LEVERHULME EARLY CAREER FELLOWSHIP 2012

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Keele University has committed resources to support two applications to the 2012 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship competition. We invite expressions of interest from eligible candidates in any of our research strengths:

   -Economics and Management
   -English and Creative Writing
   -History
   -Law, Ethics and Society
   -Music and Music Technology
   -Politics, International Relations and the Environment
   -Psychological Research
   -Social Policy

Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities within the United Kingdom for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research.

Value

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.

Duration

Fellowships are normally tenable for three years on a full-time basis, but requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period will be considered if this is appropriate for the nature of the research proposed and the career development of the individual. Please note that Fellowships of 24 months are no longer offered by the Trust. Fellowships will commence between the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic year and 1 May 2013.

Eligibility

   -Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows
    hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same
    time as an Early Career Fellowship.
   -All candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the Fellowship. Those who are or
    have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis by the closing date of 4.00pm
    on 8 March 2012, and confirmation of this is required as part of the application procedure. Those who at the time of commencing the
    Fellowship are registered for or are intending to register for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications are not eligible.
   -Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than 5 years from the application closing date.
    Hence those who had their viva before 8 March 2007 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a
    case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other
    unusual circumstances.
   -Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of
    application hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). Applications from those having an association
    with the UK academic community of less than two years’ duration will be strengthened by a move of employing institution. The intention is
    to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.

Deadline: 13 February 2012

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