British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Department of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews welcomes applications from outstanding Early Career Researchers to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for 2025/2026.

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.

Full details on the scheme are available on the British Academy's website.

Applications are invited from candidates who have a strong research profile and meet the eligibility criteria. Interested candidates should contact the potential mentors/supervisors within the Department at the earliest opportunity.

Further questions can be addressed to the Director of Research, Dr Patrick Greenough at phildor@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Candidates will be required to submit the following to the mentor/supervisor by 5pm, Friday 13 September 2024:

• Short project description (2 A4 pages maximum)
• CV (2 A4 pages maximum)
• The name of a proposed mentor at the University of St Andrews
• A short statement on how their research project fits the research profile of the Philosophy Department at the University of St Andrews (200 words maximum)

Following an internal selection process, successful candidates will be invited to submit their proposal through the British Academy's Flexi-Grant application system. The final deadline for submissions is Wednesday 2 October 2024.