The School of the Arts at the University of Liverpool invites expressions of interest for the 2019 Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme. These awards offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment – further information, including eligibility criteria, can be found on the Leverhulme Trust website.
The University of Liverpool is one of the United Kingdom’s leading research institutions with an annual turnover of £400 million, including £140 million for research. Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, comprising the leading research universities in the United Kingdom.
Based within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The School of the Arts consists of five departments – School of Architecture, Department of Communication and Media, Department of English, Department of Music, and Department of Philosophy – each of which benefit from the University’s international links, its campuses in Liverpool and London, and produce world-leading and internationally excellent research. Our aim is to achieve and maintain the highest standard in research excellence while pursuing fruitful civic engagements, collaborative relationships and opportunities for knowledge exchange.
Those interested in applying for a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship with one of our departments are invited to submit expressions of interest to sotares@liverpool.ac.uk by 12 noon on Wednesday 28th November 2018, consisting of:
- 2-page outline of the proposed research, including intended publication outputs
- CV (2 pages max) and a list of publications (1 page max)
- 100-word abstract
- Identification of potential mentor in the proposed host department
Applicants shortlisted by the School will be informed by 6th December. All shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a Faculty workshop in Liverpool on Thursday 13th December, which will include presentations and advice about the scheme. Following the workshop, candidates will be asked to submit their fully developed application outline for final peer-review and selection by a cross-Faculty panel. Candidates selected to put an application forward to the Leverhulme Trust with support from the University of Liverpool will be notified by 28th January 2019.