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 to obtain approval from the relevant Faculty to make the application (see below).
The British Academy runs 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.
Should you be interested in applying through Oxford for a BA PDF, please note that your expression of interest application will be assessed by the relevant Faculty in the first instance. The relevant internal deadlines and requirements for each of the Faculties in the Humanities will be listed here in the summer.
(For Social Sciences, please contact the relevant departmental administrator: https://socsci.web.ox.ac.uk/research-support-in-departments).
For any queries please contact BApostdocs@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Faculty Procedures For 2022 Competition Round
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (changed from Oriental Studies from 1 August): Deadline 3 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/article/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships
Classics: Deadline 5 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/job-opportunities
English: Deadline 1 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://english.web.ox.ac.uk/postdoctoral-fellowships#collapse385971
History: Deadline 25 July 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/article/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships-guidelines-for-history-faculty-application
Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics: Deadline 23 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2022/08/15/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships
Modern & Medieval Languages: Deadline 8 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies
Music: Deadline 8 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/article/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-music-at-the-university-of-oxford
Philosophy: Deadline 12 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/british-academy
Ruskin School of Art: Deadline 19 August 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/call-for-expressions-of-interest-british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships-deadline-19-august-2022
Theology and Religion: Deadline 18 July 2022. For details of how to apply see: https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/article/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships-2023