Eligibility and Employment Conditions

Eligibility

Prospective researchers must meet the following requirements:

  • Hold a Ph.D. or a degree of specialization in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine, or a degree of proficiency in the arts.

  • To have completed their PhD, specialty training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine, or a degree of proficiency in the arts within the past 7 (seven) years.

  • To apply with an active project that has at least 12 (twelve) months remaining as of the application date. (Subject to provisions regarding extensions

  • Meet the English proficiency requirement approved by the University Senate; provide documentation of having achieved the minimum score on nationally or internationally recognized exams deemed equivalent, or meet the specified exemption conditions.

    Important Note: Foreign researchers are not eligible for this program.

Employment Conditions and Restrictions
  1. Provided that the period does not exceed seven years following the completion of a Ph.D. or a residency program in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine, or a degree of proficiency in the arts, a researcher may be appointed under this framework for a total of no more than 3 (three) years.

  2. Researchers employed under this framework:

  • May not be assigned teaching duties at the university.

  • Except for project-related work, may not be assigned to work outside the university for a period longer than 1 (one) week.

  • May not engage in any other gainful employment outside the university.

  • Postdoctoral researchers may not be appointed under the provisions of Additional Article 46 of Law No. 2547 or Additional Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 375.

  • The total number of researchers to be employed at the university under this program is limited to 2% of Boğaziçi University’s filled faculty positions.