Postdoctoral Fellowship Advice to Applicants January 2012
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NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Philip Wrightson Postdoctoral Fellowship – advice to applicants
Objectives
Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for the support of outstanding graduates who have recently completed a degree at
doctoral level and who propose to conduct research in scientific fields of relevance to the Neurological Foundation. The
purpose is to provide personal support for two years of research, usually to widen their experience in a different institution, and
to assist them at the end of their Fellowship to become established as independent researchers in New Zealand.
Mental health Research. The Neurological Foundation will accept applications designed to further the knowledge and treatment
of primary neuropsychiatric or neuropsychological disorders, as long as the research takes a mechanistic approach to
discovering or treating a component of the disorder that might be due to an underlying neurological problem. Applications
which deal only with the clinical management of mental health disorders will not be considered.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Philip Wrightson Postdoctoral Fellowship should be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents and have
completed a Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent degree. Applications will be received from persons who have not received
results of their thesis examination, but the award and commencement of the Fellowship will be conditional on award of the
degree. Usually the thesis will have been submitted for examination at the time of application. Applications would normally be
made within three years of graduating PhD or equivalent.
Conditions of Tenure
Postdoctoral Fellowship awards will be administered through the host institution. The general conditions of appointment are
those of that institution. Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable within New Zealand and overseas universities, hospitals or
research institutions approved by the Foundation. The institution, department and supervisor must be approved by the
Foundation and would not usually be the department or institution in which the research leading to the award of the doctorate
was performed. Other forms of award may not be held in conjunction with a Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Support
The Postdoctoral Fellowship funds salary only. Applicants should ensure that the host institution can support the research
(equipment, consumables, travel costs, animals etc.) or have a clearly defined strategy for obtaining any additional funding
necessary to carry out the research project.
Reporting
Fellows are required to submit a report at the first anniversary of commencing the Fellowship confirming that the project is
proceeding satisfactorily, and a further report at the second anniversary with a preliminary account of their project and the
findings. A full report should be made within six months of this.
Value
The value of the stipend is based on the recipient=s qualifications and research experience, and related to similar awards
funded by the universities and Health Research Council of New Zealand. Postdoctoral Fellows may not receive remuneration
for other work without the permission of the Foundation.
Publications
Results published during the tenure of a Postdoctoral Fellowship should acknowledge the assistance of the Neurological
Foundation by stating that Athe research was conducted during tenure of a Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Neurological
Foundation of New Zealand@.
Application
Application for the Philip Wrightson Postdoctoral Fellowship closes on October 1st each year and should be made on the
Foundation=s application form NF08. The signed original plus 15 double sided copies are required. In addition, please
submit an electronic copy of the form to: research@neurological.org.nz. Applicants are advised of the outcome of their
application early in December. Electronic application forms (in MS Word) can be obtained from the Secretary of the
Foundation or the Foundations web site (www.neurological.org.nz) .
Further enquiries to:
Dr Douglas Ormrod, Scientific Secretary
Neurological Foundation of NZ
PO Box 110022, (66 Grafton Road – for courier)
Auckland 1148
Phone: (09) 309-7749
Fax: (09) 377-0614
E-mail: douglas.ormrod@neurological.org.nz
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APPENDIX: FIELDS OF RESEARCH – NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Addiction: alcohol
Addiction: other
Addiction: tobacco
Affective disorders
Ageing
AIDS: behaviour
AIDS: clinical
Alcohol/drug dependence
Alcohol: clinical
Alzheimer's disease
Anaesthesia and pain
management
Anatomy and histology
Anatomy: general
Anatomy: histochemical
Anatomy: ultrastructure
Autonomic nervous system
