Scheme 2 - Postdoctoral
Fellowship 2010-11
The process of assessing this scheme
will not be concluded before the end of June 2010, at which point
applicants will be informed by letter only of
the outcome. The secretariat will not discuss either the issuing
of results or the actual results of the scheme over the telephone.
Please do not telephone the office
about the results.
The Irish Research Council for Humanities
and Social Sciences has launched 2010-2011 Government of Ireland
Postdoctoral Fellowships and the European Commission co-funded
Government of Ireland CARA Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowships.
Applications will be sought under
the following 3 types of fellowship:
To be eligible to apply to the scheme,
applicants must have been awarded their doctoral degree within
the five-year period before 31 January 2010 (viva date not graduation
date, exceptions include verified maternity or illness leave).
Postdoctorate
Webinar Information Session Presentation 11/01/10
The award
of a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship is subject
to receipt of funding by IRCHSS from the Department of Education
and Science and the European Commission, where appropriate. In
the event of such funding being reduced or discontinued, IRCHSS
will not be under any liability to provide funding or to compensate
a Fellow for any reduction or cessation of such funding.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: 29 JANUARY
2010.
Revision of Pay: Application
of pay adjustments in accordance with the Financial Emergency
Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009.
IRCHSS have been directed by the
Department of Education and Science to advise all third level
institutions on the application in the education sector of pay
reductions with effect from 1 January 2010 in accordance with
the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2)
Act 2009 (No. 41 of 2009) (the “Act”). In this regard, pay cuts
as detailed below will be applied to staff and fellows funded
by IRCHSS schemes including the Postdoctoral fellowship scheme
(existing and new fellows), Project staff including Research Assistants
and Teaching replacements (RDI, Fellowship projects, Thematic
projects, GREP). For further clarification please see http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=6162.
These pay cuts will be applied at source by the institution. Arrangements
will be made by IRCHSS to ensure this funding is returned to the
exchequer directly in due course.
In accordance with the Act, reductions
in basic salary are to be applied with effect from 1st January
2010 as follows:-
• 5% on the first €30,000 of salary;
• 7.5% on the next €40,000 of salary;
• 10% on the next €55,000 of salary.
This formula produces overall reductions
in salaries ranging from 5% to 8% in the case of salaries up to
€125,000.
Queries that are not addressed on the FAQs list
may be sent to info@irchss.ie The
question and answer will then be posted on the website at the
link above. IRCHSS will not enter into individual (telephone or
email) correspondence. Please note that new queries to the FAQ
section will only be active from January 4th 2010.
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