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Homerton College intends to appoint several College Research Associates over the course of three rounds during the 2024-25 academic year, with application deadlines of 7th February 2025, 30th April 2025, and 4th July 2025.
Candidates must be of postdoctoral standing at the University of Cambridge, and may be graduates of any university.
They would normally hold awards made in a national or international competition for the purpose of conducting research in the University of Cambridge or at an associated research institution.
There are no conditions of subject attached to these positions, but the successful applicants are likely to be within eight years of having completed the requirements for the PhD (or equivalent) degree, and candidates who already hold (or intend to hold) a College Research Associateship or equivalent at another College will not be eligible.
Candidates will be selected with reference to their ability to contribute to the intellectual, educational, and social life of the College. The College is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
The appointment of a College Research Associate will be coterminous with the postdoctoral award held at the University of Cambridge or associated research institution. Appointment as a College Research Associate is normally for three years in the first instance (provided that postdoctoral status and funding remains in place), and Research Associates may apply after the initial three years for reappointment to a term specified by the Research Committee of Homerton College Council.
Various College benefits are offered, including meals, involvement in College research events, the opportunity to receive training in undergraduate teaching or tutoring, and to become involved in Homerton Changemakers.
We also assign a mentor from the Fellowship to any College Research Associate who requests one.
The positions do not come with a stipend, a research allowance or accommodation.
The positions do not carry any teaching obligation, but involvement in College life is expected. Such involvement might, for example, take the form of outreach projects, organising Early Career Researcher events, mentoring students, or teaching.
How to apply
For an Application Form and Equal Opportunities form, please click on the relevant links.
Applications should also include:
- a curriculum vitae;
- a covering letter that includes a statement of current research and future plans and indicates the reasons for desiring a Homerton College connection, including how the applicant would like to become involved in the College.
Applications should be submitted as a single file by email to the Head of HR, (Recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk) by 5pm on one of the deadlines: 7th February 2025, 30th April 2025, and 4th July 2025.
Applicants are further required to ensure that two references are submitted via email to Recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk to arrive by the deadline date.
Referees will be senior members of the relevant Cambridge Department or Faculty, or scholars of equivalent seniority in other universities who are able to comment on the work of the applicant.
Appointment to these positions will follow scrutiny by the Research Committee of Homerton College Council as a gathered field after each application deadline. Interviews are not normally required but an invitation to interview may be extended at the discretion of the Research Committee.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Katherine Boyle, Director of Research, kvb20@cam.ac.uk
