University of Oxford (All Souls College): Five-Year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships – Call For Applications

University of Oxford: All Souls College
Five-Year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

Location: Oxford
Salary: £41,101 to £42,845 (including housing allowance of £9,272 if eligible)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

All Souls College invites applications for up to five Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships in the following subjects: Life Sciences; Theoretical Physical Sciences (broadly defined); Classical Studies; Modern Languages; Literature in English; and Philosophy. Those elected will be expected to take up their Fellowships on 1 October, 2017 or such other date as may be agreed in advance with the College. The Fellowship are for five years, fixed-term, and non-renewable.

The Fellowships are intended to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to establish a record of independent research. But, while the primary duty of a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow is the completion of a significant body of independent research for publication, they are also encouraged to undertake appropriate teaching and supervision of research in the University, develop their curriculum vitae, and improve their prospects of obtaining a permanent academic position by the end of the Fellowship.

Applicants must have been awarded their doctorates after 1 August, 2014 or expect to have been awarded their doctorate by 1 October, 2017. (The successful candidates must have completed their doctorates by the time they take up their Fellowships.) Candidates must be able to demonstrate both through their thesis and other work published or submitted for publication, their capacity to undertake original publishable academic research in their chosen field. Where they have been working as part of a team, the College will wish to understand the significance of the candidate’s particular contribution to jointly authored papers.

For further particulars and to complete the on-line application, see the Appointments section of the College’s website: http://www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk.

Closing dates and times for:

  • Applications: 4 pm (UK time), Friday, 9 September 2016
  • References: 4 pm (UK time), Friday, 16 September 2016

Interviews: Friday, 13 January and Saturday, 14 January, 2017

Elections to the Fellowships: Saturday, 21 January, 2017.

The College is committed to promoting diversity and applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.