Junior Research Fellowship in Theology and Religious Studies

Applications are invited for a stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Theology and Religious Studies, tenable for a fixed term of three years from 1 October 2026.

A Junior Research Fellowship is a career development post, designed to enable an outstanding early career academic to undertake an independent, self-directed programme of research that substantially develops or is different from their doctoral research. In making this appointment, Trinity College aims to develop and strengthen the research environment of the College, and to contribute to the goal of maintaining the University of Oxford as a leading centre for research. The objectives of the College in making this appointment are to support early career academics in their first independent work, to develop and strengthen the research environment of the College, and to contribute to the goal of maintaining the University of Oxford as a leading centre for research.

The starting salary for this post is point 30 on the HE single pay spine (currently £40,514 p.a.), rising to points 31 and 32 on this scale in years 2 and 3 of the appointment.

The Fellowship is open to researchers who:

• Hold, or be very close to completing, a PhD or equivalent in the broad field of of Theology and Religious Studies (see further particulars for details). Applicants awarded a PhD following viva voce prior to 1^st October 2023 will not be considered unless there are specific extenuating circumstances, such as an interruption to their academic career due to parental leave or serious illness.
• Have not held a comparable career development appointment at Oxford or another university. A comparable appointment is deemed to be a salaried, research-only appointment for the purpose of self-directed research.

Applications should be sent by email (in PDF format) to academic.recruitment@trinity.ox.ac.uk by 12 noon (UK time) on Wednesday 21^st January. Please include ‘JRF Theology and Religious Studies’ in the subject line of the email.

Further particulars, selection criteria, and information about how to apply for this post can be found on the Trinity College website: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.

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