The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

The School of Law at the University of Warwick welcomes applications from outstanding postdoctoral scholars to apply to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, for Fellowships hosted at Warwick starting in the 2023/24 academic year. Appointments at the University of Warwick are dependent on the award of the Fellowship. The expectation is that Fellows should undertake a significant piece of publishable work during the funded period. For more information on the scheme’s aims and eligibility criteria, please visit https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/

Applications are welcomed from candidates who have a strong research profile and meet the following eligibility criteria:

• They must be in possession of a doctoral degree by 1^st April 2023
• They must either be a UK/EEA national, have completed their doctorate at a UK university or have a strong prior association with the UK academic community
• They must not yet have held a permanent academic appointment
• They must meet the British Academy’s definition of early career: this means that they must have completed, or be due to complete, their viva voce between 1^st April 2020 and 1^st April 2023.

HOW TO APPLY

Prospective applicants are required to identify an academic mentor within the School of Law. Candidates should approach their mentor to discuss the project at the earliest opportunity.

If you are interested in applying for a Postdoctoral fellowship to be hosted by University of Warwick and you meet the necessary eligibility criteria, then please submit your Expressions of Interest as a single PDF document to Jennifer Paterson (j.c.wilson@warwick.ac.uk) by 5pm by Thursday 1^st September 2022 for the purpose of an internal selection round:  

• A short description of their proposed project (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• A copy of their CV (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• The name of their proposed mentor at the University of Warwick
• The name of their referee (please note that referees will not need to provide a statement for the internal selection round).

If your application is approved, candidates will be invited to submit their full proposal through Flexi-Grant, the British Academy’s application portal. This competition is very competitive, but the School of Law has an excellent recent record of supporting successful candidates and will provide support throughout and will also be supported by University’s Research and Impact Services team.

For more information about this and for any other enquiries about the scheme, please contact Robert Horton r.s.horton@warwick.ac.uk . The deadline for submissions to the British Academy is Wednesday 12^th October 2022.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button

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