Broad Conditions on Postdoctoral Activities

  1. Provosts in collaboration with Heads of Department and Deans of Faculty/School shall supervise the administration of postdoctoral activities in their respective colleges.
  2. Heads of Department are to ensure that the research activities to be pursued during the postdoctoral training fit into the overall research agenda of the department.
  3. The offer of postdoctoral training shall be contingent on the strength of the department at the time of the application. Heads of Department shall expressly state the implication of the postdoctoral training on teaching, research and community services in support or otherwise of applications submitted.
  4. Provosts shall submit the following documentation to the Vice-Chancellor for final approval.
    1. Letter of appointment (Postdoctoral appointees) and offer (Postdoctoral fellows). The letter shall categorically provide information on the following:
      1. Proposed research activities to be undertaken during the period of the postdoctoral training.
      2. Duration of the postdoctoral training.
      3. Funding sources.
    2. Proof of Doctoral Degree
  5. Postdoctoral training undertaken by both appointees and fellows shall be granted by the University only once in the lifetime of an Academic.
  6. Beneficiaries of postdoctoral training are expected to abide by all statutes of the host University.