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JRF's are fixed term awards of college membership, given to early stage academics, often before final submission of their PhD or shortly afterwards. They are awarded on the basis of research excellence, are prestigious and highly competitive.

Stipendary JRF's include a salary, non-stipendary ones don't. The connection to a college sometimes, but not always, includes benefits such as accommodation or meals. Teaching, and other college responsibilities, vary dependent on college requirements.

Applying for JRFs - finding openings

• Look for JRFs on jobs.ac.uk , the Reporter , the Oxford Gazette, the Guardian and The Times HE section. Some are only advertised on college websites, check them regularly.
• Any age / seniority limitations should be indicated on the advert. Many have limits on amount of time passed since gaining first degree / since beginning PhD.
• Overseas applicants: Colleges should specify whether you need the right to work in the UK or whether they could sponsor your visa; but as long as immigration rules are in flux, keep checking the UKVI website.
• Application deadlines for different colleges are spread over the entire year.
• Apply to as many Colleges as possible
• Not all Colleges will be advertising JRFs in your subject area in a particular year
• Do not be afraid to ring the Colleges up to resolve uncertainties (many questions can be asked without giving your name!)
• Making JRF applications takes time and should not be rushed, start drafting ideas and networking early.
• Some Oxbridge ‘fellowships’ are more like junior lectureships.

The application procedure

• First round of applications
• Long shortlist (~30 applicants) – written work requested
• Written work evaluated by anonymous specialist assessors, usually external
• Final shortlist (~8 applicants)
• Candidates invited for interview
• Successful candidates (in most cases 2, probably one in humanities, one in sciences)
• Create a table for your JRF applications to keep track: deadlines, paperwork required, what stage each application has reached etc.

Perseverance and resilience needed

• Apply early (before finishing PhD) and often.
• You are likely to be competing against people you know, like and respect.
• Applying can last 18 months if applying to all available JRF's. The process can be exhausting at a time when you are uncertain about your post PhD future (and probably writing up as well). Don't lose heart - many do and drop out of the process.
• Do your research (in your field) and be realistic about your chances. Find out who has been successful in the past. how does your CV look against theirs, get honest feedback from referees, sponsors etc.
• Statistically there are more good researchers than there are JRF's to offer. If you're getting shortlisted it is a good sign. Keep going and you may well get an offer in due course. Plenty of people have good academic careers without a JRF.
• It’s acceptable to re-apply to a college that you applied to in a previous competition.
• Usually 150-250 applications per place, 700 applications for the big group competitions. However, numbers are unpredictable: one subject-specific competition had 16 applicants one year, and 86 the next.
• 'Open competitions' may not be truly open – they may unofficially want / not want a certain subject, but you won’t know this. Do not be disheartened if your application does well at some colleges and is rejected outright at others.
• Some interviewers may have decided in advance that they are not interested in certain candidates. They are not accountable to HR in the way that other employers would be. Hiring / shortlisting process is not 100% transparent. You often get unofficial feedback but rarely hear anything officially.
• There is always a lot of luck involved! It’s a complicated and opaque process.

Surviving meanwhile (during the application process)

Many leave applying until after submitting their PhD which leaves a gap before any JRF would start.

• Research Assistant roles, either full or part time, keeps you in academia and available for networking, interviews etc
• Supervisions (which pay in arrears)
• Guest lectures - network to offer these
• Academic administration (try the Cambridge Temporary Employment Service)

Applying for JRFs - research proposal and CV

• Have an draft version of your statement ready to develop.
• It needs to address: why I should be doing the research; why here; why now; why at all.
• Format for easy consumption 
• It is worth starting to apply early, so that you can refine your proposals with practice. Many applicants apply before finishing their PhDs. If your PhD is not yet published, specify time and outcome for this.
• Focus on your achievements so far.
• In your research statement / proposal give detail on which journals you plan to submit to. Specify concrete outcomes (book? Articles?), preferably with a temporal structure.
• Should be comprehensible to academics not in your field, i.e. only semi-technical. Get someone else not in your field to read it, and make it very clear why your research is extra special. Use key words to ring bells with different interest groups.
• Ask friends, colleagues etc to read over the proposal and give you honest blunt feedback.

