The AHRC invites applications from leading researchers in the arts and humanities to take forward the next phase of its four themes:
• Care for the Future
• Digital Transformations
• Science in Culture
• Translating Cultures
The Fellowships are prestigious and high profile appointments. Fellows will provide intellectual leadership and play an important role in the shaping and development of research activities within and across themes. The AHRC is looking for effective communicators who are passionate and articulate about their research and committed to leadership development within the arts and humanities. Combining personal research activities and a proactive position as advocate for an individual theme within the research community, Fellows will have the opportunity to develop partnerships, public engagement work, collaborations within and outside the academy as well as providing direct and high-level advice on theme development to the AHRC's Director of Research and senior staff across the Programmes Directorate teams. This is an opportunity to stimulate and support your own world-leading research development alongside the interests of a range of researchers and disciplinary perspectives funded under the themes. The funding package available is flexible including support for research assistance and administration relating to work on the theme. Fellows will dedicate between 40% and 80% of their time for up to 3 years, with at least 40% of that time spent on theme leadership activities. We plan to make one Fellowship award under each theme.
Connected Communities Programme Leadership Fellowships
As a part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme, led by the AHRC, we are also looking to appoint two Leadership Fellows to support the development of the following cross-cutting thematic areas:
• Understanding changing community cultures and histories and patterns of connectivity within and between communities.
• Connecting research with communities and other stakeholders
As high profile appointments working within a stimulating cross-Council research environment, Fellows will provide intellectual leadership and play an important role in the shaping and development of activities within the Connected Communities Programme. As effective communicators who are passionate about their research and committed to cross-disciplinary research approaches, Fellows will combine personal research activities and a proactive position as advocate in national and international contexts. Fellows will have the opportunity to develop partnerships, community engagement work, collaborations within and outside the academy as well as providing direct and high-level advice on Programme development to the relevant Programme Advisory Groups, Teams and cross-Council Working Group. This is an opportunity to take forward your own world-leading research development alongside the interests of a range of researchers and disciplinary perspectives funded across the Connected Communities Programme. The funding package available is flexible including support for research assistance and administration relating to work on the Programme theme. Fellows will dedicate between 40% and 80% of their time for up to 3 years, with at least 40% of that time spent on Programme leadership activities. We plan to make two Fellowship awards under this call, one leading on each of the two cross-cutting themes above.
The closing date is 4pm, Friday 23rd March.
Applicants should read the guidance below before preparing an application.
Applications should be emailed to Karen Buchanan, Portfolio Manager, at themefellows@ahrc.ac.uk, stating in the subject heading which theme fellowship you are applying for.
It is hoped that interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place in May 2012 and the successful candidates will be able to take up the awards formally in September 2012.
If you would find it helpful to discuss the post and the Programme informally in advance of submitting an application, please contact:
• Digital Transformations – Christie Walker, Christie.Walker@ahrc.ac.uk
• Care for the Future – Susan Hanshaw, S.Hanshaw@ahrc.ac.uk
• Science in Culture – Katherine Warren, K.Warren@ahrc.ac.uk
• Translating Cultures – Adam Walker, A.Walker@ahrc.ac.uk
Connected Communities -
• Gary Grubb Associate Director of Programmes, G.Grubb@ahrc.ac.uk
• Susan Hanshaw, Strategy and Development Manager, S.Hanshaw@ahrc.ac.uk