Nuffield College intends to appoint, with effect from 1 September 2006, a number of Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs).
Applications are invited from graduates of any country wishing to undertake research in any area of the social sciences except Economics, for which there is a separate competition. (Those wishing to undertake interdisciplinary research which includes Economics may apply for either or both competitions.) The main interests of the College are in Economics, Politics and Sociology, but these are broadly construed to include, for example, social science approaches to history, social and medical statistics, international relations, social psychology and social policy.
PPRFs' main responsibility is to engage in independent scholarly research. They have no teaching or administrative obligations but are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the College. They will be expected to organize a seminar or workshop in their subject area during the three-year term of their appointment and the College can help finance and organize these activities.
The Fellowships are intended for scholars from any country, who at the time of taking up the Fellowships will have completed, or be very close to the completion of, a doctoral thesis, or be at a comparable point in a research career. To be eligible, candidates should not, by that date, have spent more than a total of eight years in postgraduate study, teaching or research in the social sciences, and should not have previously held a research fellowship similar to that advertised.
The Fellowships are normally to be taken up on 1 September 2006. The appointment will be for up to three years.
Further particulars and the application form can be obtained from the College web page: http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk or from the Administrative Officer, Nuffield College, Oxford, OX1 1NF (e-mail justine.crump@nuf.ox.ac.uk). Applications must be received by 4 November.
Nuffield College seeks PPRFs in Economics, whose responsibility it is to engage in independent research in any area of Economics. PPRFs have no teaching or administrative obligations, though they may elect to run a seminar series, give a short lecture course, or organize a conference.
Graduates of any country are eligible. Candidates should, by 1 September 2006, be close to completing a doctorate. Candidates must not have spent more then eight years in postgraduate study, teaching, or research in Economics.
The appointment will be for three years, with the third year contingent on a doctorate having been completed within an appropriate time.
Further details and application form are available from http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/ or from the Economics Secretary, Nuffield College, Oxford, OX1 1NF (economics.secretary@nuf.ox.ac.uk). Deadline for receipt of applications is 15 November.
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