AHRC-ESRC-FCO Knowledge Exchange Fellowship Scheme 2019
Funder deadline 31st October 2018
AHRC-ESRC-FCO Knowledge Exchange Fellowships 2019
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), together with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) invite applications for the second intake of the AHRC-ESRC-FCO Knowledge Exchange (KE) Fellowship scheme.
The scheme provides the opportunity for arts and humanities and social science researchers to be seconded into the FCO (London office) to work alongside, advise and influence policymakers. It aims to support Fellows who will bring fresh thinking, depth and breadth of expert knowledge and apply their learning to policy challenges. This is not a scheme to support research projects about the FCO or its work, but rather to build new capacity in the FCO and across the UK research base.
Scope
The Fellowship scheme creates deeper engagement between academia and policy by building long-term, two-way relationships that will impact on diplomacy, and increase the professional reputation of participating scholars.
Fellows will be placed within a policy team that could be geographic, thematic or institutional in the scope of its work. Fellows will also be attached to a Research Group within the wider Research Analysts Cadre who form a specialist group of geographical and thematic experts.
The benefits of this placement will flow to the wider academic community through Fellows' engagement with their home research organisation and wider research communities.
About the call
Applications are welcome from arts and humanities researchers and social scientists with a deep and detailed understanding of research relevant to FCO research analysts.
The scheme partners wish to strongly encourage applications from arts and humanities researchers, including historians, alongside applications from social scientists. Candidates with relevant experience and expertise will be considered from any disciplinary background within the arts and humanities and social sciences. For scholars from all disciplines, modern language skills are highly valued.
The partners envisage supporting two to four Fellows working between 0.6 to 0.8 FTE for 24 months. The scheme will cover the salary costs of the Fellow (at 80% fEC).
Eligibility
Potential applicants should ensure they meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the call document (available on the AHRC website).
Applicants who applied to the 2017 round of the scheme are not eligible to apply to the 2018 deadline.
How to apply
This call will be managed by the AHRC on behalf of the two participating research councils and the FCO.
Applications must be submitted through the Je-S system by 16:00 on 31 October 2018. Applications received after this time will not be considered.
For full details, visit the AHRC website
Key dates
- Call opens - August 2018
- Application form available in Je-S - 3 September 2018
- Faculty EOI - 1st October 2018
- Faculty 1st draft review - 8th October 2018
- Research Services deadline - 24th October 2018
- Application deadline - 16:00 on 31 October 2018
- Assessment and peer review - October/November 2018
- Shortlisting meeting - mid December 2018
- Invitation to interview - w/c 17 December 2018
- Interviews - 21-22 January 2019
- Notification of outcomes - February 2019
- Fellowships start - September 2019