The School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, invites expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2024/2025 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship competition.
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship offers outstanding early career researchers the opportunity to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in an academic environment. This scheme aims to help develop the award holder’s curriculum vitae and boost their prospects of obtaining a permanent academic post. The primary emphasis is on the completion of a significant piece of publishable research, and the integration of the award holder into the community of established scholars within their field.
The eligibility criteria listed above are based on the 2023/24 Guidance. Please check the British Academy’s guidance for 2024/25 for full details once it has been released.
This scheme is extremely competitive. As a result, Queen Mary will only support the strongest of applicants. Candidates interested in applying for a fellowship based at the School of Law should submit an Expression of Interest to Cath Norman at dolresearch@qmul.ac.uk by 31 July 2024 including the following:
Your application should demonstrate:
The deadline for expressions of interest is 31 July 2024. All applications will be considered in an internal selection process and candidates will be notified shortly after the deadline.
Successful applicants will then have approximately one month to finalise their outline application, due 2 October 2024. They will also be invited to attend an orientation session run by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences about the final stages of application. This will take place the week commencing 2 September 2024.
Apply for the 2024/25 fellowship