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POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (PDRF)
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
1. The Scheme
The scheme is called the University of Malaya Post Doctoral Research Fellowship
(PDRF).
2. Qualifications/Requirement
Candidates for the fellowship must meet the following requirements:
(1) Have obtained a PhD degree or have attended and passed the viva-voce (please
provide a letter from the institution concerned to attest to this);
(2) Have proof of proficiency in the English language (a minimum score of 600 in the
TOEFL or Band 6.5 in the IELTS) for candidates whose PhD thesis was written in
languages other than English;
(3) Is of not more than 40 years of age; and
(4) Have experience in carrying out research and have published in reviewed journals at
either the national or international level.
3. Prioritized Fields of Research
Areas which have been identified by the University of Malaya as prioritized research
clusters are as follows:
(i) Advanced Fundamental Research;
(ii) Biotechnology;
(iii) Clinical & Translational Medicine;
(iv) Advanced Material & Technology;
(v) Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing;
(vi) Sustainability & Environment;
(vii) Information & Computational Science;
(viii) Social & Behavioral Science;
(ix) Strategic & International Relations;
(x) Humanities & Ethics; and
(xi) Other fields as determined periodically by the University Management.
4. Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilites of the Post Doctoral Research Fellow are as follows:
(1) To carry out, on a full time basis, research which will be based at the
Academy/Faculty/Centre/Institute and under the supervision of the Head of the RC
(PTj);
(2) To produce at least 2 publications a year in a refereed and/or cited journal;
(3) To submit to the Head of the PTj a progress report on the research every 6 months;
(4) To provide not more than 4 hours of lecture/tutorial a week, when required; and
(5) To submit to the Director, Institute of Management, Research and Consultancy
(IPPP), the research output/report in writing at the end of the appointment period as
authorized by the Head of the RC (PTj).
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