Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

Salary: £53,234 to £57,341 (including housing allowance of £11,711 if eligible) 

The College intends to elect up to five Post-Doctoral Research Fellows on Saturday, 23 January 
2027, one in each of the following subjects: 
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 
History of Art/History of Music 
Law 
Life Science 
Theoretical Computer Science. 
The Fellowships are for five years, fixed-term, and non-renewable.1 Successful candidates will be expected to take up their Fellowships on 1 October 2027 or such other date as may be agreed in advance with the College.

ELIGIBILITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 
Normally, the College will only accept applications from those who have been awarded their doctorate since 1 August 2024 or expect to have been awarded their doctorate by 1 October 2027. (‘Doctoral award’ should be taken as the date of the successful defence of your doctoral dissertation or in cases where no viva is required, the date of award on the degree certificate.) If you believe there are special reasons (e.g. serious illness, parental leave) why you think these normal eligibility criteria should be adjusted in your case, you will need to provide evidence. 

The College is committed to promoting diversity, and particularly encourages applications from women, black and minority ethnic candidates, and others with a protected characteristic who are currently under-represented in the academic community at Oxford.  

JOB DESCRIPTION 
The primary duty of a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow is to pursue in Oxford an independent programme of advanced study and research for publication as approved by the College at the time of election. 
Leave of absence to work away from Oxford may be granted on the recommendation of the College's Academic Purposes Committee, but only where the Committee is satisfied that such leave is necessary for the pursuit of the Fellow's programme of research. Fellows are required to report regularly to the Academic Purposes Committee on their progress towards completion of their approved research programme within the term of the Fellowship. 
The College does not, however, regard Fellows as tied indissolubly to that particular programme and will be willing to entertain applications to vary it. Post-Doctoral Research Fellows are also encouraged to undertake appropriate lecturing, teaching, and supervision of research in the University. 

Post-Doctoral Research Fellows are full Fellows of the College and members of its governing body. As such, they are expected to attend and participate in all College meetings and may be required to serve on College committees and assist with the annual Prize Fellowship examinations. As the College is a charity of which the Fellows are trustees, the successful applicants must be eligible to be Charity Trustees and discharge this responsibility effectively – see Becoming a trustee - Charity Commission.  

Prior to making an application please carefully review the following:

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Submit your application via the Online Application Platform.

Closing date: Friday, 4 September 2026, 12 noon (UK time).

Should you have any questions please contact pdrf.admin@all-souls.ox.ac.uk