Cadbury 2024 Research Fellowship in African Studies at University of Birmingham
Applications are now invited from suitably qualified applicants for the Cadbury 2024 Research Fellowship at the University of Birmingham who will contribute to the research environment and teaching for a period of 18 months.
The Fellowship is therefore only open to applicants currently based on the African continent and affiliated with an African Higher Education Institution.
The Candidate will be a part in a programme of research agreed with their mentor. These Fellowship is aided by an endowment that assist members of staff at sub-Saharan African Institutions to spend a period of time at the University of Birmingham.
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Fellowship Summary:
Fellowship Sponsor(s): University of Birmingham
Host Institution(s): University of Birmingham
Fellowship Type: Fully Funded
Number of Awards: Several
Study level: Postdoctoral
Nationality: Africans
Requirement and Eligibility Criteria for the Cadbury Research Fellowship:
- Currently based on the African continent and employed by or affiliated with an African Higher Education Institution.
- Candidates must EITHER not currently hold a permanent academic position OR submit, with their application, a statement confirming that they will be released by their home institution for the period of their appointment at the University of Birmingham.
- A doctorate examined and passed between 1 September 2018 and 1 April 2024. (Candidates whose thesis has been submitted and are awaiting examination are not eligible to apply.)
- A record of research and publications appropriate to the level of post-doctoral experience.
- The ability to construct a convincing and achievable research and publication proposal in the field of African Studies.
- Ability to contribute to undergraduate and Masters’ level teaching in African Studies.
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
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Application Procedures for the Cadbury Research Fellowship (How to Apply):
Interested applicants for the Cadbury Research Fellowship 2024 are to complete an online application and provide all the required information and documents on or before the application dateline.
Applicants should include a full CV, a cover letter detailing their skills and experience, a research proposal covering the period of the Fellowship, a writing sample of up to 10,000 words (a published article or book chapter, or a chapter of an unpublished PhD dissertation), and the details of two referees.
Application Deadline: 27th May 2024
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