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British Academy Post-Docs 2022

The School of Geography has sustained success in securing postdoctoral funding through a range of schemes. We are now inviting outstanding early career researchers to apply for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships.

If you would like to apply for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship with us, please submit one document (Word or PDF) with the following information to w.monteith@qmul.ac.uk by midday on Friday 9 September 2022:

  1. an explanation of the reason(s) for your choice of Queen Mary as the host institution (150 words maximum)
  2. an outline of your proposed programme of research (1,500 words maximum)
  3. details of your planned research outputs, e.g. monograph, journal article(s), book chapter(s), digital resources, events, other (please specify) (300 words maximum)
  4. a list of existing publications (1 page maximum)
  5. a CV (2 pages maximum)
  6. a draft sample of writing, either published or accepted for publication (article or book chapter length).

Your application should demonstrate:

  • that you are eligible according to the BA’s criteria
  • the excellence of
    • your research track record and professional track record (where relevant);
    • your academic record;
    • the research outputs you propose, how you will structure, pursue, and complete it in the time frame, and its importance;
  • the relevance of QMUL School of Geography to your research and vice versa;
  • who you would like as a mentor and why.

You are strongly encouraged before submitting your application to find a mentor, provisionally agree their support, and get some feedback from them on a draft application.

Full scheme details can be found on the British Academy website.

All applications will be considered in an internal selection process and candidates notified by 16 September 2022. Successful applicants will then have approximately one month to finalise their outline application, due 12 October 2022.

If you have any questions about the internal selection process, please contact Will Monteith, the School's Research Director, at w.monteith@qmul.ac.uk 

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