Writing sample

• Requirements will depend on your subject; could be parts of your Thesis; could be publications (you will be asked to specify your contribution)
• A trick: if you have more good work than they asked to see, send in the lot and say ‘please read portions X, Y and Z’
• For scientists, sending stand-alone journal articles is relatively straightforward. For arts researchers, you will have to chop bits out of your PhD / book, which is much harder; you probably need a short prefatory explanation to put it in context. Get friends, family to read your writing sample.
• Keep it mostly academic
• Include any prizes and publications in preparation; publications are important
• Show that you’re a workhorse, not a navel-gazer
• Include a few interests to demonstrate how you might contribute to college life
• No need to itemise the tripos papers you supervise more than once

Applying for JRFs - referees/readers

• 2-3 referees, of whom one can be your PhD supervisor. It's the referees' role to suggest readers to college.
• Referees are very important - choose them carefully. Some Colleges will immediately disregard any candidate without strong references. Unclear at what stage colleges obtain references.
• Locate allies in UK academia – this takes time.
• Remember to keep those who aren’t your supervisor informed about your PhD’s progress.
• Ask referees’ advice about what of your written work to submit.
• Readers are very important. Should include people outside of Cambridge. Make sure (via your referees, or direct, if your referees take suggestions of readers from you) that they understand what a JRF is. You need readers who are sympathetic to your work.
• Longlisted only and your supervisor surprised you’re making no more progress? Consider changing your non-supervisor referees. They may be too busy to read you properly, especially if they’re much in demand because known as a good referee. Or – one of your referees may be recommending the wrong reader.
• If not shortlisted in your own colleges: consult fellows in your subject in your college.

Give your referees:

• A list of deadlines, arranged in temporal sequence (update and re-send the list as necessary)
• Your research proposal(s)
• Plenty of advance warning!
• Sometimes, despite all the reminders, referees FORGET to send references. Make sure this doesn’t happen to you!! For online applications, referees are sent automatic reminders; you can track whether they have submitted your reference.
• Colleges may not give referees much instruction. Check what your referees want, but it’s good to send them the advert and flag up any salient points, e.g. teaching experience is / is not required in this competition.
• are usually around 30 mins.
• can include a 5 minute presentation with handouts.
• Giving a presentation is NOT like reading out an article. If you memorise your presentation, this should not be obvious!

What a college wants from an interview

• Some colleges interview and some don't. On the whole, those that do want to know "what can you contribute to college", those that don’t tend to be more concerned purely with your research.
• Research the college – they may ask you what you will contribute to college life. Look for gaps in the subjects covered by college. Talk to current JRFs at different colleges.
• If possible, find out who your interviewers are in advance, read their research profiles. Read the profiles of other researchers in college: how would you fit in?
• If you are being interviewed, you are academically excellent; so part of the aim is to see what you are like as a person.
• Teaching may or may not come up in discussion. It is good to ask for teaching opportunities, e.g. lecturing, teaching masters students – you will need experience for lectureship applications. Provide a list of papers you can teach for.
• Questions on longer term future plans – how you would use your JRF, publishing plans.

Preparing for an interview or presentation

• Do practice interviews / go over your CV.
• Practice soundbites describing your work – 1 min, 5 mins, 10 mins. This is useful both for interviews and networking. Don’t sound pre-programmed.
• Panels are often mixed specialist / general. Include names of well-known people (or concepts) in your presentation, so that the generalists can connect to your work. Subject-specific competitions still have a generalist interview panel. When an interviewer in a mixed panel asks a specialist question, it’s ok to give two answers: first answer the specialist, then "allow me to rephrase this in more general terms".
• Usually includes a short technical interview with an expert.
• Non-specialists often unwittingly ask very difficult questions. Remember: audiences absorb new information slowly. Use analogies the audience can relate to. Whenever you have to present yourself (whether orally or in writing), consult with friends from a different field.

