Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship

Stipendiary:  4 years fixed term

Stipend:  £32,428 (with a PhD) or £26,376 (without a PhD)

The College invites applications for a stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in specified areas of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It will be tenable for four years from normally no later than 1 October 2026 and is not renewable.

A Junior Research Fellowship is intended for a researcher early in their career and, in this case, is restricted to applicants in one or more of the following subject areas:

• Classics
• History (restricted to work that falls substantially within the period c. 700–c. 1450)
• Music
• Politics & International Studies

The Junior Research Fellowship offers an opportunity to carry out novel research in a stimulating academic environment. A successful applicant is expected to be either a postgraduate student, probably in the latter stages of research leading to a PhD degree (or equivalent), or a post-doctoral researcher who has completed their PhD Degree after 1 January 2025.

The stipend for a Junior Research Fellow is currently £32,428 (with a PhD) and £26,376 (without a PhD) and the successful candidate will be afforded the full privileges of a Fellow of the College. Fellows living out of College receive a pensionable living-out allowance of £6,880 (with a PhD) or £3,440 (without a PhD).

Applications must be submitted online via the Christ’s College website at www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf by 12 noon on Tuesday 16 September 2025. Reports from two referees must also be received by 12 noon on Tuesday 16 September 2025 for the application to be eligible. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their referees submit their references by the deadline. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interview. Interviews are expected to be on or around Tuesday 20 January 2026. Further details of the Fellowship competition are provided on the website: www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf.

Any candidate who does not have an automatic right to work in the United Kingdom will be themselves responsible for obtaining the necessary visa (although the College can give informal advice and assistance). The College will itself cover the cost of the visa and the associated healthcare surcharge.

Further particulars are available by clicking the 'Apply' button above. 

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