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Non-stipendiary Research Fellowships

 Darwin College is prepared to elect a number of non-stipendiary research fellows.  The candidate who heads the list will be designated the Charles and Katharine Darwin Research Fellow and will be entitled to an additional expense allowance specified below. 

Eligibility

The Fellowships are open to men and women without limitation of subject.  The Fellowships are intended for outstanding researchers who are completing, or who have recently completed, their PhD Degree.   No candidate should have completed in total more than seven years of postgraduate research by 1 October 2010. The function of these Fellowships is to provide a formal, supported starting point for an academic career. 

Dates

Applications (7 copies) should reach the Master, Darwin College, Cambridge CB3 9EU by 8 January 2010. Election will be made in May 2010 and the fellowships will run for three years from October 2010. 

Applications

These should be typed if possible, and should include seven copies of (1) curriculum vitae, (2) an account, in not more than 500 words, of work completed or in progress, (3) an outline in not more than 500 words of research proposed if elected, (4) an assurance that, where necessary, appropriate research arrangements (for example with a laboratory) have been made, (5) a statement about how candidates propose to fund themselves during their tenure of the research fellowship, (6) the names and addresses of two referees (including telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail addresses) who should be asked by the candidate to write at once direct to the Master, indicating the originality of the work and the candidate’s scholarly potential,  and (7) a list of published or unpublished work that would be available for submission, if requested.  Selected candidates may be invited not later than the end of January to submit copies of written work and may be called for interview in the middle of March. Election will be made as soon as possible thereafter. 

Conditions and Emoluments

The successful candidates will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the College, which may be seen on the College website or on request to the Bursar.   They include the obligation to reside in or near Cambridge for at least two-thirds of each University Term, unless excused by the Governing Body. All research fellows are members of the Governing Body, and are entitled to dine and lunch free of charge at the normal College table whenever meals are served (up to a limit of seven meals in each week), with the exception that the occasional special dinner must be paid for.  Guests, normally not exceeding two in number on any one occasion, may be entertained at lunch or dinner, ten of them free of charge within any quarter of the year.   Non-stipendiary research fellows may also claim an allowance of up to £300 annually towards receipted research expenses.   The Charles and Katharine Darwin Research Fellow may claim up to £600 annually for the same purpose. It may be possible to provide limited rented accommodation, subject to availability, for which a charge will be made.The College will accept responsibility for College fees incurred at Darwin by research fellows.  However, if research fellows are still registered as research students, the College cannot help with University fees.

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