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JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION

Welcome to the Clare College Junior Research Fellowship Competition application system for 2009.

Clare College invites applications for stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships, generally one in an arts subject and one in a science subject. The Fellowships will normally be tenable for three years from 1 October 2009.

To access the Research Fellowship application system, you are required to register. This enables you to save your application and revisit/edit it before submitting it, or to check the status of your application. It is recommended that you register as soon as possible.

Applications and referees' reports must be received by 5 pm GMT on Monday 15 December 2008. Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. Please make sure that your application and your referees' reports reach us before the closing date. If you wish to register, please return to this site on 1 October 2008.


Eligibility Requirements:

  • Application for a Junior Research Fellowship is open to men and women in any discipline, one in the Humanities, and one in the Sciences.
  • Applications are invited from candidates who must have completed no more than four years' full time research in the Humanities, or no more than five years' full time research in the Sciences by 1 January 2009.
  • Statements of research are required, and should be not more than 1,000 words, outlining the work candidates would submit in support of their application and the research they propose to pursue if elected. 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.
  • Dissertations are not required at this stage, but it is essential to have written work readily accessible, because those candidates whose applications are short-listed for further assessment will be invited by 26 January 2009 to submit a copy of their chosen written work electronically, plus two hard copies, which should be received at Clare College no later than Friday 30 January 2009. Please ensure that your contact details on your application are kept updated at that time (preferably giving your e-mail, mobile, or telephone details).
  • The College is concerned with the quality, rather than quantity, of the work submitted but, in order that an informed assessment may be made, it is important that sufficient material be available. As a rough guide, it is recommended that the work for submission to external assessors should be about 20,000 words (or about one quarter the length of a PhD thesis).
  • Submitted work should normally be written in English. If candidates are intending to submit work in a foreign language, they should give notice by indicating this on their application where they enter the title of the work.
  • In addition to submitting written work, short-listed sciences applicants will be asked to provide a statement by 27 February, on headed notepaper and signed by the prospective Head of Department, signifying his/her willingness to accommodate the Junior Research Fellow, if elected. In cases where short-listed applicants are not already in contact with the Department, the College will provide assistance in initiating discussions with the Head of Department.
  • Applications, including two referees' reports, must be submitted online by 5pm GMT on Monday, 15 December 2008.

Fellowship Details:

  • Stipends are at present payable on the University's salary scale, starting at spine point 39: £25,888 (resident), rising to £26,665 in the second year and £27,466 in the third year. An additional £5,000 per annum is payable if non-resident in College. (All stipends are reviewed annually.) The payment of an increment after the first year is conditional upon the PhD having been awarded.
  • The stipend of Research Fellows who are in receipt of financial support from other sources will be by arrangement, in the light of individual circumstances. All Research Fellows are entitled to lunch and dinner in Hall free of charge, up to ten meals a week.
  • Research Fellows may join the University's Superannuation Scheme, and the College is prepared, where appropriate, to make a contribution to University fees.
  • The College may grant up to £1,000 in any one academic year for travel in connection with attendance at conferences and for essential research work, and up to £2,000 towards the cost of purchasing IT equipment.
  • Research Fellows are members of the Governing Body and are expected to participate in the governance and social life of the College. Research Fellows may undertake up to six hours' teaching a week in University Term.

Application Timetable:

  • The application process begins on Wednesday 1 October 2008.
  • Applications and two reports from independent referees, both of whom should be familiar with the candidate's research work, must be submitted through the website, and received by the College by Monday 5 pm GMT on 15 December 2008. One of these referees should normally be the supervisor. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Candidates will be short-listed by Monday 26 January 2009.
  • Elections will be made no later than Wednesday 11 March 2009.
  • Successful candidates will enter into their Fellowships on 1 October 2009.