See also the section on JRFs from our guide on Interview Skills for Academia .

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Junior Research Fellowship 2023

The 2023 competition is now closed. Information on the 2024 competition is available .

The competition is for candidates in the following humanities and social science disciplines: archaeology; economics; education; history (including ancient history); law; politics and international relations; sociology and social anthropology. 

Applications are invited from candidates who have completed less than five years' full-time research, or part-time equivalent, in the relevant disciplines by 1 October 2023. They should have recently obtained or are currently completing a PhD or equivalent.

The Junior Research Fellowship is a stipendiary position, tenable for three years.  The successful candidate will be selected on the basis of their excellent records of research in their chosen subject and the potential to pursue that research at the highest level.

To apply for one of the two Junior Research Fellowships 2023, please read on.

If you have any questions, contact the JRF Administrator at  [email protected] .

JRF APPLICATION INFORMATION

To apply for a Junior Research Fellowship, please go to the:  Competition Portal  

Note: If you encounter problems, you may need to open the link in a new browser window.  

FELLOWSHIP DETAILS

• Stipends are payable on the University's salary scale, starting at spine point 39 (currently £32,348). The stipend will increase by one spine point each year.
• The College offers additional benefits including ten free meals per week, the reimbursement of some research expenses and membership of the University Superannuation Scheme.
• The fellowship is tenable for three years.
• The stipend of Research Fellows who are in receipt of financial support from other sources will be by arrangement. They will not be permitted to undertake other paid work or to hold other offices and awards, except by permission of the College Council.
• Research Fellows are members of the Governing Body and are expected to participate in the governance and social life of the College. They may undertake a small amount of undergraduate teaching during term.
• Research Fellows will carry out full-time research for 37.5 hours a week.
• The application process begins on Wednesday 5 October 2022.
• The application and two references must be submitted through the website by 13:00 (local time) on Monday 21 November 2022.
• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Candidates will be notified if they have been shortlisted or not by Monday 16 January 2023.
• Shortlisted candidates will need to submit a copy of their chosen written work electronically by 13:00 local time on Friday 20 January 2023.
• A final decision will be made by Friday 31 March 2023.
• The successful candidates will enter into their Fellowship on 1 October 2023.

WRITTEN WORK

• Short-listed candidates will be invited by Monday 16 January 2023 to submit a copy of their chosen written work electronically no later than 13:00 local time on Friday 20 January 2023. 
• Please ensure that your email and telephone contact details on your application are kept updated.
• The College is concerned with the quality, rather than quantity, of the work submitted. Sufficient material should be made available for an informed assessment to be made. Written work should not exceed 20 000 words.
• Submitted work should normally be written in English. If candidates intend to submit work in another language, they should indicate this on their application, next to the work's title.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Applications for the Junior Research Fellowship competition are invited from candidates in the following humanities and social science disciplines: archaeology; economics; education; history; law; politics and international relations; sociology and social anthropology. 
• The successful candidates will be selected by Clare College on the basis of their excellent record of research in their chosen subject and the potential to pursue that research at the highest level.
• It is expected that candidates will be either graduate students, in the latter stages of their research leading to a PhD, or equivalent, or post-doctoral researchers who have been awarded their PhD, or equivalent, within the last year.
• Candidates are expected to have completed less than five years' full-time, post-graduate research, or part-time equivalent, by 1 October 2023.
• Statements of research are required. They should be no more than 1,000 words, outlining the written work you would submit in support of your application and your proposed research, if elected. The statement may be read by people outside your discipline and should be intelligible to scholars in other fields of learning.
• Candidates must provide details for two referees who have agreed to submit a reference through the website. At least one of the referees should be familiar with your proposed writings to be submitted. One referee should normally be your supervisor.
• Applications, including both references, must be submitted online by 13:00 (local time) on Monday 21 November 2022.
• If you wish to withdraw from the competition, please update your application or inform the  JRF Administrator . 

