This is to make you aware of an exciting opportunity at St John’s College, University of Oxford, for someone who has recently completed, or is about to complete, their doctorate in human geography (any area).
Career Development Research Fellowships for full-time research offered by St John’s College to early career researchers who have recently completed or are close to completion of a doctorate (and will have submitted their thesis no later than three months before their start date of this post), or who have recently been awarded a doctorate. They provide an unrivalled opportunity to establish a research profile as a member of a collegiate community.
More info available here: https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vacancies/career-development-research-fellowships-2026/
Career Development Research Fellowships are fixed-term posts, tenable for four years.
The annual salary is equivalent to point 7.5 on the University Scale (currently £42,254) plus a pensionable £1,730per annum Oxford University Weighting payment which will be paid in equal monthly instalments and pro-rated for part time appointments. The appointee will automatically be enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension. Further details can be found here – USS
For further details and how to apply please see here.
Applications should be submitted electronically via this website, where detailed instructions on how to complete the application can be found: https://fellowships.sjc.ox.ac.uk/
The closing date for receipt of applications is noon on 24th October 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. Please ensure you check all junk and spam folders for communications.
Queries can be directed to academic.vacancies@sjc.ox.ac.uk
Informal queries regarding the Human Geography CDRF can be directed to gillian.rose@ouce.ox.ac.uk or ian.klinke@ouce.ox.ac.uk