Durham University Addison Wheeler Early Career Fellowships
Durham
University
Addison
Wheeler Early Career Fellowships
Durham
University is delighted to announce that applications are now being accepted
for its prestigious Addison Wheeler Fellowships, which are designed to provide
young researchers of outstanding promise with three years to pursue original
ideas, free from teaching and administrative responsibilities.
Addison
Wheeler Fellowships are funded through the bequest of Addison James Wheeler to
encourage 'efforts for increased knowledge of people and their make-up so as to
enable them to make better use of their life here on Earth'. Addressing
this aspiration is one of the conditions of the Fellowships but it is intended
to be interpreted broadly and should not be seen as restrictive.
The
Fellowships are aimed at researchers of a high calibre, who have completed
their PhD at the time of application and are at an early stage in their
career. Fellows will pursue new research ideas of their own design,
undertaken in collaboration within academic researchers at Durham University.
Eligible applications for Addison Wheeler Fellowships will also be considered
for Junior Research Fellowships unless requested otherwise in the application.
Addison
Wheeler Fellows will be employed in the University on a non-renewable
fixed-term contract. They will be issued with a full employment contract
by Durham University, will have full social security coverage, will be eligible
to join the University Superannuation Scheme and will have access to the UK
health services through National Insurance payments. They will have full access
to the University library and IT resources, professional skills training,
occupational health services, careers advice and specialist research facilities
relevant to their project. Addison Wheeler Fellows will be appointed at a point
on the Grade 7 scale appropriate to their experience. Starting salaries
will be in the range £29,972 - £33,734 p.a. There are no nationality
restrictions.
As a member
of the Durham academic staff will act as host and Mentor for each Fellow,
before applying, applicants MUST seek the agreement of a Durham academic to act
as their host. The host will help them to refine their research proposal
and ensure that the appropriate facilities for the conduct of the research
project are available in the University. The host is required to complete
a proforma (below), which is a required part of the application documentation.
For further
details about how to apply and who to contact about questions, see the
following webpage:
Dr Matthew D Eddy, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, 50 Old
Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. (44) 191 334 6550. http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.d.eddy/