Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

UT System – CONACYT Call for 2018

Proposals Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: March 16, 2018

Objective and Scope

We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for postdoctoral fellows at UT System or at Mexican institutions of higher education or research for the 2018-2019 academic year. The objective of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is to increase scholarly exchange and collaboration by supporting Mexican postdoctoral scholars at UT System institutions and UT System postdoctoral scholars at Mexican institutions. This call is open to first-time and continuing ConTex Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants.

Fellowships are open to the following areas of study:

• Environmental sciences – water management, exploitation of the oceans, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience related to natural and man-made disasters, exploitation and protection of ecosystems and biodiversity
• Science – astronomy, physics, mathematics, chemistry (applied), geosciences (applied)
• Sustainable development – food production, consolidation of institutions, cities and urban development, public policy
• Technology development – automation and robotics, biotechnology, genetics, advanced materials, nanomaterials and nanotechnology, information technology, value added engineering, manufacturing
• Energy – sustainable energy consumption; development of renewable and clean energies; oil exploration, extraction and use
• Health – human behavior and addiction prevention; emerging diseases and impact; preventive medicine and health care; bioengineering; chronic diseases and conditions
• Social science – poverty reduction and food security; public communication about science; economics; social and digital/virtual economics; humanities; migration and communities; risk prevention; security

Eligibility and Requirements

• Candidates must have graduated from a D. program between March 16, 2013 and March 16, 2018 (no more than 5 years’ experience).
• Applicants who have received previous CONACYT funding must have fulfilled all obligations regarding their previous
• Candidates must have a letter of commitment from the host institution faculty member who will receive the scholar, acknowledging all conditions of the
• Full-time, in-person commitment at host
• Postdoctoral fellows may begin their residencies no later than January 1, 2019, though most postdoctoral stays will begin on or around September 1,
• The project may be connected to the ConTex Collaborative Research However, the postdoctoral proposal must be unique, i.e., it may not be a copy of the proposal submitted to the research grant program.

Amount and Conditions of Support

• Up to ten (10) postdoctoral fellows will be awarded for a period of up to 12 (twelve) months, with possibility for an additional year depending on availability of funds and host faculty
• Selected fellows will receive an annual award of up to $55,000 USD (salary of $47,476 and institutional allowance of $7,524 to cover the cost of health insurance and help support other costs related to the appointment). Fellows are responsible for paying all taxes in accordance with state and federal Fellows must make host institution aware that the host faculty member or department will be responsible for fringe benefits other than health insurance as well as any other campus based required fees.
• Fellows must be affiliated with the host institution during the entire tenure of the
• Expectation of support is completion of proposed project within established timeframe and final narrative report of activities and publications submitted jointly by fellow and host faculty

Application Guidelines

Eligible Mexican or UT System  postdoctoral candidates applying for the UT System-CONACYT postdoctoral research fellowship must submit their applications electronically at http://contex.utsystem.edu by March 16, 2018.

For additional information contact:

ConTex

Dr. David Vassar, Director of Programs david.vassar@utsa.edu

+1.210.458.7240

Paloma Perry, Academic Program Coordinator paloma.perry@utsa.edu

+210.458.5528

or CONACYT

Lic. Diana Ninoshka Castillo Morales

Subdirectora de Cooperación Científica Internacional

dcastillo@conacyt.mx

+52-55-5322.7700 Ext. 4080

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