Early Career Fellowships in Education Universities/Institutions in the UK
Designation/Position- Early Career Fellowships
Leverhulme Trust, UK invites application for Early Career Fellowships from eligible and interested candidates
Early-career researchers with a research record but who have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post undertake a significant piece of publishable work. Fellowships can be held at universities or other institutions of higher education in the UK. The Fellowships are intended to assist those at a relatively early stage of their academic careers. It is hoped that the appointment would lead to a more permanent position for the individual, either within the same or another institution.
Research/Job Area- Various research area
Location- Universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK
Eligibility/Qualification–
Employment and funding status
- Applicants must not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. The Trust will consider applications from candidates whose permanent post does not include any research.
- Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship.
- Applicants who have existing funding in place for a duration equivalent to or greater than the duration of the Early Career Fellowship should not apply.
Job/Position Description-
The awards are tenable for 36 months and are not renewable.
A Fellowship must commence between 1 September 2021 and 1 May 2022.
The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health-related reasons, disability or childcare commitments. Those holding the Fellowship part-time may not undertake any other employment within a UK higher education institution during the period of the award.
In response to the financial challenges facing the Higher Education sector in the forthcoming academic year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust has adjusted the value of the awards for the 2021 round. The Trust will contribute 100% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £50,000 in year one of the award. The Trust will then contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £25,000 in years two and three, with the balance to be paid by the host institution. The Trust’s maximum annual contribution will be pro-rated if the Fellowship is held on a part-time basis. Each Fellow may request up to £6,000 per annum in research expenses to further his or her research activities.
Fellowships are tenable for 3 years on a full-time basis. The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health related reasons, disability or childcare commitments.
Before beginning your application, please read the information below or download it as a PDF Guidance for Applicants.
How to Apply-
To make an application, please access the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System. The recommended browser to use is Google Chrome.
When completing the online application form, please refer to the Application Help Notes.
Applications must be approved and submitted to the Trust by the host institution by 4pm on the closing date of 24 February 2022. Institutional approval is required both from the head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution.
Nominated referees will also be required to provide their references via the online system within two weeks after the closing date.
Applicants will be informed of the result of their applications by email at the end of May 2022.
Last Date for Apply– 24 February 2022
Decision: May 2022
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