The Governing Body of Emmanuel College invites applications from men and women for three Research Fellowships in any subject and tenable for three years from 1 October 2009. Applicants must not have completed more than a total of eight years of postgraduate research by 1 October 2009.
The stipend for Research Fellows is related to the national academic scale. The current stipend for pre-doctoral (resp. post-doctoral) Research Fellows is £19,561 (resp. £20,840) and £21,541 (resp. £22,820), according as the Fellow is resident or non-resident in College. Pre-doctoral Research Fellows will be responsible for any University fee they incur up to the level of a UK postgraduate student (the College will contribute the difference if a higher fee is applicable). A limited amount of teaching in College is permitted, for which payment will be made at the usual rate.
Additional benefits provided for Research Fellows will include grants for research expenses and academic travel, a book allowance, and assistance with computing facilities. Research Fellows will be given the option to live in College (although no married accommodation can be provided), and will be provided with lunch and dinner in Hall free of charge. Application forms can be received via the Emmanuel College website from 15 September 2008 (http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/resfell/).
Candidates should send the following to the Research Fellowships' Secretary, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, CB2 3AP, not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, 9 October 2008: three copies of their application form, and three copies of a statement of not more than 1,000 words outlining their completed and proposed research, in a form which is intelligible to a non-specialist.
Candidates should also arrange for two people familiar with their work to send references to the Research Fellowships' Secretary so as to reach her by Thursday, 9 October 2008. The appropriate forms for referees' use will be supplied to applicants, and are available on the same website.
Selected candidates will be invited, by letter dated 18 November 2008, to submit by Monday, 24 November 2008, copies of any published or unpublished work with which they wish to support their application. Candidates will not be interviewed by the College. It is hoped to make elections to the Research Fellowships on 19 January 2009.