Career Development Research Fellowships 2026
St John’s College Oxford proposes, provided that suitable candidates present themselves, to elect up to six such Fellows, with effect from 1st October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, one in each of the following subjects:
- Classics (Including Ancient History)
- English-This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in the period 1550-1760, who will have completed, or be just about to complete, a doctorate in this area of specialism at the time of appointment. Further details can be foundhere.
- Geography-This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in Human Geography.
- Modern Languages–This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in modern and contemporary German or French literature and film; preference will be given to applicants working in the field of German Studies.
- Physics
- Theology
Candidates must indicate for which subject they are applying. Interdisciplinary applications will be allocated within this list of subjects at the discretion of the College.
Applications for these posts are particularly welcome from candidates who are women, have a disability and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Career Development Research Fellowships are fixed-term posts, tenable for four years.
The annual salary is equivalent to point 7.5 on the University Scale (currently £42,254) plus a pensionable £1,730per annum Oxford University Weighting payment which will be paid in equal monthly instalments and pro-rated for part time appointments. The appointee will automatically be enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension. Further details can be found here - USS
For further details and how to apply please see here.
Applications should be submitted electronically via this website, where detailed instructions on how to complete the application can be found: https://fellowships.sjc.ox.ac.uk/
The closing date for receipt of applications is noon on 24th October 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. Please ensure you check all junk and spam folders for communications.
Queries can be directed to academic.vacancies@sjc.ox.ac.uk
Informal queries regarding the Human Geography CDRF can be directed to gillian.rose@ouce.ox.ac.uk or ian.klinke@ouce.ox.ac.uk