Queens College Junior Research Fellowships 2027 in UK | Fully Funded

The Queens College Junior Research Fellowships offers early-career academics of exceptional intellectual calibre the opportunity to pursue research for up to three years at Queens’ College, Cambridge. The fellowship is open to graduates who are well advanced in their doctoral research or those who have recently completed it, and it may be stipendiary or non-stipendiary.

Queens’ College is a college of the University of Cambridge. It provides a particularly attractive environment for research, with a diverse academic expertise and an internationally important college library. JRFs receive mentoring and are expected to play an active part in the college community, with opportunities to undertake teaching by arrangement with the Senior Tutor.

Queens College Junior Research Fellowships Benefits

• Stipendiary or non-stipendiary positions available
• Annual salary starting at £33,951 (postdoctoral) or £28,777.44 (pre-doctoral)
• Additional benefits worth over £8,186.76 per annum
• Mentoring within the College
• Professional and academic mentoring within the appropriate department or faculty
• Membership of the Senior Combination Room
• Opportunity to undertake teaching by arrangement with the Senior Tutor

Queens College Junior Research Fellowships Eligibility Criteria

• Open to graduates well advanced in doctoral research or those who have recently completed a doctorate
• Early-career academics of exceptional intellectual calibre
• For stipendiary fellowships: must be engaging in full-time research
• For non-stipendiary fellowships: candidates who have recently taken up or are about to take up a salaried postdoctoral position at the University of Cambridge are eligible
• Subject areas: Archaeological Science and Development Studies (for this round)

How to Apply for Queens College Junior Research Fellowships?

1. Submit application via the online application system at the provided link
2. Completed applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 on 25 September 2026
3. Ensure completeness of application; incomplete or late applications will not be considered
4. Interviews will be held in late November 2026
5. For queries, contact Mrs Jessica Spicer by email (jrf@queens.cam.ac.uk) or phone (01223 335531)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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