TDTU POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS

1. Purpose

a) Ton Duc Thang University Postdoc Fellowship (TDTU-PdS) is a fellowship funded by Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) for candidates with a doctoral degree who have met the eligibility criteria for the TDTU-PdS (referred to as Postdoctoral Researchers or Postdocs);

b) TDTU-PdS aims to support and promote scientific research activities by providing funding for Postdocs to conduct research and publish results in journals indexed in the Web of Science (WoS)/Scopus databases.

2. Eligibility and criteria

Candidates for the TDTU-PdS must meet all of the following conditions:

a) Hold a doctoral degree in a major/specialization relevant to TDTU's training and research fields.

b) Be no more than 45 years old.

c) Be the first author and/or corresponding author of at least four (04) scientific publications indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) for the Natural Sciences and Engineering (NSE) field; or have at least two (02) publications in WoS or four (04) publications in Scopus for the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) field, including Economics, Finance, Management,...

d) Have a research and working plan relevant to the research fields/training orientation of the managing Faculty/Institute.

e) Be approved by a TDTU supervisor.

f) Have submitted all documents listed in Term 6 below.

3. Postdoctoral fellowship Amount

3.1. The TDTU-PdS includes two components: (1) performance-based research funding and (2) a living allowance.

The performance-based research funding is calculated according to points a and b, clause 1, Article 4 of Decision No. 2983/QĐ-TĐT dated October 4, 2023, of the President of TDTU on the promulgation of regulations on income of researchers (abbreviated as HB). The formula is as follows:

HB = (Income level in point a, clause 1, Article 4) x (Income level in point b, clause 1, Article 4)

No.	Number of units in scientific publication	(1) Research-based remuneration	(2) Living allowance
1	TDTU is the only adress and only uses TDTU email	100% x HB	8,000,000 VND/month (Postdoc must  work full-time and carry out work under the assignment and supervision of the Faculty/Institute managing postdoc)
2	TDTU and a second unit (using TDTU email, regardless of TDTU's order)	50% x HB	The level of living allowance determined by TDTU's President (depending on the Postdoc's research plan at TDTU, the maximum level is not more than 50%)

Other cases will be decided by the President.

3.2. The performance-based research funding will only be paid after the scientific publication is accepted and the Postdocs have fulfilled all other obligations as per the TDTU-PdS Agreement.

3.3. TDTU-PdS will be disbursed via bank transfer to the account of the Postdocs.

4. Duties of postdoctoral researchers to be granted fellowship

Postdocs must ensure the performance of the following duties:

4.1. Register for the duties for at least 12 months;

4.2. Register for the main duties by registering specific scientific products and having a detailed plan to fulfill the duties.

 Scientific research products are scientific publications on the WoS/Scopus database ranked according to TDTU regulations.

• For Natural Sciences and Engineering: publish at least 01 WoS publication ranked 8,  maximum 02 WoS publications with the first author and/or  corresponding author;
• For Social Sciences and Humanities field, including Economics, Finance, Management...: publish at least 01 WoS publication ranked 10, maximum 02 WoS/Scopus publications with the first author and/or corresponding author.

Scientific publications must be published or have a full online version on the journal (first online), not used for any other acceptance purposes at TDTU and during the implementation of the TDTU-PdS Agreement;

4.3. Registration of other scientific research activities

Postdoc will carry out additional 02 (two) of the following activities (stated clearly in the research program with evidences):

TT	Secondary duties	Standard
1	Teaching (theory and/or practice)	01 course/year
2	Supervising Master's Theses	01 master student/year
3	Supervising graduation theses/ graduation project or research topics of undergraduate students	02 students/year
4	Supervising student scientific research projects	01 topic/year
5	Participating in the review/committee for scientific research projects at all levels of TDTU.	04 topics/year
6	Serving on Master's Thesis Examination Committees at TDTU	02 theses/year
7	Serving on Doctoral Dissertation Examination Committee at all levels of TDTU	01 committee/year
8	Participating in the development and accreditation of training programs, preparing detailed course syllabi, and creating lecture slides for new courses	01 program or 01 syllabus or 01 lecture slides/year
9	Reporting on the Journal Club to the Faculty	02 thematic reports/year
10	Building academic/professional networks involving organizations, and experts/scientists	01 academic/professional network/year
11	Preparing thematic reports on scientific research	04 thematic reports/year
12	Being the presenter at the Public Speaker Program (TDTU Public Lectures)	01 program/year
13	Successfully introducing researchers/lecturers to work at TDTU	1 employee/year
14	Presenting scientific reports at specialized scientific conferences (full-text/oral/poster)	02 reports/year
15	Being the first author of papers published in journal not indexed in WoS/Scopus database and not excluding by TDTU	2 papers/year
16	Participating in international conferences as a session chairs	1 international conference/year
17	Participating in the publishing/editing process of TDTU's journal	1 issue/year

Note:

Replaced activities must be replaced by equivalent activities;

TDTU shall not provide separate remuneration for these activities as they are already compensated within the remuneration for the TDTU-PdS.

