Please note, the following information outlines an internal pre-application selection process. It is not authorisation to make an application to the Leverhulme Trust through this Institution.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme
The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme is aimed at those at a relatively early stage of their academic career but with a proven record of research. The Humanities Division has a track record with the Trust, having received several such fellowships over the past few years (with a number also awarded to other parts of the University). Fellowships are normally tenable for two or three years on a full-time basis.
The Leverhulme eligibility criteria are that applicants must normally be under 35, not hold or have held a permanent academic position in a UK university or comparable institution, and have an awarded doctorate or equivalent research experience. (Applications from those aged 35 and over will be considered if they began their academic studies at a later age than is usual or if they have had a career change or break.) The Leverhulme Trust also requires that candidates should normally hold a degree from a UK higher education institution by the time of taking up the Fellowship. Those without a UK degree will be considered if, at the time of application, they hold an academic position in the UK. It is likely that applications from candidates having an association with the UK academic community of less than two years' duration will be strengthened by a move of employing institution.
The award requires matched funding from the institution and there is provision for personal research expenses of up to £6k per year, if requested at the time of application. The John Fell Fund will provide matching funding for TWO nominations from the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages to the Leverhulme Trust.
The Leverhulme Early Career Fellow will normally be appointed by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages in the first three points of University Grade 7, salary range (currently £28,983 - £30,747), depending on experience and current employment status.
Interested candidates must consult the Leverhulme website for full details of the Leverhulme scheme, including further information about eligibility: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm
For further information about applying from outside the University of Oxford, please see the following page on the Humanities Division website:
http://www.humanities.ox.ac.uk/research/applying_from_outside_oxford/leverhulme_early_career_fellowships
Before submitting an Expression of Interest, it is the candidate’s responsibility to find a Faculty mentor willing to support the application.
Call for Expressions of Interest
The Faculty now invites expressions of interest from potential applicants in any field of medieval and modern languages who wish to be considered for the Faculty’s support in applying to the Leverhulme scheme (NB do not submit an application to Leverhulme at this stage)
Expressions of interest must be received by noon on Friday 14 January 2011 and should include the following:
- a 150 word abstract summarising the research for a general audience
- a maximum two-page CV with education, publications, any awards, thesis title and examiners
- a maximum two-page draft statement of research (which may use similar headings to that in the Leverhulme notes of guidance)
- an indication of what additional research expenses may be claimed
A note or email of support from your proposed mentor should be sent directly to the Faculty by the same date. A full list of the members of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and their research interests is available on the faculty website: http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/academics.
Expressions of interest must be sent to the Faculty Board Secretary, Medieval and Modern Languages, 41 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF; electronic applications are preferred and should be sent to administrator@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk .
Interviews will not be held. A nominee will be selected by a panel appointed by the Faculty Board, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application as soon as possible after the closing date. The successful nominee will then be given assistance with formulating an application for the Leverhulme Fellowship.
Further information may be obtained by e-mailing the Secretary to the Faculty Board, joanna.nyirenda@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk