The Drapers’ Company Research Fellowship in Physical or Biological Sciences or Mathematics

The College hopes to elect to the following Fellowship from October 2026:

THE DRAPERS’ COMPANY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN PHYSICAL OR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES OR MATHEMATICS

Applications for the Drapers’ Company Research Fellowship are welcomed by outstandingly able researchers in Physical or Biological Sciences or Mathematics. Applicants should have completed a Ph.D. since 1 October 2024 or submit their Ph.D. by 1 October 2026. Applicants will submit a plan for the postdoctoral research they wish to undertake during their Fellowship.

The duration of the Fellowship will be for three years. The stipend will be £32,080, p.a., point 35 of the College scale with a pay award pending for 2026.

The holder may be invited to do a limited amount of teaching for the College, in the form of up to six hours per week of undergraduate supervision (small group teaching) in the same broad area as their own research, during the twenty teaching weeks of the academic year. They will receive additional payment for these supervisions but would require the permission of the Governing Body to undertake other paid work.

Research Fellows are offered subsidised accommodation, in college if unaccompanied, or in college-owned flats or houses if partnered; where accommodation is not required the Drapers ’Company Research Fellow will be offered a study in College. Research Fellows, like every Fellow of the College, are members of the Governing Body, and enjoy a range of benefits and privileges as well as responsibilities. These include seven free meals per week at High Table, access to a Fellows ’Research Fund, and eligibility to apply for support for conferences or workshops Fellows organise in Cambridge.

Informal enquiries can be made to the Master’s P.A. at debbie.brown@pem.cam.ac.uk

To Apply: (i) Applications should be made online https://app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/pemdrapersrf/ Applications consist of a CV (up to 3 pages) and a statement of up to 1000 words describing their current research and outlining their research plans for the period of the Fellowship

(ii) Candidates should be prepared to submit published written work (10,000 words or less) at short notice. This work will form an important part of the assessment at the final shortlisting stage.

Closing date for applications 9 November 2025

We are committed to creating an environment where people of all backgrounds can thrive and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, identity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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