Junior Research Fellowships 2023

The Governing Body of St John’s College proposes to elect up to four Junior Research Fellows, in the following Arts, Humanities and Science subjects: 

Philosophy, Politics, Economics, Classics, Theology, Physics, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.

The fellowships will be tenable either from 1st October 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Research Fellows are expected to undertake original research in some branch of the Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences. They may be asked to undertake a limited amount of teaching.

Candidates should hold a doctorate (with thesis submitted no earlier than 1 Oct 2021), or be close to completion with their thesis submitted no later than three months before the start date of this post. They must also have research expertise in their chosen field as demonstrated by a completed doctoral thesis and/or published forthcoming books, or articles in refereed journals, as relevant to the candidate’s field; or promise of such achievement, as relevant to the candidate’s field.

Further particulars, an application form and instructions about how to apply, may be downloaded from https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vacancies/ .

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Friday 28 October 2022. Shortlisting, interviewing and appointing procedures will be conducted in early 2023.

The college is committed to equality of opportunity (details can be found in the further particulars).

Applications for this post are particularly welcome from candidates who are women, have a disability and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.