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

St John’s College invites applications for up to four Research Fellowships, tenable for up to four years from 1 October 2024. The Fellowships offer an opportunity to carry out independent research in a stimulating and supportive academic environment, and applications will be accepted from any graduate of a university within or outside the United Kingdom.     Successful candidates are normally expected to be post-doctoral researchers who have been awarded their PhD within the last two years or graduate students in the latter stages of their research leading to a PhD.   

The stipend is £31,396 - £33,966 p.a.    Fellows are permitted to receive additional pay for up to six hours' College or University teaching a week.    

Research Fellows wishing to live in College are provided with residential accommodation with charges for services and supplies. Fellows who do not live in College are provided with office accommodation.  Those with a partner/family will be eligible for a housing allowance. Research Fellowships are held on condition of residence within the University of Cambridge.  Research Fellows are entitled to dine in College.    

Candidates holding a fellowship or other post-doctoral stipend awarded by a Research Council or other similar body may apply.   Those holding a Fellowship at a Cambridge College (other than a Fellowship without stipend) may not apply.

Applicants are asked to note that no interviews are held.  Rigorous assessment of submitted written work, previous research achievements and research intentions are of primary importance.  

Short-listed candidates who accept a stipendiary Fellowship from another Cambridge College will be deemed to have withdrawn from St John’s College’s Research Fellowship competition.

The College would consider a deferral of a Research Fellowship, or a period of leave during the Fellowship, to take up an appointment outside the College/University that contributes to professional development, where the maximum period for these options is one year.

Research Fellows may apply for grants for academic materials, travel expenses and, as appropriate, the cost of extended periods of research outside Cambridge.   Conference grants and book allowances are also available.

Elections will be made no later than 31 January 2024 .

All applications must be submitted online at https://app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/sjcrf/   by 16.00 BST on 14 September 2023 .  The application site will open during the week commencing 24 July 2023 .  

St John’s College policies are fully inclusive, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or reassignment, or relationship status. 

Applications accepted from 27 June 2023

Please note that you must complete these four steps before your application can be considered.

• Register: enter your personal and academic details
• Submit supporting documents
• Arrange for your research supervisor to submit a reference
• Arrange for  two further references from testimonial referees (other than your research supervisor)

The deadline for submitting your application in full is 23.59 (11:59pm) on Thursday 31 August 2023.

2023 JRF Application

Step 1: registration.

You will be asked for your personal and academic details and for the names and contact details for your dissertation supervisor and two testimonial referees. You will also be asked to confirm your eligibility and to give information on your research.   Please check that you are eligible to apply by reading the eligibility notes within the Further Particulars .

Step 2: Submission of supporting documents

You will be asked to upload the following documents in pdf format:

• A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications (if any) and a full account of post-school education (with results e.g. class of degree) and employment (excluding vacation jobs). The last part of the curriculum vitae must include a statement (in about 1,000 words) of your current research and the scope of the dissertation that you intend to submit should you be short-listed.
• A sample of your work, with an explanation of its place in your current and projected research work. A sample of work could be a chapter from your dissertation, or published article or articles, up to about 10,000 words. If you wish to submit more than one article, they should be merged into one file. This sample is intended show the intellectual qualities of your work. You should avoid submitting, for instance, an introductory chapter of a dissertation which is mainly a survey of previous work or an announcement of your ideas in general terms. You are welcome to add a short explanation of how the piece or pieces you are submitting fit into the plan of your dissertation as a whole.

Please note that your application and the work submitted for shortlisting must be in English.

Step 3: Reference from your Research Supervisor

You must ensure that your Research Supervisor provides a reference, which includes the information requested. Please send your supervisor, in good time, the link to the on-line Notes for Research Supervisors .

Step 4: Testimonial references from two referees, other than your Research Supervisor (Step 3)

It is essential that your testimonial referees understand the nature of the competition, so please send them, in good time, the link to the on-line  Notes for Testimonial Referees

Please make it clear to the Research Supervisor and Testimonial Referees what is required and encourage them to submit their references as soon as possible. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that their application is complete by the deadline. Please allow for unexpected computer or network problems and submit your material in good time to allow for this. No late applications will be accepted. An application is not complete until all parts of the application have been submitted. Please note that it is not necessary for applicants to establish the availability of laboratory spaces before applying.

