Funded Postdoctoral Fellowships at University of Edinburgh in UK

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities "IASH" at the University of Edinburgh is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships and Bursaries 2019-2020 for candidates in any area of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 

IASH hosts a lively scholarly community of visiting fellows. It is a supportive environment for postdoctoral researchers, while also offering networking opportunities with successful mid-career and eminent senior scholars. It is one of the world's premier Institutes for Advanced Study that supports innovative research and public engagement activities across the arts, humanities and social sciences through a range of interdisciplinary and international projects and programs.

What does the fellowship offer

2019-2020 IASH Postdoctoral Fellowship provides:

• Research visit at the University of Edinburgh for three to ten months.
• Bursary of up to a maximum of £12,500.
• Dedicated office space, University e-mail and library access.
• An allocated University mentor from an area relevant to the Fellows’ research interests.
• Weekly Fellows’ Lunch to build community.
• Collegial work-in-progress seminar series for testing new ideas.
• Calendar of engaging events at the Institute and College.
• Opportunities to participate in and design funded workshops, colloquia etc at the Institute.

note: The bursary may be used to top up an existing postdoctoral Fellowship or as a contribution towards living expenses. Applicants are asked to indicate other sources of support for which they have applied and the expected date of outcome. No teaching is required, but successful applicants may be able to supplement the bursary by individually arranging their own concurrent teaching, though the Institute expects that a maximum commitment of 0.4 of a full time position will be dedicated to work other than the Postdoctoral Fellow’s individual research project.

Eligibility

1. IASH welcomes applications from both within and beyond the University of Edinburgh.
2. Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate at the time of application, and normally within the last three years applicants must be able to produce a transcript, testament, or a letter of completion/eligibility to graduate as part of your application. 
3. Applicants should not have held a permanent position at a university, or a previous Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies. Those who have held temporary and/or short-term appointments are eligible to apply.

Requirements

• In addition to the application form, a minimum of two and a maximum of three confidential references are required.
• Applicants should ask their referees to email their reference to the Director at iash@ed.ac.uk by 30 April 2019.
• Referees should comment on the nature and quality of the research proposal, as well as on the qualifications of the applicant. One referee should certify the successful viva (defence) and final examination of the candidate’s PhD thesis.
• Consideration will be given to the academic record and the publications of all applicants and their capacity to disseminate their views among a community of like-minded people. Candidates must give evidence of any contact they have made with researchers at the University of Edinburgh, are required to make such contact before submitting their applications, and those who can evidence the relevance of their proposed project to the University of Edinburgh research community will be regarded favourably. Particular weight will be placed on the quality and timeliness of the project proposed. innovative and interdisciplinary topics and approaches are encouraged.
• Fellows must make the Institute their main place of work for the duration of the Fellowship.  It is expected that Fellows will be in residence throughout the tenure of their Fellowship and will contribute fully to the life of the Institute during that time. Fellows give at least one seminar presentation during their tenure, and submit a report on their research at the end of their Fellowship. No regular teaching is required.

About IASH

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities was established in 1969 to promote interdisciplinary research in the arts, humanities and social sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

It provides an international, interdisciplinary and autonomous space for discussion and debate. Since its foundation, more than 1,200 scholars from 67 countries have held Institute fellowships; and up to 28 Fellows are in residence at any one time. Housed in a secluded 19th-century courtyard overlooking the Meadows, the Institute is adjacent to most centres of University activity.

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