Nottingham Research and Anne McLaren Fellowships

Join our pioneering research fellows and get the generous funding, specialist support and unique opportunities you need to be a research leader.

We offer:

• three years' independent research funding, covering salary costs at c. £40,000-49,000
• the link to a permanent academic post, subject to performance
• additional funding for research expenses totalling £75,000
• childcare costs of up to £15,000
• access to mentoring, career development and networking with the wider fellowship community

Please register your interest by Friday 8 October 2021 via the school vacancy. You must discuss your research proposal with your host school and you must have been awarded your PhD to apply.

Expected start date for successful fellows is Spring/Autumn 2022.

Strategic priority areas:

• Cyber security
• Political communication
• Chinese security, defence and/or foreign policy
• Democratisation and representation in areas currently under-represented in the school, especially the United States Canada and Latin America
• Political theory approaches to Democracy, Populism, Post-Truth and conspiracy theories

Find out more and how to apply