Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 25 July 2024
Funder's Deadline: 2 October 2024
Oxford Sociology is inviting Expressions of Interests (EOIs) to participate in the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024-25 with the Department.
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of the most competitive funding schemes for early career researchers. It offers three years of funding for researchers who are within three years of the award of their PhDs, to pursue an independent research project. The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research.
Applicants who wish to apply for this funding with Oxford Sociology must secure the support of a senior member of the Faculty.
This faculty member will act as a mentor/supervisor who should be actively involved in developing the application and commit to support the Fellow in case the Fellowship is awarded, to plan and monitor the progress of the project and provide advice with regards to the Fellow’s career development and building their capacity as an independent scholar.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be researchers from the humanities and social sciences;
- Applicants must be within three years of the award of their PhD to be classified as early career researcher i.e. their research experience should fall within the period from 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2025 (counting from the date of their viva voce);
- British citizens and any nationals from the EEA are eligible, regardless of where their doctorate was obtained. Anyone of any nationality who has a doctorate from a UK university is eligible. If an applicant does not meet the prior categories, they may be accepted if they can demonstrate ‘strong prior association’ with the UK academic community.
- The scheme is not open to applicants who hold or have held a permanent university post.
- Applicants must already be of postdoctoral status at the time when the Research Awards Committee meets. Applicants who expect to have had their viva by 1 April 2025, are eligible for consideration, but will have to withdraw their application if the examination is not completed on time.
Application Process
The scheme has a two-stage application process:
- Outline round with October deadline after which selected applicants are invited (end of January 2025) to the next stage.
- Full application in February/March 2025.
- Successful applicants would start their fellowship between 1st September 2025 (at earliest) and 1st January 2026 (at latest).
Further information on the scheme and eligibility criteria can be found on the British Academy website.
If you are interested in applying for the scheme with the Department, please fill in the application form.
You will be asked to provide your Mentor's name. Please note, mentorship must be discussed and agreed with Sociology Faculty member beforehand.
Please save a (1) pdf copy of this form and send it to research@sociology.ox.ac.uk together with other mandatory attachments: (2) Proposal Outline (max 2 pages); (3) Academic CV (max 2 pages) and (4) Statement of Support from the proposed Mentor (max 1 page).
The call for EOI applications with Oxford Sociology closes at 5pm on 25 July 2024.
Please email research@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions.
