[Jobs] Fwd: [inedinfo] Fwd: [aimsl] Call - Nuffield College, Three-Year Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships (fwd)

[Liz Ozselcuk]

Deadline: 5 November 2010


 			 N U F F I E L D C O L L E G E
 			 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

 			 Three-Year Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships
 			 in Social Sciences

 			Nuffield College intends to appoint, with effect from 1 
September 2011, a
number of Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs).

 			Applications are invited from graduates of any country 
wishing to undertake
research in any area of the social sciences except Economics, for which there
is a separate competition. Applicants who wish to undertake research in
Economic History, or interdisciplinary research which includes Economics will
be considered. The main interests of the College are in Economics, Politics and
Sociology, but these are broadly construed to include, for example, social
science approaches to history, social and medical statistics, international
relations, social psychology, public policy, and social policy.

 			PPRFs' main responsibility is to engage in independent 
scholarly research.
They have no teaching or administrative obligations but are expected to
participate in the intellectual life of the College. They will be expected to
organise a seminar or workshop in their subject area during the three-year term
of their appointment and the College can help finance and organise these
activities.

 			Post-doctoral salary starts at£21,663 p.a.

 			Research budget£2,379 p.a.

 			Free single College accommodation or£5,298 p.a. 
housing allowance

 			Free lunch and dinner in College

 			Child support funds available

 			The Fellowships are intended for scholars from any 
country. To be eligible,
candidates should hold a bachelors and/or masters degree and should by 1
September 2011 have completed, or be close to completing, a doctorate.
Candidates must not have spent more than a total of eight years in postgraduate
study, teaching or research in the social sciences by the date of taking up the
Fellowship, and should not have previously held a research fellowship similar
to that advertised.

 			The Fellowships are to be taken up on 1 September 2011. 
The appointment will
be for 3 years.

 			Further particulars and the application form are 
available on the College web
page:http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk  or from the Administrative Officer, Nuffield
College, Oxford OX1 1NF. Email:
pprf at nuffield.ox.ac.uk<mailto:pprf at nuffield.ox.ac.uk>. The deadline for
applications is Friday 5 November 2010.

 			The College exists to promote excellence in education 
and research, and is an
equal opportunities employer.