The Governing Bodies of the three Colleges propose to elect in co-operation up to thirteen Junior Research Fellows, in Arts and Science, according to an agreed allocation of subjects between the Colleges. The Fellowships are open to men and women and are tenable from 1 October 2009.
The Fellowships are normally awarded to those who are approaching the end of their doctoral research or who have begun postdoctoral study. Fellows must engage in original research, and may, with the permission of the appropriate governing body, undertake a limited amount of teaching. The current salary is £19,842.
Application forms, together with further particulars, and details of the allocation of subjects, may be obtained direct from the Merton College website (http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/). The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday, 8 December 2008.
The Colleges concerned are committed to conducting themselves as equal opportunities employers (details can be found in the further particulars).