4.4 No signs of violating academic integrity.

5. Supervisor standards and responsibilities

5.1. Standards:

a) Must be an official, organic staff member of TDTU with a doctoral degree and expertise relevant to the Postdoc's field of research.

b) Be the first author and/or the corresponding author of at least:

• For Natural Sciences and Engineering: 04 WoS publications according to the TDTU's current scientific publication regulations.

• For Social Sciences and Humanities field, including Economics, Finance, Management...: 02 WoS publications  or 04 Scopus publications according to the TDTU's current scientific publication regulations.

5.2. Responsibilities:

• Closely monitor the fulfillment of duties and provide feedback on the postdoc's reports and extension requests (if any).

• Be responsible for and commit to the scientific publication results of Postdocs. Promptly notify the faculty/Institute of management in case the Postdocs are likely to fail to fulfill or have not yet fullfilled the  registration obligations according to the TDTU-PdS Agreement to find solutions and  avoid risks.

• In case the Postdoc fails to complete the registered obligations by the deadline specified in the Agreement, the supervisor will be responsible for refunding 30% of the living expenses granted to the postdoctoral researcher to the University (if any).
• In case the postdoctoral fellowship is fully funded by the supervisor, the supervisor will be fully responsible to the postdoctoral researcher for the fellowship payment and the research workload as agreed upon between the supervisor and the postdoctoral researcher. The supervisor has the full right to use the postdoctoral researcher's scientific publications for their personal acceptance purposes.

6. Dossier of application for postdoctoral fellowship

6.1. Application form for postdoctoral fellowship;

6.2. A copy of a passport with a Consular legalization;

6.3. Certified translation of Ph.D. degree certificates with consular legalization;

6.4. Scientific biography;

6.5. Research performance indexed in WoS/Scopus database;

6.6. Research plan: specifying the exact number, ranking of scientific products, and other research activities; Implementation timeline and location;

6.7. Letter of approval from the Postdoc's supervisor with a guarantee at least 30% living allowance granted to the Postdoc; (Lecturers at TDTU may use the Vietnamese version to recommend it to foreign applicants)

6.8. Letters of recommendation from 2 experts (Refer to the guidelines for an expert's letter of recommendation);

6.9. Health check certificate and Criminal record.

Note: For TDTU-PdS applications submitted from the second registration onward,  Postdocs must submit documents in sections 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 of item 6 along with a report on the most recent implementation results of TDTU-PdS obligations.

7. Responsibility and Duties of Postdoc

7.1 Duties of postdoctoral researcher

    a) Complying with the regulations and terms outlined in the TDTU-PdS Agreement with TDTU.

    b) The Postdoc must comply with specific address and email formatting in scientific publications.

    c) The Postdoc is required to submit regular research progress reports every 3 months and a comprehensive report of results achieved to the management unit upon or prior to the publication deadline of the PFA. Reports must follow TDTU's template, providing detailed and quantitative progress and research results, and must include the supervisor’s comments and verification from the management unit.

  If the Postdoc completes the publication ahead of the TDTU-PdS Agreement end date, they must submit the comprehensive results report to the management unit to facilitate procedures for publication acceptance.

  d) During the TDTU-PdS Agreement period, the Postdoc shall be under the management of the supervisor and management unit.

7.2 Responsibilities of the Postdoc in the Event of Incomplete Obligations

   a) If the Postdoc fails to complete the TDTU-PdS Agreement by the stipulated deadline, they may submit an Extension Request with supporting documentation (if any) to the management unit (maximum of 2 extensions; each extension not exceeding 6 months).

   b) Should the Postdoc fail to fulfill or inadequately fulfill their committed obligations, they will be required to reimburse TDTU for the fellowship received, proportional to the degree of obligation completion as specified in the TDTU-PdS Agreement.

   c) In case of retraction of the Postdoc's publication by a journal, the Postdoc must fully refund 100% of the TDTU-PdS Agreement amount related to the withdraw article and compensate for any losses incurred by TDTU (applicable even after the TDTU-PdS Agreement expires)

8. Contact information and application

Address: Room B002, Ton Duc Thang University, 19 Nguyen Huu Tho, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, HCMC.

Phone: (028) 3775-5059. Hotline: 0944 314 466

Website: http://grad.tdtu.edu.vn

Email: sdh@tdtu.edu.vn