Behavioural science
Biochemistry
Biological rhythms: sleep
Biology: membrane
Biology: molecular
Biostatistics
Brain stem
Cancer: chemotherapy
Cancer: clinical trials
Cancer: epidemiology
Cardiovascular: regulation
Child health
Clinical trials
Community care
Community health
Community health: risk
reduction
Community health: screening
Computer modelling
Computing
Congenital abnormalities
Dentistry
Depression
Dermatology
Diet
Disability
Down's syndrome
Drug design/development
Drug interactions
Drugs
Drugs of abuse
Drugs of dependence
Drugs: mode of action
Ear disease
Endocrinology:
neuroendocrinology
Endocrinology: pituitary
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Ethics
Genetic diseases
Genetics: gene expression
Genetics: gene mapping
Genetics: gene targeting
Genetics: gene therapy
Genetics: general
Handicapped persons
Health care evaluation
Health economics
Health planning
Health policy
Health services research
Health: education
Health: promotion
Health: protection
Hearing
Huntington's Chorea
Hyperactivity
Imaging
Immunochemistry
Immunogenetics
Immunology: autoimmunity
Immunology: basic
Immunology: cellular
Immunology: clinical
Immunology: cytokines and
growth factors
Immunology: general
Immunology: inflammatory
processes
Immunology: molecular
biology
Immunology: therapy
Immunopathology
Immunotoxins
Infectious diseases
Inflammation
Injury: prevention
Injury: unintentional
Intensive care
Kinesiology
Language
Learning
Maori health
Mathematical modelling
Medical physics
Medicine: general
Memory
Mental health: illness
Mental health: services
Mental health: wellbeing
Metabolic disease
Microbiology
Mol & cell biology
Mol & cell biology: apoptosis
Mol & cell biology: cell
activation
Mol & cell biology: cell
adhesion
Mol & cell biology: cell cycle
Mol & cell biology: cell
proliferation
Mol & cell biology:
developmental
Mol & cell biology:
differentiation
Mol & cell biology: hormones &
growth factors
Mol & cell biology: membranes
Mol & cell biology: mitosis
Mol & cell biology: necrosis
Mol & cell biology: receptors
Mol & cell biology: signal
transduction
Mol & cell biology: tumour
Morphology
Movement
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Neural plasticity
Neuroanatomy
Neurobiology
Neurochemistry
Neurology
Neurology: autonomic
Neurology: central
Neurology: general
Neurology: peripheral
Neuromuscular disease
Neuropathology
Neuropeptides
Neuropharmacology
Neurophysiology: basic
Neurophysiology: clinical
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Neurosurgery
Neurotoxicity
Neurotransmitters/neuromodul
ators
NMR: radiology
Nursing: clinical
Nursing: community
Occupational health
Occupational health: injury
prevention
Occupational health: risk
reduction
Occupational health: screening
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Pacific Islander's health
Paediatrics
Paediatrics: adolescent
Paediatrics: behavioural
Paediatrics: development
Paediatrics: general
Pain
Parasitology
Parkinson's disease
Pathology
Pathology: anatomic
Pathology: experimental
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Pathology: general
Pathology: histochemistry and
cytology
Pathology: histopathology and
EM
Pathology: immunopathology
Pathology: molecular
Pathology: neuropathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology: autonomic
Pharmacology: clinical
Pharmacology: experimental
Pharmacology: general
Pharmacology: molecular
Pharmacology: receptors
Pharmacology: toxicology
Physical education
Physiology
Physiology: auditory
Physiology: brain
Physiology: cardiovascular
Physiology: cellular/molecular
Physiology: corneal
Physiology: developmental
Physiology: ear
Physiology: general
Physiology: ion
exchange/transport
Physiology: muscle
Physiology: sensory
Physiology: smooth muscle
Physiotherapy
Poisons and chemicals
Prescribing
Preventive medicine
Primary health care
Psychiatry
Psychiatry: adolescent
Psychiatry: adult
Psychiatry: autism
Psychiatry: child
Psychiatry: epidemiology
Psychiatry: forensic
Psychiatry: general
Psychiatry: liaison
Psychiatry: psychosomatic
Psychiatry: psychosomatics
Psychiatry: psychotherapy
Psychiatry: social
Psychology: adolescent
Psychology: adult
Psychology: basic
Psychology: behaviour
analysis
Psychology: child
Psychology: clinical
Psychology: community
Psychology: development
Psychology: forensic
Psychology: psychometrics
Psychology: social
Psychopathology
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Public health
Quality of life
Rehabilitation medicine
Reproduction
Schizophrenia
Serotonin
Sexuality
Sleep
Social work
Speech
Spina Bifida
Spinal cord
Sports medicine
Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome
Suicide
Surgery
Surgery: clinical
Surgery: experimental
Survey methodology
Tissue culture: embryonic
stem cells
Tissue culture: mammalian
cells
Tissue culture: organs
Toxicology
Trauma
Vision
Weight disorders
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