientists in Africa. There are a number of
opportunities available from the NSF-START program to develop
research both within and outside of the African continent.
Click here
for
further details or contact Rob Marchant.
commonwealth scholarship &
fellowship plan (CSFP)
CSFP is a genuine
partnership between developed and developing countries, involving
both home and host country in the selection process. It offers
awards in a wide range of countries. It is probably the only
international scholarship scheme in the world to be reviewed by an
international gathering of Education Ministers on a regular basis.
Our awards combine academic excellence with the desire to make a
real difference in providing an opportunity to developing
countries. To find out more about the program click
here; to discuss an application please
contact Rob Marchant.
British
Council awards
The British Council funds several schemes
including a researcher exchange programme and a research partnership
scheme. These awards are administered by local British Council
offices and vary according to the countries involved due to
alternative bilateral funding agreements. The
funding section of the
British Council
website is the first place to look for information,
contact
Rob Marchant and your
local British Council office to ask more.
