University of Cambridge
Job title:
Early Career Research Fellowship 2025 – Sciences
Company
University of Cambridge
Job description
Applications are invited for the Henslow Research Fellowship in the fields of Natural Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science and Clinical Sciences, which will normally be tenable for three years from 1 October 2025. The Fellowship is supported by the Cambridge Philosophical Society and is open to graduates, men or women, of any University, with no age limit. It will normally be awarded to candidates who have recently completed their PhD or are close to completion. The function of this Fellowship is as initial (normally) post-doctoral positions appropriate to the start of an academic career.The current pensionable stipend for the Henslow Research Fellow is at Point 45 of the University salary scale (currently £40,521 per annum); this is eligible for the University cost of living increase.Stipendiary Research Fellows will be offered single accommodation in College, for which a service charge is payable.The prime duty of a Research Fellow will be to pursue research and they will be expected to provide a written report on the progress of their research each year.Churchill College, Clare College, Fitzwilliam College, Murray Edwards College, and Trinity Hall operate a Joint Application Scheme for Early Career Research Fellowships. Applications will be considered by all Colleges offering Fellowships in the relevant subject. A total of ten Fellowships are offered but candidates are advised that competition is likely to be intense; last year almost 1000 applications were received.Candidates are warned that they are responsible for checking their eligibility to take up the post under UK immigration rules.Full information regarding the Fellowships on offer, further particulars and registration details will be available at the Joint Application Scheme website from w/c 7 October 2024:All applications to be submitted online by 11 November 2024.Please see advert for details
Expected salary
£40521 per year
Location
Cambridge
Job date
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 04:10:44 GMT
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