FELLOWSHIP BY EXAMINATION (JRF) 2018
FURTHER PARTICULARS
The College proposes to elect up to four Fellows by Examination (elsewhere known as Junior Research Fellows) in February 2018. The Fellowships are tenable for three years from the date of election. A successful candidate would normally be expected to take up their Fellowship either within seven days from the date of their election in February 2018 or on 1 October 2018.
FELLOWSHIP DETAILS
- The job title is Fellow by Examination (JRF).
- Main duties and responsibilities: Independent research in an academic subject.
- Skills and experience required: Research experience in an academic subject.
- Each Fellowship is tenable for three years at a stipend currently starting at £22,091 per annum, subject to an annual cost of living award. This stipend is subject to deduction if a scholarship or similar funding from another source is held concurrently by the Fellow by Examination. The Fellow is a member of the Governing Body of the College for the first two years of appointment, and for all three years of appointment is entitled to: free lunches and dinners in College; a research allowance (of up to £1,750 per annum); and partnered accommodation in College free of charge or, alternatively, a taxable housing allowance currently set at £15,000 per annum. Successful candidates who decide to live out of College may have use of shared office space in College.
- A Fellow by Examination is entitled to join the University's Superannuation Scheme.
- Please note that all elements of the employment are subject to the right to work in the UK.
- Fellows by Examination are expected to have their main residence in the Oxford area, and their research base must be in Oxford.
- The Fellow may, with the leave of the Governing Body, engage in teaching up to a maximum of 20 hours weekly, and would normally be expected to give priority to the College's own teaching needs.
- The Fellow will be required to prepare and submit an annual research report to the Fellowship Committee, which will be reported to the Governing Body. The report should include any publications and conference presentations for the academic year.
- It is hoped that the Fellow by Examination will participate in the rich academic, cultural and social life of the College.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Applications are encouraged from candidates from all countries, and all universities in all academic subjects. Graduates of any university in any subject forming part of an Honours degree, or an equivalent qualification, are eligible to apply.
- Candidates should have an Honours degree or an equivalent qualification and have completed, or be near to completing, a doctorate or other post-graduate research. The successful candidates will already have demonstrated outstanding promise in their research.
- Candidates should have an Honours degree or an equivalent qualification and have completed, or be near to completing, a doctorate or other post-graduate research. Applications are invited from those who expect to have submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination by 1 October 2018, or those with a doctorate who submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination on or after 12 October 2016. Those who formally submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination before 12 October 2016 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break (e.g. a period of parental leave, family commitments, or illness) or there are other exceptional circumstances. No applicant who has been appointed to a permanent academic post in an institution of higher education at any time in their career will be eligible.
- A research proposal must be submitted as part of your application. This must be not more than 2,000 words in total. It should outline the research you have completed and are now working on, and state why this research is original and important, and describe the research you propose to undertake if elected to a Fellowship.
- Applications, including full contact details for two referees, must be submitted online by UK Time 12.00 noon on Thursday 12 October 2017. Applications not submitted by the deadline will not be accepted. Referees' reports must be submitted online by UK Time 12.00 noon on Tuesday 17 October 2017. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- The appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of a medical questionnaire and the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK. Candidates who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK’s points-based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient points, and in particular that (i) they have sufficient English language skills (evidenced by (a) passing an approved English Language test with at least CEFR level B1 in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, or (b) having an academic qualification that was taught in English and is recognised by UK NARIC as being equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD, or (c) being a national of a majority English-speaking country) and (ii) that they have sufficient funds to maintain themselves and any dependants until they receive their first salary payment. Further information is available at: www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/overview.Should you be selected for interview on Wednesday 31 January 2018, you should bring the following with you when you attend for interview:
1. Original degree certificate for highest qualification achieved
2. Passport
- All data supplied by candidates will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University's Data Protection Policy. But if the person appointed to the post is a migrant sponsored under the UK's new points-based migration system, we are required to retain the applications for all shortlisted candidates until six months after we have ceased sponsoring the migrant.
- Candidates invited for interview from the UK who come from outside Oxford will be accommodated overnight, if necessary. Candidates currently resident abroad may be interviewed by Skype.
WRITTEN WORK
- Sample(s) of your original research must be submitted as part of your application. This must be submitted in electronic format (Word document or pdf).
- Submitted work should be a maximum of 25,000 words in total, including all footnotes and bibliography. It may consist of any or all of the following: published papers, the whole or part of a thesis or dissertation for a higher degree, or material especially prepared for the application. Candidates should submit what they judge to be their best and most significant original research to date. It is preferable but not essential that submitted written work be related to the research the candidate proposes to do if elected. Where a submitted paper is joint-authored, you must append a statement making clear the extent of your contribution to the research. Submitted work should be written in English. Where the submitted work is originally published in another language, both the original and a translation should be submitted.
- Candidates in science subjects who require laboratory facilities must ensure that these would be available to them in Oxford during the period of the tenure of the fellowship. They must have the written approval of the Head of Department for the University laboratory in which they need to work before the closing date for applications. Any candidate who may require substantial access to the central University computing services will also require the approval of the Director of Computing Services
APPLICATION TIMETABLE
- The application process begins on Monday 11 September 2017. Please note that all communication with applicants will be via email.
- Applications and reports from two candidate-nominated referees, both of whom should be familiar with the candidate's recent research work, must be submitted through the website. Completed applications must be submitted by UK Time 12.00 noon on Thursday 12 October 2017. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- The deadline for submission of referees' reports is UK Time 12.00 noon on Tuesday 17 October 2017. The references should be submitted by referees directly through the online system.
- Interviews are held on Wednesday 31 January 2018.
- Elections to Fellowships will be made shortly after interviews during February 2018.
- A successful candidate would normally be expected to take up their Fellowship either within seven days from the date of their election in February 2018 or on 1 October 2018.
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