Deadline: |
7 September 2018.
Location: |
United Kingdom.
(Paid)
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Queens’ College, Cambridge Junior Research Fellowship in History.
The College intends to appoint two Junior Research Fellows, one in Geography and one in History, from 1 October 2019. The competition is open to eligible graduates who are engaged in research in either of the following subject areas: Geography (with special focus on technology and/or capitalism and/or global inequality); or History (with special focus on gender history, or the history of political thought, or the history of the USA).
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Queens’ is a lively community of students, fellows and staff. The College is located at the heart of the city of Cambridge, with good access to University departments and to the town. We are famous for our ancient buildings and riverside site; if you visit, though, you’ll see that the College has evolved throughout its six centuries and that Queens’ as a place and as a community is very much engaged with the present and looking to the future.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- History.
- Geography.
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English.
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ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
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3 years.
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- This competition is open to graduates of any university who are well advanced in their doctoral research or have recently embarked on postdoctoral research.
- The Junior Research Fellowship would be a successful candidate’s first substantial salaried academic or research appointment; or, in the case of a non-stipendiary appointment, would be held alongside the successful candidate’s first substantial salaried research appointment, which must be within the University of Cambridge.
- Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) of Queens’ College are eligible to apply provided that they have completed no more than 12 months of postdoctoral work by the date of the interviews (counting from the date of submission of the PhD thesis).
- Scholarships or studentships awarded to support study for a research degree are not regarded as academic appointments for these purposes; nor are arrangements to provide occasional lectures, classes, supervisions, or tutorials on an hourly or casual basis.
- This competition is open to graduates who are engaged in research in History (especially gender history, or the history of political thought or history of the United States of America) or Geography (with special focus on technology and/or capitalism and/or global inequality).
- English is the working language of the University of Cambridge and it is essential that candidates be able to work successfully in an English-speaking environment.
- Competence in English will be a criterion at every stage of the recruitment process, and particular attention will be paid to this in the assessment of written work and at interview Junior Research Fellowships are early-career appointments intended to offer early-career academics of exceptional intellectual calibre the opportunity to pursue research for up to three years at Queens’.
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(Paid)
- For postdoctoral starting at point 29 (£22,214) and rising over three years to point 31 (£23,557) with additional benefits.
- For predoctoral starts at £19,241, rising over three years to £21,249.
- Junior Research Fellows will receive either rent-free accommodation in College (if single) or a non-resident accommodation allowance (£4,343 p.a.), dining rights (free meals), and grants towards research expenses.
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First Step: Applications are to be submitted electronically here.
If you, your research supervisor or your referees have any queries about the online application procedure or are unable to use the online application form, please contact Miss Beverley Harris (Deputy Head of Tutorial Services) by e-mail ([email protected]) or telephone (01223 331941 or +44 1223 331941) for further advice.
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