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Research Fellowships 2025 - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Gonville & Caius College invites applications for stipendiary Research Fellowships in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The Fellowships will be tenable for four years, normally from 1 October 2025.

This competition closed at 5.00pm on Monday 30 September 2024. If you have a user account registered with this competition, please go to the My Account page to view your data.

Competition Details

Eligibility Requirements

  • Application for a Research Fellowship is open to individuals in any academic discipline in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.
  • To be eligible for a Research Fellowship you must pass the following eligibility requirements:
    Either you are a graduate student, probably in the later stages of your research leading to a PhD Degree
    Or
    You are a research student or post-doctoral researcher who has recently submitted your PhD thesis; this should be no earlier than 30 September 2023. Note: this is the date of your first submission, not the date of examination, award of the degree, or the submission of a revised version of the thesis.
  • The College would like to make it clear that it welcomes applications from eligible candidates who are applying for or have already been appointed to a salaried post-doctoral position in a laboratory or department in Cambridge. Such persons appointed to Research Fellowships would be entitled to all the benefits of a Research Fellow apart from the stipend.
  • Please view the Eligibility Requirements for further details.
  • Statements of research are required and should not be more than 2,000 words, outlining current and proposed future research. Please note that the statement will be read by people outside as well as inside the candidate's own discipline and should therefore be intelligible to scholars in other subjects.
  • Candidates must provide details for two referees who have agreed to submit a reference through the website by 12.30pm on Monday 14 October 2024. The referees should be familiar with the work to be submitted and one should normally be the PhD supervisor.
  • The application must be submitted online by 5.00pm on Monday 30 September 2024.

Written Work

  • Full submission of written work in support of the application is required at the time of application.
  • Candidates must submit with their application written work for assessors. If a complete PhD and/or published work is submitted, the applicant should indicate which parts are the most important; a maximum of 30,000 words will be assessed.
  • Submitted work should be written in English apart from quotations, or the necessary part of text editions.

Fellowship Details

  • The stipend offered is either (a) £27,003, rising by three annual increments to £30,039 if living in College accommodation for a single person, which is free, or in College couples' or family accommodation, if available, which is subsidised, or (b) £30,327 rising by 3 annual increments to £33,364 if not living in College accommodation. Other benefits include 10 free meals per week and certain research expenses may be reimbursed. There are also opportunities for College teaching (up to six hours per week), which attracts extra payment.
  • Reimbursement of certain teaching and research expenses totalling up to £1,350 p.a. will also be available.
  • The stipend of Research Fellows who pay from other sources will be by arrangement according to individual circumstances. Research Fellows may join the University's Superannuation Scheme.
  • A Research Fellow will receive the normal privileges of a Fellow, including the provision of rooms and some meals.

Application Timetable

  • The application window opens on Monday 2 September 2024.
  • The application must be submitted through the website by 5.00pm on Monday 30 September 2024. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Two references must be submitted through the website by 12.30pm on Monday 14 October 2024.
  • Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in the College on Monday 17 January 2025; candidates should ensure that they will be available for interview on that day, if required.
  • Offers will be made on Monday 20 January 2025 and must be accepted by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 22 January 2025 at the latest.
  • Fellowships will be tenable for four years from 1 October 2025.