British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
This scheme is designed to enable outstanding recent postdoctoral scholars to obtain experience of research and teaching in the university environment, which will strengthen their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent posts by the end of the fellowship.
Oxford Humanities currently hosts 23 BA Postdoctoral Fellows. See below for more information about some of the Fellows' current research:
Timothy Law (Oriental Studies)
Meaghan McEvoy (Classics)
Toby Ord (Philosophy)
Nefeli Papoutsakis (Oriental Studies)
Abstracts of current and former Fellows' projects can be found on the BA website.
Conditions of Award
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Eligibility: Applicants must have obtained their doctorate recently (normally within 3 years of taking up an award), and must not have held an established teaching post in an institution of higher education.
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Salary: BA Postdoctoral Fellows receive a salary equivalent to a junior lecturer (currently £28,983 with an annual increment; salary scales are available via the University's Personnel Division).
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Period of award: For sucessful applicants to the outline and main stage stage in Autumn 2011 and early 2012, Fellowships would commence between 1 September 2012 and 1 January 2013, and would be tenable for three years (not renewable).
Procedure for applicants applying through Oxford
We are keen to encourage prospective Postdoctoral Fellows from outside Oxford to explore the possibility of applying through the Humanities Division, as well as those currently based here. Initially, you should make contact with the person at Oxford who you would like to be your mentor, and ask if they would be prepared to undertake this role. Once they have agreed, follow the steps laid out in the application procedures below.
There is a two stage application process each year, with the deadline for outline applications falling in late September/early October and for the second stage in February or early March the following year, for Fellowships to be taken up at the beginning of the following academic year.
Please note: The procedure outlined below applies to applications made through the Humanities Division’s Research Facilitation team. If you expect to be based in the History Faculty, you should contact the Research Development Officer in the Faculty, Aileen Mooney, at
The Humanities Division has its own internal deadlines for submission of draft applications for feedback to its Research Facilitators, and for submission of the final application via e-GAP2, to allow time for internal administrative processes to be complete before the Academy’s deadline.
Our internal guidance for the autumn 2011 deadline is now available below. Further information is available from the British Academy and the Academy's e-GAP2 system .
Application Procedure (NEW: updated August 2011)
Frequently Asked Questions (NEW: updated in August 2011)
Additional queries (not answered in the above documents or the British Academy guidance) about applying for one of these Fellowships through Oxford should be directed to BAPostdocs@humanities.ox.ac.uk.
Application Workshops
A workshop is held in May each year for those considering applying for one of these Fellowships the following autumn, and a drop-in-session for those finalising proposals is also held in early September. The drop-in session this year will be held on Thursday 8 September, at 11am-1pm at the Humanities Divisional Office at 37A St Giles. Please ring the bell for reception on arrival. All welcome. Please bring along the current draft of your application and any outstanding questions you have at any time between 11am and 1pm.