Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in the School of Modern Languages & Cultures, Durham University

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in the School of Modern Languages & Cultures, Durham University

The School of Modern Languages & Cultures invites expressions of interest from outstanding candidates who wish to apply for a prestigious Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship through Durham University.

We welcome enquiries from eligible candidates particularly those related to the research themes in the department (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/modern-languages-cultures/...) or to relevant University Research Centres and Institutes (https://www.dur.ac.uk/arts.humanities/research/research_centres//). Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.

For expressions of interest, candidates are to have made contact with their prospective academic mentor in the Department/School to confirm their intension to apply to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme by 12 noon, Friday 17 December 2021.

Working in conjunction with their mentor, candidates should check their eligibility to apply. If the mentor agrees to support you application, candidates will be requested to complete and return Durham University’s internal application form, available via the Arts and Humanities Research Team(artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk) by 12 noon, Friday 7 January 2022.

Further information on the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, including details of eligibility criteria, can be found at: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships

Candidates are also strongly advised to review the Leverhulme Trust’s policy on grant making: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/our-approach-grant-making

For more information or informal enquiries, please contact Zoë Gardner at artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk