Bristish Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Department of Philosophy at King's College London is interested in supporting suitable applicants for the 2012-2013 Bristish Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. The aim of this scheme is "is to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching". Further details are available at http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/pdfells.cfm.

The scheme places emphasis "on completion of a significant piece of publishable research, which will be assisted by full membership of an academic community of established scholars working in similar fields". The Department at King's is one of the largest and most distinguished in the country, with twenty six permanent members of staff, including six new appointments this year, plus nine current postdoctoral fellows. The Department was ranked in the top three in the country in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

The deadline for initial outline applications for these awards is 10 October 2012. Applicants wishing to pursue this opportunity should get in touch with a King’s member of staff who works in their proposed area of research by 5 September (see http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/people/index.aspx).