No documents submitted, other than those requested above, will be taken into account. Receipt of application will be acknowledged by e-mail.

A short-list of candidates will be drawn up in the week beginning 2 October 2023. Only those placed on the short-list will be invited to submit a dissertation and a 2,000 word summary, for which the deadline is noon on Thursday 26 October 2023.

Further information about this part of the competition may be found under Shortlisting and Election .

For information about the use of personal information provided for your application, please see the College’s Data protection statement for Job Applicants

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The Governing Body of Magdalene College expects to elect a stipendiary (Junior) Research Fellow with tenure for three years from 1 October 2024 for the following:  

Armstrong T S Eliot Research Fellowship  

The T S Eliot Research Fellowship is an early career appointment and will last three years. It is not renewable. The holder is expected to conduct research into the writings of T S Eliot (Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College) and his contemporaries. The Research Fellow will have access to archival and other written materials in the College collections and is expected to contribute to the scholarly understanding of these materials. There will be an expense allowance for the Research Fellow to visit other archives. Candidates are advised to read the Job Description document before formulating their research proposal.  

Candidates, who are expected to have completed a PhD or equivalent within 6 years of taking up the post, are asked to apply via the Cambridge University Fellowship Application System (FAS). For details on how to apply and the Job Description document, please visit the Magdalene College website via the ' Apply ' button above.

The current (2023-24) gross stipend for a Research Fellows post is £26,315 p.a. The Junior Research Fellow may take advantage of single accommodation in College and will receive dining privileges. There is no payment in lieu of accommodation or meals not taken. 

The deadline for applications and references is:  12 noon, British Summer Time,  Friday, 31 st May 2024.

Late or incomplete applications without two references will not be considered.

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Oxbridge College Fellowships (JRFs)

What are they.

Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) are offered by the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge University. These highly competitive, prestigious fellowships are aimed at early career researchers who are in the final year of their PhD or in the first few years after their PhD. They are awarded on the basis of research excellence.

There are two types: stipendiary and non-stipendiary. For the stipendiary fellowships there is a salary but the non-stipendiary fellowships are unpaid. For both types you will get membership of the college and associated benefits (such as dining rights).The fellowships typically last for approx. 3 years, although this can vary. There is no expectation that they will lead to a permanent position. Sometimes they are advertised for specific disciplines only, at other times for any discipline. Some colleges will expect you to do some teaching, but others will not.

Where are they advertised?

JRFs are sometimes advertised on  www.jobs.ac.uk . You will also find them advertised in the Cambridge Reporter or the Oxford Gazette and on the college websites. Application deadlines are spread over the year for different colleges.

How do the application processes work?

Each college runs its own application process so there are some variations. In general you will be asked to submit a CV, a research statement and a sample of your written work. You will also be asked to supply the names of referees. These will be contacted by the college and asked to nominate readers for your work, who will be specialists in your field and will review your application for the college.

If you progress to the next selection stage you may be called for interview, although not all colleges interview. Bear in mind that the interview panel will not be specialists in your field. You should familiarise yourself with who the fellows of the college are and be able to talk about your work in a way that an intelligent non-specialist would understand.

• For your sample of your written work it could be a journal article or it could be a chapter from your thesis. If it is a chapter from your thesis you will need to provide a short piece of writing at the start setting it in context so the reader can understand it.
• Your research statement will typically include information on the research from your PhD (30%) and also describe your current/ future research (70%). You should be careful not to just state that you will use the fellowship to prepare your PhD for publication as a book. You will need to propose a new piece of research. This must follow on from your PhD but be interesting in its own right.
• Have a good title for your research proposal.
• You should make sure you make a strong case for why your research is worth doing.
• Your research proposal should be understandable to non-specialists.
• Before the interview research the college. They may ask you how you will contribute to college life.

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