Academic vacancies

Non-Stipendiary Early-Career Research Fellowship 2026

Corpus Christi College invites applications for one Non-Stipendiary Early-Career Research Fellowship tenable for up to three years from 1 October 2026. These Fellowships are principally for early-career researchers, and not (for example) for those on a second or senior postdoctoral award. “Early career” is defined as being within four years from the date of a successful viva voce examination at the time of application (that is on 30 April 2026). 

Candidates must have a minimum of two years external funding support for their salary for the term of their Fellowship. This includes, but is not restricted to, research appointments from the Royal Society, the British Academy, the various Research Councils of the United Kingdom or the European Union (for example, Marie Curie, Human Frontiers), the Wellcome Trust or the Leverhulme Trust. Competitive internal funding, such as the Herchel Smith and Oppenheimer Research Fellowships, is also included.

Applicants must, at the time of their appointment, and for the duration of their appointment, be working at the University of Cambridge (or an associated research institution) in a post-doctoral research role. Early-Career Research Fellows are normally expected to be resident in Cambridge for the term of their Fellowship.

An Early-Career Research Fellow is expected to pursue learning and research in their chosen field and publish the results. The College’s academic environment provides favourable conditions for research, which will be undertaken freely and without oversight on the part of the College. 

Early-Career Research Fellows are permitted to teach up to six hours per week for additional remuneration, and are expected to participate in the intellectual life of Leckhampton (the College's second site where most of its postgraduates are housed).

Full details are available in the Further Particulars for the post.

Application deadline: noon on Thursday 30 April 2026.

Applications should be submitted to the CASC Fellowship Application System (FAS) at the following link: https://app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/ccnsecrf/

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Daria Frank (Secretary to the Research Fellowship Competition) by email to research-fellowships@corpus.cam.ac.uk with the subject line “Non-Stipendiary ECRF 2026”.

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